I took this photo from the platform of Sinshih TRA Station in Tainan County. As you can see, the high-speed railway crosses the old TRA line about 100 meters southeast of the platform. To me, this would have been an excellent place for Tainan's HSR station. Passengers would be able to transfer from HSR to TRA to go to downtown Tainan, quicker and better for the environment than the current 35-minute bus journey. Also, they'd be a lot nearer Yongkang - the biggest city in Tainan County - and the science park, which is the destination of many business travelers.There are plans to link Tainan HSR station with the city by light-rail. Ground has yet to be broken, however.
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Yeah, I know what you mean. Those were my first thoughts as well, till I visited the Tainan Science Park and saw how active that is in comparison to Tainan's incoming tourism.
Which is kind of a shame, since this could have been a wonderful tool to promote tourism to Tainan, but instead it's just a tool for the business folks.
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