Hsinchu railway station

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.

Hsinchu

新竹
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
Taiwan
Coordinates24.8016°N 120.9716°E / 24.8016; 120.9716
Line(s)
  Western Trunk line
Distance106.4 km to Keelung
Connections
Construction
Structure typeGround level
Other information
Station code
  • 115 (three-digit)
  • 1025 (four-digit)
  • A29 (statistical)
ClassificationFirst class (Chinese: 一等)
Websitewww.railway.gov.tw/Hsinchu/ (in Chinese)
History
Opened30 October 1893 (1893-10-30)
Rebuilt1913 (1913)
Electrified9 January 1978 (1978-01-09)
Previous namesShinchiku (Japanese: 新竹)
Passengers
201715.020 million per year 0.86%
Rank7 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Following station
North Hsinchu
towards Keelung
Western Trunk line Sanxingqiao
towards Pingtung
Terminus Neiwan line North Hsinchu
towards Neiwan
Location
Hsinchu
Location within Taiwan
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