Taiwan High Speed Railroad

The HSR has had a significant impact on Taichung city and central Taiwan, allowing easy business commutes and leisure travel connections up and down the western ... GoToContent TaiwanHighSpeedRailroad back ::: CurrentLocation Home >MainTree >Service >DevelopmentPlanning&Projects print GoBack share Facebook Twitter LINE OneofTaiwan'smosteagerly-awaitednationalinfrastructureprojects,theTaiwanHighSpeedRailsystembeganoperationsonJanuary5,2007.Thisenormousundertaking--oneofthelargesthighspeedrailandprivatelybuilt/managedBOT(build-operate-transfer)projectsintheworld--isbasedontheJapanese"Shinkansen"high-speedrailsystem,betterknowntoWesternersasthe"bullettrain",andtravelsupto300km/h(185mph)alonga345-kilometerroute.ThisreducesthejourneybetweenTaipeiandKaohsiung,oncefourtofivehourslong,toamere90minutes,withthetimebetweenTaichungandeitherofthesetwocitiesnowaboutanhourorless.Thehigh-frequencytrainscurrentlyservemodern,specially-builtHSRstationsinTaipei,Taoyuan,Hsinchu,Taichung,Chiayi,TainanandTsoying(Kaohsiung).Planscallforanadditionalfourstationstobeaddedbetween2012and2015.TheHSRhashadasignificantimpactonTaichungcityandcentralTaiwan,allowingeasybusinesscommutesandleisuretravelconnectionsupanddownthewesterncoast.Thisincludesmuch-fasterlinkstohigh-techcentersinTaipei,HsinchuandTainan,andtheTaoyuanInternationalAirport.ThenewrailsystemhasalsofurtherboostedTaichung'senormouspopularitywithnorthernTaipeiresidentsasadestinationforbusiness,shopping,diningandentertainment.Taichung'sultra-modern,attractiveHSRstation--thelargestintheentiresystem--islocatedinTaichungcity'ssouthernWurihdistrict,borderingChanghuacounty,andisconvenientlyconnectedtotheZhongZhang(Taichung-Changhua)Rt.74provincialexpresswayandnationalFreewayNo.3.Cityplansalsocallforthedevelopmentofadjacentshoppingandentertainmentfacilitiesandareas. Dataupdate： 2018-11-17 PublishDate： 2011-11-17 Source： UrbanDevelopmentBureau HitCount： 1376 GoTop