Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum

Coordinates: 25°00′42.7″N 121°12′49.0″E / 25.011861°N 121.213611°E / 25.011861; 121.213611
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Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum
台灣高鐵探索館
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Established5 January 2017
LocationZhongli, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Coordinates25°00′42.7″N 121°12′49.0″E / 25.011861°N 121.213611°E / 25.011861; 121.213611
Typerailway museum
Public transit accessTaoyuan Station

The Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum (traditional Chinese: 台灣高鐵探索館; simplified Chinese: 台湾高铁探索馆; pinyin: Táiwān Gāotiě Tànsuǒ Guǎn) is a museum in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.

History[edit]

The museum was opened on 5 January 2017 in a ceremony attended by Premier Lin Chuan and Transportation and Communications Minister Hochen Tan.[1]

Exhibitions[edit]

The museum consists of 19 themed exhibitions, including those on the history and construction of the High Speed Rail, and those on train construction and repair, and other high-speed rail systems worldwide.[1][2] It also features a driver's cab simulator and various interactive displays.[3]

Transportation[edit]

The museum is accessible walking south-west from the Taoyuan Station of the Taiwan High Speed Rail.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum opens in Taoyuan City". Taiwan Today. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. ^ "台灣高鐵探索館" [Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum]. Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum opens in Taoyuan City". New Southbound Policy Portal. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). 6 January 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2022.