Hsinchu railway station explained

Hsinchu
Native Name:	新竹
Native Name Lang:	zh-tw
Mlanguage:	Hsinchu T: 新竹 Bpmf: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨˊ W: Hsin¹-chu² P: Xīnzhú Tl: Sin-tik
Symbol Location:	tw
Symbol:	tra
Type:	TRA railway station
Address:	445 Sec 2 Zhonghua Rd
Borough:	East District, Hsinchu City^[1]
Country:	Taiwan
Coordinates:	24.8016°N 120.9716°W
Distance:	106.4 km to Keelung^[2]
Structure:	Ground level
Code:	115 (three-digit) 1025 (four-digit) A29 (statistical)
Classification:	First class ^[3]
Opened:	^[4]
Electrified:	^[5]
Passengers:	15.020 million per year^[6]
Pass Percent:	0.86
Pass Rank:	7 out of 228
Pass Year:	2017
Map Type:	Taiwan

Hsinchu 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.

Structure

There 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.^[4]

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).

Around the station

• Black Bat Squadron Memorial Hall
• Hsinchu City Art Site of Railway Warehouse
• Hsinchu Performing Arts Center
• Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral
• National Hsinchu Living Arts Center

Sister stations

Hsinchu 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

• List of railway stations in Taiwan

External links

• TRA Hsinchu Station
• TRA Hsinchu Station

Notes and References

1. Web site: 車站基本資料集 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 3 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181027101435/https://www.railway.gov.tw/Upload/UserFiles/%E8%BB%8A%E7%AB%99%E5%9F%BA%E6%9C%AC%E8%B3%87%E6%96%99.json . 27 October 2018 . dead .
2. Web site: zh:各站營業里程-1.西部幹線 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=3611&n=6832 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 1 September 2018 . zh . 11 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180829175302/https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=3611&n=6832 . 29 August 2018 . dead .
3. Web site: zh:車站數-按等級別分 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/Upload/UserFiles/106t3.pdf . Taiwan Railways Administration . 30 October 2018 . zh . https://web.archive.org/web/20181030131227/https://www.railway.gov.tw/Upload/UserFiles/106t3.pdf . 30 October 2018 . dead .
4. Book: 蘇昭旭 . 2018 . zh:台灣鐵路車站大觀 . The Practical Guide of Taiwan Railway Stations . 人人出版 . 978-986-461-140-9 . 49 . zh-tw.
5. Web site: zh:臺灣鐵路電訊 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=3634&n=6842 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 4 September 2018 . zh . https://web.archive.org/web/20180904192100/https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=3634&n=6842 . 4 September 2018 . dead .
6. Web site: zh:臺鐵統計資訊 . https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=7460&n=6886 . Taiwan Railways Administration . 1 September 2018 . zh . https://web.archive.org/web/20180830174205/https://www.railway.gov.tw/tw/CP.aspx?sn=7460&n=6886 . 30 August 2018 . dead .
7. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Web site: 2015.2.12 臺鐵 新竹站與 JR東京站 締結姐妹車站 簽署儀式 . YouTube.
8. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Web site: 2015.2.12 臺鐵 新竹站與 JR東京站 締結姐妹車站 簽署儀式 . YouTube.
9. Web site: Tokyo Station to get a sister station in Taiwan. 10 February 2015 . . The Japan Times Ltd. . Japan. 12 February 2015.