Xinzuoying Station

Xinzuoying Station (TRA) Zuoying Station (HSR, MRT) 新左營站/左營站
Xinzuoying Station
Location
Municipality	Kaohsiung
District(s)	Zuoying
Info
Type	At-Grade/Underground
Platforms	THSR: 3 island platforms TRA: 2 island platforms KMRT: 1 island platform
Accessible
History
Opened	October 31, 2006
Rail services
Line(s)	■ Red Line (R16) ■ Western Line (288) ■ Taiwan High Speed Rail (ZUY)
Daily Ridership	MRT: 21,334 (Jan. 2011)[1] TRA: 7,905 (2010)[2] HSR: 35,747 (2010)[3]
Operator(s)	Taiwan Railway Administration Taiwan High Speed Rail Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation
Taiwan Railway Administration Station
Level	First Class
Zhuyin Code
Mileage (from Keelung)	393.1 km
There is a bus stop near this station.

TRA Xinzuoying Station
Traditional Chinese	新左營車站
Simplified Chinese	新左营车站
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Xīnzuǒyíng Chēzhàn - Wade–Giles Hsin1zuo3ying2 Ch'ê1chan4 - Bopomofo ㄒㄧㄣ ㄗㄨㄛˇ 一ㄥˊ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ
HSR/MRT Zuoying Station
Traditional Chinese	左營車站
Simplified Chinese	左营车站
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Zuǒyíng Chēzhàn - Wade–Giles Zuo3ying2 Ch'ê1chan4 - Bopomofo ㄗㄨㄛˇ 一ㄥˊ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ

THSR Zuoying Station Concourse

MRT Zuoying Station Platform

TRA Platform Level

THSR Platform Level

Xinzuoying Station (TRA) or Zuoying Station (THSR and KMRT), is a major railway station served by Taiwan Railway Administration, Taiwan High Speed Rail, and Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit located in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Passengers can transfer between TRA Western Line, KMRT Red Line, and THSR at this station,^[4] and it is the only rail station in southern Taiwan where three rail systems converge. The station handles over 64,000 passengers daily on conventional rail, metro, and high-speed rail.^[1][2][3]

Overview

The station is located at the eastern foot of Banpingshan (Chinese: 半屏山) in Kaohsiung.^[5] In addition to rail routes, the station is also close to National Highway No. 1, 3, 10 and Provincial Highway No. 1 and 17.

On October 15, 2009, Shin Kong Mitsukoshi won a deal to lease a building at the station and turn it into a shopping complex under a 10-year operate-transfer (OT) contract for NT$505 million (US$15.6 million).^[6] The new branch opened at the station on April 1, 2010. In June 2009, a folding bike rental station was set up at the MRT station to facilitate tourism in the city.^[7] The station is also equipped with vehicle and motorcycle parking lots.^[8]

Structure

The TRA and THSR parts are located in the above ground portion of the station, constructed together and opened for revenue service in January 2007 with the commencement of THSR service. As the current terminus of the line, the THSR part of the station has three island platforms serving 6 tracks. The TRA part of the station has 2 platforms serving 4 tracks, with one additional through track.

The KMRT portion of the station is a two-level station located underground,^[9] at the northeastern part of the TRA/THSR station building.^[5] The station has 2 exits^[10] and opened for revenue service in March 2008. Dedicated exits between the KMRT station area to the TRA platforms allow direct transfer between TRA and KMRT trains. The KMRT part of the station has an island platform serving 2 tracks of the KMRT Red line.^[9]

Platform layout

• Taiwan High Speed Rail

1 2	1A 1B		■ Taiwan High Speed Rail (Northbound)	Toward Tainan, Taichung, Taipei
3 4	2A 2B
5 6	3A 3B

• Taiwan Railway Administration

1	3B	■ Western Line (Southbound, through traffic)	Toward Kaohsiung, Pingtung
2	3A	■ Western Line (Southbound)	Toward Kaohsiung, Pingtung
		■ South-Link Line (Southbound)	Toward Taitung
3	2B	■ Western Line (Northbound)	Toward Changhua, Taichung, Taipei, Keelung
		■ Eastern Line (Southbound, cross-line)	Toward Yilan, Su'ao. Hualien
4	2A	■ Western Line (Northbound, through traffic)	Toward Changhua, Taichung, Taipei, Keelung
5	1A	■ Branch Lines (Pingtung, South-Link Line departure)	Toward Pingtung, Fangliao, Taitung

• Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit

1		■ Red Line (Southbound)	Toward Kaohsiung Station, Formosa Boulevard, Kaohsiung International Airport
2		■ Red Line (Northbound)	Toward Nanzih Export Processing Zone, Ciaotou, (Gangshan South)

Station layout

4F

Parking Deck

Parking Lot, Drop-Off Area

3F	Parking Deck	Parking Lot
2F	Concourse Level	Entrance/Exit, TRA/THSR ticketing counters/machines Restrooms, nursery, help desk, tourism counter, stores TRA fargates, THSR faregates and waiting area
		TRA/THSR Connecting Hallway
	Parking Deck	Parking lot, taxi queue, Drop-off area

1F
	Entrance/Exit Drop-off area	KMRT Exit 1, bus, passenger transfer station
	Platform 1A	THSR toward Taipei (Tainan)
	Island platform
	Platform 1B	THSR toward Taipei (Tainan)
	Platform 2A	THSR toward Taipei (Tainan)
	Island platform
	Platform 2B	THSR toward Taipei (Tainan)
	Platform 3A	THSR toward Taipei (Tainan)
	Island platform
	Platform 3B	THSR toward Taipei (Tainan)
	Platform 3B	TRA Western Line toward Kaohsiung, Pingtung South-Link Line toward Fangliao, Taitung (Zuoying)
	Island platform
	Platform 3A	TRA Western Line toward Kaohsiung, Pingtung TRA South-Link Line toward Fangliao, Taitung (Zuoying)
	Platform 2B	TRA Western Line toward Taichung, Taipei Eastern Line toward Yilan, Hualien (Nanzi)
	Island platform
	Platform 2A Platform 1B	TRA Western Line toward Taichung, Taipei Eastern Line toward Yilan, Hualien (Nanzi)
	Island platform (B side generally does not open)
	Platform 1A	TRA Western Line Branch Lines South-Link Line toward Fangliao, Taitung (Zuoying)

B1

MRT Concourse Level

Lobby, information desk, restrooms (East side, outside far zone, near Exit 1) THSR transfer area (Under construction) Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Branch 2

B2	Platform 1	←KMRT Red Line toward Siaogang (Ecological District)
	Island platform, Doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→KMRT Red Line toward Gangshan (World Games)→

Preceding station		Taiwan High Speed Rail		Following station
Tainan toward Taipei		Taiwan High Speed Rail		Terminus
Preceding station		Taiwan Railway Administration		Following station
Nanzi toward Keelung		Western Line		Zuoying toward Kaohsiung
Preceding station		Kaohsiung MRT		Following station
World Games toward Ciaotou		Red Line		Ecological District toward Siaogang

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "統計資訊 > 統計月報". Transportation Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. http://mtbu.kcg.gov.tw/html/info/statistics_month.php. Retrieved 2011-02-15. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic". Taiwan Railway Administration. 2011. http://www.railway.gov.tw/Upload/intro/file/99Year/pdf/t11.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-15. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Table 2-9 Passenger Traffic of High-Speed Rail Stations". Ministry of Transportation and Communications. January 2011. http://www.motc.gov.tw/motchypage/monthly_eng/c2090.xls. Retrieved 2011-02-22. 
4. ^ Steven Crook (2010). Taiwan: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 235. http://books.google.com/books?id=b2oCmHQ4r-sC&lpg=PA235&ots=MvYN7KGH0h&pg=PA235#v=onepage. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "左營站(R16站)車站站體及出入口未直是意圖" (in Chinese). Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation. http://www.krtco.com.tw/b-map/R16.html. Retrieved 2010-12-21. 
6. ^ "Mitsukoshi signs deal for location at Zuoying Station". Taipei Times. 2009-10-16. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2009/10/16/2003456068. Retrieved 2010-12-21. 
7. ^ "Bike rental station to promote leisurely tour in Kaohsiung". The China Post. 2009-06-22. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/kaohsiung/2009/06/22/213165/Bike-rental.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-21. 
8. ^ "Transfer Information". Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation. http://www.thsrc.com.tw/en/destinations/des_transfer.asp. Retrieved 2010-12-21. 
9. ^ ^{a b} "Zuoying/THSR Plan". Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation. http://www.krtco.com.tw/b-map/R16-406.jpg. Retrieved 2010-12-21. 
10. ^ "R16 - 左營站" (in Chinese). Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation. http://www.krtco.com.tw/service/service-1_1-R16.aspx. Retrieved 2010-12-21. 

Coordinates: 22°41′14.60″N 120°18′26.93″E / 22.687389°N 120.3074806°E / 22.687389; 120.3074806