Saturday, August 11, 2007

2007-01-05 Banciao TPO


Banciao Temporary Post Office (TPO)
Name: Opening to Traffic of the Taiwan High Speed Rail
TPO Open Date/Time: 2007 January 5th(96.1.5) (8:00-17:30)
Cancellation Design: Railway Station, Train

The Taiwan High Speed Rail (Traditional Chinese: 台灣高速鐵路, also known as the THSR) is Taiwan's high-speed rail network, running approximately 335.50 kilometers (208 mi) from Taipei City to Kaohsiung City, which began operations on January 5, 2007. Adopting Japan's Shinkansen technology for the core system, the THSR uses the Taiwan High Speed 700T train, manufactured by a consortium of Japanese companies, most notably Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The total cost of the project is currently estimated to be US$15 billion, and is the one of the largest privately funded transport schemes to date. Express trains capable of travelling at up to 300 km/h travel from Taipei City to Kaohsiung City in roughly 90 minutes as opposed to 4-6 hours by conventional rail, although regular trains take a scheduled two hours when making all stops.

More Information about Taiwan High Speed Rail in Wikipedia.com

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