Hsinchu Station

This article is about TRA Hsinchu Station. For the high-speed rail station, see THSR Hsinchu Station.
Hsinchu
新竹
Taiwan Railways Administration

Hsinchu Station's historic station front
Location No. 445, Chunghua Rd. Section 2
Hsinchu City, Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance 106.4 km from Keelung
Platforms 2 Island platforms, 1 side platform
Construction
Structure type Surface
Other information
Classification 一等(1st) (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
History
Opened October 30, 1893
Traffic
Passengers 43,132 daily (2014)[1]
Hsinchu Station
Traditional Chinese 新竹車站
Simplified Chinese 新竹车站

Hsinchu Station (Chinese: 新竹車站; pinyin: Xīnzhú Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Western Line and the Neiwan Line. It is located in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. Hsinchu Station is a major station on the Western Line and the western terminus of the Neiwan Line.

Structure

There are two island platforms and one side platform.

Service

Except Tzu-Chiang Limited Express southbound 133, 143, northbound 138, and some Taroko Expresses, all other trains stop at Hsinchu Station. It is also the main destination of commuter local trains in Northern Taiwan. Neiwan Line trains travel from this station to Neiwan Station. Connection to the THSR Hsinchu Station is available through Liujia Line (which branches off from the Neiwan Line's Zhuzhong Station).

Preceding station   Taiwan Railway Administration   Following station
toward Keelung
Western Line
Xiangshan (TRA)
toward Kaohsiung
TerminusNeiwan Line
Expo Station
toward Neiwan

Sister stations

Hsinchu Station has "sister station" agreement with Tokyo Station in Japan since February 2015.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  2. ↑ "Tokyo Station to get a sister station in Taiwan". The Japan Times. Japan: The Japan Times Ltd. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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Coordinates: 24°48′7.38″N 120°58′18.54″E / 24.8020500°N 120.9718167°E / 24.8020500; 120.9718167


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