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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.
The two Inter-city rail systems, Taiwan Railways and Taiwan High Speed Rail, have several overlaps in station names. See below Taiwan High Speed Rail section for their relations in detail. There are five rapid transit systems in Taiwan: Taipei Metro, opened in March 1996, serves the core of Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area.
The railways of Taiwan include conventional rail, rapid transit systems, and high-speed rail, as well as specialized railways for tourists and industry. Taiwan Railways Administration is an associate member and Taiwan High Speed Rail is an active member of the International Union of Railways (UIC), even though Taiwan does not have state membership.
On December 22nd, 2023, the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation opened the Oiran Train Scenic Park at the Tainan HSR Station. It features the 0 series "Oiran" train car that was originally transported from Japan for surveying and track testing during the construction of Taiwan's high speed rail. [6]
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 ...
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]
Location within Taiwan Chiayi ( Chinese : 嘉義 ; pinyin : Jiāyì ) is a high-speed rail station in Taibao City , Chiayi County , Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail . Overview
THSR Zuoying station concourse MRT Zuoying station platform TR platform level THSR platform level. Zuoying (Chinese: 左營; pinyin: Zuǒyíng) is a metro and railway station in Kaohsiung, Taiwan served by Kaohsiung MRT, Taiwan High Speed Rail, and Taiwan Railway (formerly Taiwan Railways Administration), where it is known as Xinzuoying (Chinese: 新左營; lit.