Tainan 台南  | |||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 台南 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 100 Guiren Blvd Gueiren District,Tainan Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°55′29″N120°17′09″E / 22.9246°N 120.2857°E /22.9246; 120.2857 | ||||||||||||||||
| System | THSR railway station | ||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 313.7 km[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Fei & Cheng Associates | ||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TAN／11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 January 2007; 18 years ago (2007-01-05)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 8.321 million per year[3]  5.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 6 out of 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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Tainan (Chinese:台南;pinyin:Táinán) is a railway station inTainan, Taiwan served byTaiwan High Speed Rail, and is connected toShalun station for TRA services. It is near the border between Kaohsiung City and Tainan City. Tainan HSR station is about 17 km away fromTainan railway station.
Tainan Station, part of the Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) network, was designed by Fei & Cheng Associates and constructed primarily by the Shimizu Corporation. The station features an elevated structure with two side platforms and a total floor area of 28,708 square meters (309,010 square feet). It is built using steel and reinforced concrete.
The architectural design includes a horizontally connected roof between the station building and the platforms. A distinctive oval-shaped skylight is positioned at the center of the station hall, allowing natural light to illuminate the interior space.
History
3 November 2006: Tainan Station officially opened for service.
5 January 2007: The THSR segment between Banqiao and Zuoying commenced operations, with trains beginning to stop at Tainan Station.
The roof of the station building and the platform are horizontally connected, and an oval-shapedskylight is installed in the center of the station hall.
| 4 | 2A | ■ Taiwan High Speed Rail (Southbound) | TowardZuoying |
| 3 2 | ■ Taiwan High Speed Rail (Passing tracks) | ||
| 1 | 1A | ■ Taiwan High Speed Rail (Northbound) | TowardChiayi,Taichung,Taoyuan,Taipei |
| 3F | |
| Side platform | |
| Platform2 | THSR towardZuoying(Terminus) |
| Passing track | THSR through service |
| Passing track | THSR through service |
| Platform1 | THSR towardNangang(Chiayi) |
| Side platform | |
| 2F | Connecting Level | Ticketing gates, waiting area, infant care room. The skywalk connected THSR Station withTRAShalun Station. |
| Ground Level | Lobby | Entrance/Exit, ticketing, automatic ticketing machines, restrooms, information desk Parking lot, transfer station, taxi stand, drop-off area |
The station has a Bus stop located nearby Exit 2.
HSR services (1)2xx, (1)3xx, 583, 598, (1)6xx, and (8)8xx call at this station.
On December 22nd, 2023, the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation opened the Oiran Train Scenic Park at the Tainan HSR Station. It features the0 series "Oiran" train car that was originally transported fromJapan forsurveying and track testing during the construction of Taiwan's high speed rail.[5]
The train is one of two 0 series trains located outside of Japan, and was a gift from theWest Japan Railway Company. After its service from 2004 to 2006, the train was stored at the HSR Liujia Depot inHsinchu. Restoration on the car by theTaiwan High Speed Rail Museum began in 2017 and completed in 2019.[6]
