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Taiwan High Speed Rail started operation with 30 THSR 700T trainsets supplied by a consortium led by Kawasaki Heavy Industries. [ 24 ] [ 41 ] In response to increasing ridership and new stations that would begin operation in 2015, THSRC signed the contract for four new 700T trainsets with the Kawasaki consortium in May 2012 in Tokyo, Japan.
During the 2 September 1989 schedule revision, the EMU300 was assigned to direct and semi-direct Tzu-chiang Express, stopping at fewer stations than regular Tzu-chiang. Train No. 1019 was scheduled for 3 hours and 47 minutes between Taipei and Kaohsiung (via Coast Line), breaking the previous speed record set by the EMU100.
Taichung HSR (Chinese: 台中高鐵站; pinyin: Táizhōng Gāotiě Zhàn) is a railway and metro station in Wuri District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is served by Taiwan High Speed Rail and the Green line of the Taichung MRT. The station is adjacent to Xinwuri station of Taiwan Railway. [4]
Rail transport in Taiwan consists of 2,025 kilometres (1,258 mi) (as of 2015) of railway networks. [2] Though no longer as dominant as it once was, rail transport is an extremely important form of transportation in Taiwan due to high population density, especially along the densely populated western corridor.
The newly opened Taiwan Railway Administration Liujia Line (a spur of the 12 km (7.5 mi) Neiwan Line) links the high-speed rail station from Liujia station with the TRA Hsinchu Station. [4] [5] Liujia Line opened service on 11 November 2011. [4] [6] The station was designed by Kris Yao and constructed by Daiho Corporation. [7]
The Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) commenced operations on 5 January 2007, after some delays in 2006. The THSR connects Taipei City in the northeast of the island of Taiwan to Kaohsiung City in the southwest. The journey time is about 90 minutes compared to ~3 hours by conventional rail. 30 Shinkansen Class 700T sets are running on the 345 km ...
The station is mostly served by 8xx trains which stop at all stations on the Taiwan High Speed Rail. In addition, Southbound Service 583 which departs from Taichung and Northbound Service 598 which terminates at Taichung also call at this station. The station is also served by a few (1)3xx semi-express trains.
TEMU1000 series "Taroko Express" Taroko Express set 4 near Xizhi In service 2007 –present Manufacturer Hitachi Rail Family name AT300 (rolling stock) Tze-chiang limited express (service) Formation 4 cars per unit, 2 units per train Operators Taiwan Railway Corporation Specifications Car body construction Aluminium Train length 166.99 m (547 ft 10 in) Car length 21,995 mm (72 ft 1.9 in) (TED ...