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Taiwan High Speed Rail
General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
High-speed rail line |
|---|
Location
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 326 km (Taiwan-Kaohsiung) |
Design Loads
| design speed | 300 km/h |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 16 000 000 000 |
Chronology
| November 1996 | The Taiwan High Speed Rail Consortium is formally established. |
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| 5 January 2007 | The first high-speed train travels the 345 km separating the capital Taipeh with Kaohsiung in 90 minutes. |
Notes
Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC), formerly known as the Taiwan High Speed Rail Consortium, was founded by five prominent local business groups, namely Continental Engineering Corporation, Evergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan) Ltd., Fubon Insurance Co., Ltd., Pacific Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd., and Teco Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd.
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Participants
Owner
Design
- Wiecon (Lot C250)
Structural engineering
Subcontractor
(role unknown)
Lot C210
Co-contractor
Lot C215
Co-contractor
Lot C220
Contractor
Prestressing
Lot C230
Co-contractor
Lot C240
Co-contractor
Lot C250
Co-contractor
Lot C260
Co-contractor
Lot C270
Structural engineering
Co-contractor
Software
Lot C280
Co-contractor
- Doosan Corporation
- International Engineering & Construction Corporation
- Samsung Engineering & Construction
Form travelers
Lot C291
Co-contractor
Form travelers
Lot C295
Co-contractor
- Evergreen Construction Corporation (Ltd)
- Italian-Thai Development PCL
- Pacific Electric Wire and Cable Company Limited
Form travelers
Lot C296
Co-contractor
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2006): Automated construction of the Paghuashan tunnel for Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) project. In: Automation in Construction, v. 15, n. 5 (September 2006), pp. 627-639.
- (2001): BOT Financial Model: Taiwan High Speed Rail Case. In: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, v. 127, n. 3 (June 2001), pp. 214-222.
- (1994): Cable-stayed bridge for high speed rail in Taiwan. Presented at: Ponts suspendus et à haubans. Cable-stayed and suspension bridges, Deauville, 12.-15.10.1994, pp. 453.
- Cantilever segmental bridges built using DYWIDAG Formtravellers, Taiwan. Construction of Bridges with Balanced Cantilever Method in Taiwan High Speed Rail Project C291, Tainan, Taiwan. In: DSI Info, n. 12 ( 2003- 2004), pp. 20.
- (2007): Checking of Bridges for the new Taiwan High Speed Rail. Presented at: Improving Infrastructure Worldwide, IABSE Symposium, Weimar, 19-21.09.2007, pp. 534-535.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
10000039 - Date created
11/02/2001 - Last Update
22/12/2018