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{{Short description|Museum in Zhongli, Taoyuan City, Taiwan}}
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| name            = Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum
| native_name     = 台灣高鐵探索館
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| map_caption     = Location of THSR Museum in Taoyuan
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| established     = 5 January 2017
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| location        = [[Zhongli District|Zhongli]], [[Taoyuan, Taiwan|Taoyuan City]], [[Taiwan]]
| type            = [[List of railway museums|Railway museum]]
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| director        = Yi-Han Wu
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| publictransit   = [[Taoyuan HSR station|Taoyuan HSR Station]]
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| website         = {{URL|https://tdiscovery.thsrc.com.tw}}
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The '''Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum''' ({{zh|t=台灣高鐵探索館|s=台湾高铁探索馆|first=t|p=Táiwān Gāotiě Tànsuǒ Guǎn}}) is a [[museum]] in [[Zhongli District]], [[Taoyuan, Taiwan|Taoyuan City]], [[Taiwan]]. The museum is run by the Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation and showcases the history and operation of [[Taiwan High Speed Rail|Taiwan's High Speed Rail]]. It is located in the same building as the Taoyuan THSR Operation Management Center.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |title=Carrying for Society and Developing Local Area |url=https://en.thsrc.com.tw/corp/475b1f5c-c10a-4802-b42b-5c90b2f7fc4b |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=en.thsrc.com.tw |language=en}}</ref> The museum is free to the public but entrance is by appointment only.
==History==
In 2003, Taiwan High Speed Rail launched the "THSR Memorabilia Collection Project" which aimed to collect railway cultural relics during the line's construction. The first iteration of the museum operated from August 2004 to October 2006 in the [[Hsinchu HSR station]].<ref name=":0" />
The museum's current iteration opened on 5 January 2017 to commemorate the company's 10th anniversary in a ceremony attended by [[Premier of the Republic of China|Premier]] [[Lin Chuan]] and [[Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan)|Transportation and Communications Minister]] [[Hochen Tan]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=6&post=106840|title=Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum opens in Taoyuan City|date=6 January 2017|publisher=Taiwan Today|access-date=7 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=CROOK |first=STEVEN |date=2017-03-01 |title=Speeding Ahead |url=https://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=8&post=111819 |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Taiwan Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2017-01-05 |title=Premier touts Taiwan HSR on 10th anniversary |url=https://english.ey.gov.tw/Page/61BF20C3E89B856/36830642-5cfb-434d-ba03-bb52a371bf72 |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Executive Yuan |language=zh-tw}}</ref>
From 2017 through 2023, the museum has had a guest count of over 223,000 visits.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 10, 2024 |title=2023 Annual Report |url=https://en.thsrc.com.tw/Corp/e5d9a893-ea05-4ff7-80e6-cc71c46d2fb4/assets/c305e8f0-bcb1-4c23-9f58-d3e7bb90fd35.pdf |access-date=2024-07-14 |pages=130}}</ref>
==Exhibitions==
The museum consists of 25 themed exhibitions, including those on the history and construction of the High Speed Rail, train construction and repair, and other high-speed rail systems worldwide.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=台灣高鐵探索館 |trans-title=Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum |url=https://www.thsrc.com.tw/ArticleContent/845f79cc-7a2b-496a-95ac-16810c19f8e0 |access-date=June 10, 2022 |website=Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation |language=zh-hant}}</ref> It also features a driver's cab simulator and various interactive displays.<ref name="auto" />
A large amount of models are also on display, including models of Taiwan's High Speed Rail Stations and various trains from all over the world. Also on display is a large [[Rail transport modelling|model train]] set where multiple [[THSR 700T]] run along a miniaturized version of the trains south to north route.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum |url=https://tdiscovery.thsrc.com.tw/exhibition_en.html#era |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=tdiscovery.thsrc.com.tw}}</ref>
==Transportation==
The museum is a 5-minute walk from both the Taoyuan HSR Station and the A18 THSR Taoyuan Station of the Taoyuan Metro. It is also accessible via several bus routes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum |url=https://tdiscovery.thsrc.com.tw/information_en.html |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=tdiscovery.thsrc.com.tw}}</ref>
== Galleries ==
'''THSR 700T Cab Simulator'''<gallery>
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 16.png|Exterior of Driver cab simulator of THSR 700T at THSR Museum
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 17.png|alt=Exterior of Driver cab simulator of THSR 700T at THSR Museum 2|Exterior of Driver cab simulator of THSR 700T at THSR Museum - image 2.
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 08.png|Interior of Driver cab simulator of THSR 700T
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 13.png|Various controls in the driver cab simulator of THSR 700T
</gallery>'''Taiwan High Speed Rail Model Display'''<gallery>
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 21.png|Model Train Exhibit at Taiwan HSR Museum
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 22.png|Various model trains at THSR Museum. The 700T model runs throughout the track every few minutes.
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 23.png|[[Taipei 101]] at the model train exhibit at THSR Museum.
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 30.png|Another view of Taipei 101
</gallery>'''Model trains'''<gallery>
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 03.png|Various Model Trains on display at THSR Museum
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 32.png|Taiwan High Speed Rail Series 700T Scale Model (1/20)
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 04.png|[[THSR 700T]] Model on Display
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 37.png|2012 [[Puyuma Express|Temu 2000]] (aka Puyuma Express) model train
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 38.png|2006 [[Taroko Express|TEMU 1000]] (aka Taroko Express) model train
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 39.png|1998 [[Tze-chiang limited express|DR3100]] (Tze-chiang limited express) model train
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 41.png|1978 E300 Model Train
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 42.png|1978 [[EMU100 series|EMU100]] Model Train
</gallery>'''Taiwan HSR Station Models''' <gallery>
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 18.png|Model of [[Tainan HSR station|Tainan HSR Station]]
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 19.png|Model of [[Zuoying HSR station|Tsoying HSR Station]]
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum Model 03.png|Model of [[Hsinchu HSR station|Hsinchu HSR Station]]
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum Model 02.png|Model of [[Taichung HSR station|Taichung HSR Station]]
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum Model 01.png|Model of [[Chiayi HSR station|Chiayi HSR Station]]
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum Model 04.png|Model of [[Taoyuan HSR station|Taoyuan HSR Station]]
</gallery>'''Rail construction displays'''<gallery>
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 35.png|Construction history section at Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum. Entrance is made to look like a tunnel.
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 33.png|Various construction helmets and cones from construction of the HSR.
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 34.png|Safety signs from construction of THSR
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 46.png|[[Draisine|Draisine (Rail Bike)]] on display at Taiwan HSR Museum
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 48.png|Construction Site Rescue Equipment
</gallery>'''Miscellaneous''' <gallery>
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 01.png|THSR Museum X Kanahei's Small Animals Promotion at Museum Entrance
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 02.png|Merchandise on display at THSR Museum
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 07.png|Nose of a THSR 700T on display
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 31.png|Display detailing the emergency response management system
File:Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum - 49.png|Taiwan High Speed Rail Museum sign in Mandarin and English
</gallery>
==See also==
* [[Taiwan High Speed Rail]]
* [[List of museums in Taiwan]]
* [[Oiran Train Scenic Park]]
* [[:Category:Railway museums in Taiwan]]
==References==
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[[Category:2017 establishments in Taiwan]]
[[Category:Museums established in 2017]]
[[Category:Museums in Taoyuan City]]
[[Category:Railway museums in Taiwan]]
[[Category:Taiwan High Speed Rail]]