Taoyuan HSR station explained

Taoyuan
Native Name:桃園
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Mlanguage:
Taoyuan
T:桃園
S:桃园
Bpmf:ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ
P:Táoyuán
Tl:Thô-hn̂g
Symbol Location:tw
Symbol:thsr
Type:THSR railway station
Address:6 Sec 1 Gaotie N Rd
Borough:Zhongli District, Taoyuan
Country:Taiwan
Coordinates:25.0132°N 121.2149°W
Distance:42.2 km[1]
Structure:Underground
Architect:Kris Yao
Code:TAY/04
Opened:2007-01-05[2]
Passengers:12.901 million per year[3]
Pass Percent:8.38
Pass Year:2018
Pass Rank:4 out of 12
Map Type:Taiwan
Taoyuan HSR
Native Name:A18 高鐵桃園站
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Mlanguage:
HSR Taoyuan station
T:高鐵桃園站
S:高铁桃园站
Bpmf:ㄍㄠ ㄊ一ㄝˇ ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄓㄢˋ
P:Gāotiě Táoyuán Zhàn
Poj:Ko-thih Thô-hn̂g Chām
Phfs:Kô-thiet Thò-yèn Chhàm
Symbol Location:tw
Symbol:tym
Type:Taoyuan metro station
Address:5 Sec 1 Gaotie N Rd
Borough:Zhongli District, Taoyuan
Country:Taiwan
Distance:108.7 km
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Structure:Elevated
Code:A18
Opened:2017-03-02

Taoyuan HSR is a high-speed rail and metro station in Zhongli District, Taoyuan, Taiwan, served by Taiwan High Speed Rail and Taoyuan Airport MRT, and is also known as Qingpu Station .[4] [5]

History

The Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation signed contracts with China Airlines for preferential services at this station for the airline's outbound passengers.[6]

HSR station layout

The Taiwan High Speed Rail section of the station is underground with two side platforms. Prior to the abolition of Taoyuan Air Force Base, Taoyuan Air Force Base had set an altitude limit for the construction of Taiwan High Speed Rail, which is why the high-speed rail station is underground.

Prior to the opening of Taiwan High Speed Rail, the area this station is located in, Qingpu, was very deserted and distant from Central Taoyuan. This has begun to change after the opening of Taiwan High Speed Rail, with major developments such as the opening of a new outlet mall, an IKEA store, and an indoor aquarium. Twenty-two hectares around the station are reserved for commercial and industrial development, with the goal of developing the area into an international commercial city.[7]

Street LevelLobbyEntrance/Exit, ticketing, automatic ticket machines, restrooms, information desk
Tourism counter, retail stores
Parking lot, transfers, taxi stand, drop-off area
B1ConcourseWaiting area, nursery, retail stores
B2
Side platform
Platform 1THSR toward
Passing trackSouthbound train passing track
Passing trackNorthbound train passing track
Platform 2THSR toward
Side platform

Taoyuan Airport MRT station layout

The Taoyuan Airport MRT section of the station is elevated with two side platforms.

3F
Platform 1← toward Huanbei (Taoyuan Sports Park)
Platform 2 toward Taipei (Linghang) →
2F
Station lobbyStation lobby, information center, restrooms
LobbyTicket machines, Station faregates
Escalators, elevators and stairs toward Entrance/Exit, Gloria Outlets, Taoyuan HSR station B1
Street Level
Entrance/Exit

HSR services

HSR services 295, (1)3xx, (1)5xx, (1)6xx, and (8)8xx call at this station.

Around the station

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 高鐵沿線里程座標相關資料 . data.gov.tw . 30 August 2018 . zh.
  2. Web site: 計畫介紹- 高鐵建設- 台灣高鐵 . Railway Bureau, MOTC . 29 August 2018 . zh.
  3. Web site: 投資人關係-營運資訊 . Taiwan High Speed Rail . 29 August 2018 . zh.
  4. News: Taoyuan Airport to allow check-ins at HSR station. The China Post. 2010-08-24. 2011-03-07.
  5. News: Ministry takes over rail project. Taipei Times. 2003-06-29. 2011-03-07.
  6. News: High Speed Rail Sees Passenger Number Hit Record High of Over 3 Million in Feb. . China Economics News Service . 2010-03-08 . 2011-01-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100331013532/http://news.cens.com/cens/html/en/news/news_inner_31492.html . 31 March 2010 .
  7. News: Foreign companies interested in developing railway station area. Focus Taiwan News Channel. 2009-07-04. 2010-07-04.