Hsinchu (Chinese: 新竹; pinyin: Xīnzhú; Wade–Giles: Hsin¹-chu²) is a railway station in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways Administration. Hsinchu Station is a major station on the West Coast line and the western terminus of the Neiwan line.
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| Traditional Chinese | 新竹 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 445 Sec 2 Zhonghua Rd East District, Hsinchu City[1] Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°48′06″N 120°58′18″E / 24.8016°N 120.9716°E[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 106.4 km to Keelung[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Classification | First class (Chinese: 一等)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 October 1893[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1913[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 9 January 1978[6] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Shinchiku (Japanese: 新竹) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | 15.020 million per year[3]  0.86% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 7 out of 228 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Structure
editThere are two island platforms and one side platform, as well as the historic fourth-generation European-style station building which opened in 1913, during Japanese rule.[5]
Service
editExcept 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).
Around the station
editSister stations
editHsinchu Station has "sister station" agreements with Grand Central Terminal in USA since August 2013 and with Tokyo Station in Japan since February 12, 2015.[7][8][9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "車站基本資料集". Taiwan Railways Administration. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ a b 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ a b c 蘇昭旭 (2018). 台灣鐵路車站大觀 [The Practical Guide of Taiwan Railway Stations] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 人人出版. p. 49. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
- ^ 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "2015.2.12 臺鐵 新竹站與 JR東京站 締結姐妹車站 簽署儀式". YouTube.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "2015.2.12 臺鐵 新竹站與 JR東京站 締結姐妹車站 簽署儀式". YouTube.
- ^ "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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- TRA Hsinchu Station (in Chinese)
- TRA Hsinchu Station