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Revision as of 04:09, 15 November 2005
Taiwan High Speed Rail (台灣高速鐵路) is Taiwan's high-speed rail under construction with completion scheduled in October 2006. It runs approximately 345 kilometers from Taipei to Kaohsiung. Adopting Japan's Shinkansen technology for the core system, the Taiwan High Speed Rail will use the 700T Series Shinkansen, produced by a consortium of Japanese companies, most notably Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The total cost of the project is currently estimated to be USD$16 Billion. When completed, trains will travel from Taipei to Kaohsiung in roughly 90 minutes as opposed to the current 4-6 hours by conventional rail.
The project is notionally funded by private means but the development corporation, Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC), has consistently failed to meet its funding targets. The project has also been dogged by repeated controversy, including allegations of poor quality construction and unresolved safety concerns.
According to the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation, there will be different routings between Taipei and Kaohsiung. Like Japan's Shinkansen, some trains will stop at no stations whereas other trains will stop at all.
Running tests have begun as of January 2005.
In late October 2005, Taiwan High Speed Rail passed its targeted speed of 300 km/hr (180 mi/hr) during testing.
Stations
- Nangang (planned): underground, locatated in Nangang
- Taipei: underground, located in downtown Taipei City, sharing the station with Taiwan Railway Administration
- Banciao: underground, located in Banciao, sharing the station with Taiwan Railway Administration
- Taoyuan: underground, located in Jhongli, near Chiang Kai-shek International Airport
- Hsinchu: elevated, located in Lioujia, Jhubei, near Hsinchu Science Park
- Miaoli (planned): elevated
- Taichung: elevated, located in Wurih
- Changhua (planned): elevated
- Yunlin (planned): elevated
- Chiayi: elevated, located in Taibao
- Tainan: elevated, located in Gueiren
- Zuoying: ground level, located in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung City, joint station with Taiwan Railway Administration new Zuoying Station, line terminal until extension to downtown Kaohsiung Station.
- Kaohsiung (planned): underground, downtown Kaohsiung City, joint station with Taiwan Railway Administration new Kaohsiung Station.