Puxin railway station explained

25.0042°N 121.4447°W

Puxin
Native Name:埔心
Native Name Lang:zh-TW
Symbol Location:tw
Symbol:rail
Address:208-1 Yongmei Rd.
Borough:Yangmei, Taoyuan
Country:Taiwan
Distance:73.1km (45.4miles) from Keelung
Platforms:2 Island platforms
Structure:Elevated
Opened:[1]

Puxin station is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line located in Yangmei District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.[2]

History

The station was opened in 1900 as Anpinzhen (Hetin) station (安平鎮招呼站). It changed its name to the current name on 1 March 1955. The station building on the south entrance was built on 31 January 1986 and an expansion on the north entrance was completed on 9 December 2002.[1] It is only served by local trains. The station building caught fire on 5 May 2016, and the fire damage was repaired by August 2016.

Around the station

See also

Notes and References

  1. 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 . 45 . zh-tw.
  2. Web site: Puxin Railway Station – Yangmei City. wikimapia.org. 2014-08-23.