Hsinchu
新竹
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| Traditional Chinese | 新竹 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 6 Gaotie 7th Rd Zhubei, Hsinchu County Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°48′30″N 121°02′25″E / 24.8082°N 121.0403°E / 24.8082; 121.0403 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 72.1 km[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Kris Yao | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | HSC／05 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 2007-01-05[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 11.679 million per year[3]  8.51% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 5 out of 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Hsinchu (Chinese: 新竹; pinyin: Xīnzhú; Wade–Giles: Hsin¹-chu²) is a railway station in Hsinchu County, Taiwan served by Taiwan High Speed Rail. It opened for service in 2006. The station was designed by Taiwanese architect Kris Yao. Transfers to TRA Liujia station can be made at this station, which links to the Hsinchu TRA station located In Hsinchu City. Hsinchu HSR station is 11 km away from Hsinchu TRA station.
The station has two side platforms and is the smallest station on the system. The newly opened Taiwan Railway Administration Liujia Line (a spur of the 12 km (7.5 mi) Neiwan Line) links the high-speed rail station from Liujia station with the TRA Hsinchu Station.[4][5] Liujia Line opened service on 11 November 2011.[4][6]
The station was designed by Kris Yao and constructed by Daiho Corporation.[7] Construction began in July 2002 and was completed in October 2006, and covers a building site area of 10,451 m2 (112,490 sq ft) and a total floor area of 20,360 m2 (219,200 sq ft).[7]
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| Platform 1 | THSR toward Nangang (Taoyuan) |
| Platform 2 | THSR toward Zuoying (Miaoli) |
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| 2F | Connecting Level | Faregates, waiting area, nursery |
| Street Level | Concourse | Entrance/Exit, ticketing, automatic ticket machines, restrooms, information desk Tourism counter, stores Parking lot, transfer station, taxi stand, drop-off area |
HSR services (1)5xx[a], (1)6xx, and (8)8xx call at this station.
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