Hsinchu
新竹
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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 / 24.8016; 120.9716[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] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 30 October 1893 (1893-10-30)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1913 (1913)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 9 January 1978 (1978-01-09)[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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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.
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.[5]
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).
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]
