Hsinchu railway station

This article is about the TRA station. For the THSR station with the same name, see Hsinchu HSR station.
Hsinchu

新竹
Taiwan Railway
TRA railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese新竹
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīnzhú
Bopomofoㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨˊ
Wade–GilesHsin¹-chu²
Hakka
Romanization
Southern Min
Tâi-lôSin-tik
General information
Location445 Sec 2 Zhonghua Rd
East District, Hsinchu City[1]
Taiwan
Coordinates24°48′06″N 120°58′18″E / 24.8016°N 120.9716°E / 24.8016; 120.9716[1]
Line(s)
  Western Trunk line
Distance106.4 km to Keelung[2]
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround level
Other information
Station code
  • 115 (three-digit)[1]
  • 1025 (four-digit)[1]
  • A29 (statistical)[3]
ClassificationFirst class (Chinese: 一等)[4]
Websitewww.railway.gov.tw/Hsinchu/ (in Chinese)
History
Opened30 October 1893 (1893-10-30)[5]
Rebuilt1913 (1913)[5]
Electrified9 January 1978 (1978-01-09)[6]
Previous namesShinchiku (Japanese: 新竹)
Passengers
201715.020 million per year[3] Increase 0.86%
Rank7 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
North Hsinchu
towards Keelung
 Western Trunk line Sanxingqiao
towards Pingtung
Terminus Neiwan line North Hsinchu
towards Neiwan
Location
Hsinchu is located in Taiwan
Hsinchu
Hsinchu
Location within Taiwan

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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  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.