Chiayi

嘉義
Taiwan High Speed Rail
THSR railway station
Station exterior
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese嘉義
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiāyì
Bopomofoㄐㄧㄚ ㄧˋ
Wade–GilesChia¹-i⁴
Hakka
Romanization
Southern Min
Tâi-lôKa-gī
General information
Location168 Gaotie W Rd
Taibao, Chiayi County
Taiwan
Coordinates23°27′34″N 120°19′24″E / 23.4595°N 120.3233°E / 23.4595; 120.3233
Line(s)
  THSR
Distance251.4 km[1]
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeCHY／10
Websitewww.thsrc.com.tw/en/StationInfo/Prospect/1a39d0e0-a5d0-4b92-a90b-7e94ab840b1d
History
Opened2007-01-05[2]
Passengers
20185.613 million per year[3] Increase 6%
Rank8 out of 12
Services
Preceding station Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail Following station
Yunlin
towards Nangang
 THSR Tainan
towards Zuoying
Location
Chiayi is located in Taiwan
Chiayi
Chiayi
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

Chiayi BRT stand in front of the station.

The station is elevated with two side platforms. The two platforms are connected by an overhead skyway. The station was designed by Fei & Cheng Associates and constructed primarily by Takenaka Corporation.[4] The roof of the station building and the platform are horizontally connected, and an oval-shaped skylight is installed in the center of the station hall.[4] The total floor area is 21,551 m3 (761,100 cu ft) and is constructed from steel and reinforced concrete.[4]

History

THSR

Bus rapid transit

Station layout

3F
Side platform
Platform 1 THSR toward Nangang (Yunlin)
Platform 2 THSR toward Zuoying (Tainan)
Side platform
2F Connecting Level Faregates, waiting area, nursery
Street Level Concourse Entrance/Exit, ticketing, automatic ticket machines, restrooms, information desk
Tourism counter, retail stores
Parking lot, transfers, taxi stand, drop-off area

HSR services

HSR services 203, 295, 1202, (1)3xx, 583, 598, (1)6xx, and (8)8xx call at this station.

Around the station

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to THSR Chiayi Station.
  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. ^ a b c "TAKENAKA TOPICS 2007 Autumn". Takenaka Corporation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
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