Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum

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.

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

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.