Hsinchu Station
Hsinchu Station 新竹車站 | |
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| Hsinchu Station's historic station front | |
| City | Hsinchu City |
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| Type | Surface |
| History | |
| Opened | October 30, 1893 |
| Rail services | |
| Line(s) | Western Line (115) Neiwan Line (115) |
| Daily Ridership | 32,528 (2010)[1] |
| Operator(s) | Taiwan Railway Administration |
| Taiwan Railway Administration Station | |
| Level | 一等(1st) |
| Zhuyin Code | ㄒㄣ |
| Mileage (from Keelung) (from Hsinchu) | 106.4 km 0.0 km |
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| Traditional Chinese | 新竹車站 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 新竹车站 | ||||||||||||||||
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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. 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 | ||
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North Hsinchu toward Keelung | Western Line | Xiangshan toward Kaohsiung |
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| Terminus | Neiwan Line | Expo Station toward Neiwan |
Around the station
- Glass Museum of Hsinchu City
- Hsinchu City Council
- Hsinchu City Fire Museum
- Hsinchu Museum of Military Dependents Village
- Hsinchu Zoo
- Image Museum of Hsinchu City
Sister stations
Hsinchu Station has "sister station" agreement with Tokyo Station in Japan since February 2015.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
- ↑ "Tokyo Station to get a sister station in Taiwan". The Japan Times. Japan: The Japan Times Ltd. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to TRA Hsinchu Station. |
- TRA Hsinchu Station (Chinese)
- TRA Hsinchu Station (English)
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Coordinates: 24°48′7.38″N 120°58′18.54″E / 24.8020500°N 120.9718167°E