Tainan HSR station

Southern MinTâi-lôTâi-lâm General informationLocation100 Guiren Blvd
Gueiren District, Tainan
TaiwanCoordinates22°55′29″N 120°17′09″E / 22.9246°N 120.2857°E / 22.9246; 120.2857Line(s)Distance313.7 km^[1]ConnectionsConstructionStructure typeElevatedArchitectFei & Cheng AssociatesOther informationStation codeTAN／11Websitewww.thsrc.com.tw/en/StationInfo/Prospect/84221373-8943-4a42-8707-bbd38f022138HistoryOpened5 January 2007; 17 years ago (2007-01-05)^[2]Passengers20188.321 million per year^[3]  5.1%Rank6 out of 12 Services

Preceding station	Taiwan High Speed Rail			Following station
Chiayi towards Nangang		THSR		Zuoying Terminus

Location
Tainan Location within Taiwan

Tainan (Chinese: 台南; pinyin: Táinán) is a railway station in Tainan, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail, and is connected to Shalun station for TRA services. Tainan HSR station is about 17 km away from Tainan railway station.

Overview

Tainan station was designed by Fei & Cheng Associates and constructed primarily by Shimizu Corporation. The total floor area is 28,708 m² (309,010 sq ft) and is constructed from steel and reinforced concrete.^[4] The station is an elevated structure with two side platforms.

The roof of the station building and the platform are horizontally connected, and an oval-shaped skylight is installed in the center of the station hall.

History

• 2006-11-03: Opened for service.
• 2007-01-05: The segment from Banqiao to Zuoying opened for service. Trains begin stopping at Tainan Station.

Platform layout

4	2A	■ Taiwan High Speed Rail (Southbound)	Toward Zuoying
3 2		■ Taiwan High Speed Rail (Passing tracks)
1	1A	■ Taiwan High Speed Rail (Northbound)	Toward Chiayi, Taichung, Taoyuan, Taipei

Station layout

3F
	Side platform
	Platform 2	THSR toward Zuoying (Terminus)
	Passing track	THSR through service
	Passing track	THSR through service
	Platform 1	THSR toward Nangang (Chiayi)
	Side platform

2F

Connecting Level

Ticketing gates, waiting area, infant care room. The skywalk connected THSR Station with TRA Shalun Station.

Ground Level

Lobby

Entrance/Exit, ticketing, automatic ticketing machines, restrooms, information desk Parking lot, transfer station, taxi stand, drop-off area

Shuttle Bus

The station has a Bus stop located nearby Exit 2.

• Bus Route^[5]
  • 【H31】 HSR Tainan Station ─ Tainan City Hall
  • 【H62】 HSR Tainan Station ─ Chimei Medical Center
  • 【G16】 HSR Tainan Station ─ Guanmiao Junior High School ─ Guanmiao Bus Station ─ Sinhun Bus Station
  • 【R3】 Guanmiao Bus Station ─ HSR Tainan Station ─ Tainan Airport ─TRA Tainan Station ─ Tainan Bus Station
  • 【R14】 Chang Jung Christian University ─ HSR Tainan Station ─ Downtown Gueiren ─ Guanmiao Bus Station

HSR services

HSR services (1)2xx, (1)3xx, 583, 598, (1)6xx, and (8)8xx call at this station.

Around the station

• Provincial Highway No. 86
• Mitsui Outlet Park Tainan
• National Cheng Kung University Aviation Space and Technology Research Center
• National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Tainan campus
• Chang Jung Christian University
• Shalun Smart Green Energy Science City
• Taiwan Tainan Detention Center

Image gallery

• 
  THSR Tainan Station exterior
• 
  An inside view of the skyway to Shalun Station
• 
  The Waiting area of THSR Tainan Station
• 
  A northbound train was approaching Tainan Station.

See also

• Taiwan High Speed Rail
• Tainan

Sources

• Dynamic Bus Information System of Tainan
• The routes of THSR shuttle bus (Chinese)

References