Changhua HSR station

Changhua (Chinese: 彰化; pinyin: Zhānghuà) is a railway station in Changhua County, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail.

For the TRA station with the same name, see Changhua railway station.
Changhua

彰化
Taiwan High Speed Rail
THSR railway station
Station exterior
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese彰化
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhānghuà
Bopomofoㄓㄤ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
Hakka
Romanization
Southern Min
Tâi-lô
  • Tsiang-huà
  • Tsiong-huà
General information
Location99 Zhanqu 2nd Rd
Tianzhong, Changhua County
Taiwan
Coordinates23.8743°N 120.5746°E / 23.8743; 120.5746
Line(s)
  THSR
Distance193.7 km[1]
ConnectionsCoach
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ArchitectKris Yao
Other information
Station codeCHA／08
Websitewww.thsrc.com.tw/en/StationInfo/prospect/730b59ec-767d-490f-8a16-e4ae62e25cf8
History
Opened2015-12-01[2]
Passengers
20181.353 million per year[3] Increase 6.5%
Rank12 out of 12
Services
Preceding station Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail Following station
Taichung
towards Nangang
 THSR Yunlin
towards Zuoying
Location
Changhua is located in Taiwan
Changhua
Changhua
Location within Taiwan

Overview

Due to funding problems, Changhua Station was not constructed when Taiwan High Speed Rail first opened for service in 2007, and the detailed design began in 2010. The station opened on 1 December 2015.[4][5] The station consists of one elevated main station and two side platforms. It is worth mentioning that even though Changhua County is the most populated county in Taiwan, the passenger volume of the HSR station is the lowest among all 12 HSR stations in Taiwan. Due to the location of the station, it cannot service those living in the northern part of the county (Changhua City,) and most people who live in Changhua City will take the HSR from Taichung as it is a lot closer to Changhua City than Changhua Station.

Changhua Station currently has no connection to TRA services. A 3-km branch line from Tianzhong railway station connecting to Changhua HSR station is expected to be completed in 2029.[6]

Architecture

The station was designed by Kris Yao with a theme of the natural surrounding of flower, vegetation and water around the station with a total floor area of 2.2 hectares. The main material for the station wall are panels of glass.[7][8] The elevated station has two side platforms.

HSR services

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.

Around the station

See also

References
    1. "高鐵沿線里程座標相關資料". data.gov.tw (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
    2. "計畫介紹- 高鐵建設- 台灣高鐵". Railway Bureau, MOTC (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
    3. "投資人關係-營運資訊". Taiwan High Speed Rail (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
    4. "Taiwan High Speed Rail's three new stations". focustaiwan.tw.
    5. "Four stations to be added to Taiwan high speed rail". Focus Taiwan News Channel. 2010-04-26. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
    6. "台鐵田中支線 估2029完工". udn.com.
    7. Wu, Lilian (19 April 2016). "Taiwan high-speed rail Changhua station wins architectural award". Retrieved 7 December 2016.
    8. "Changhua Station THSR / KRIS YAO | ARTECH". arch daily. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
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