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.
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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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Overview
editThe 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]
Station layout
edit| 3F | |
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| Platform 1 | THSR toward Nangang (Taoyuan) |
| Platform 2 | THSR toward Zuoying (Miaoli) |
| Side platform | |
| 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 |
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THSR Hsinchu Station concourse -
THSR Hsinchu Station waiting area
HSR services
editHSR services (1)5xx[a], (1)6xx, and (8)8xx call at this station.
Around the station
editHighways and Train Stations
Parks
- Biomedical Research Park
- Knowledge-based Economy Industrial Park
- Central Park
- Zhubei Activity Park
- Ecological Park
- Fruit Park
Universities and Schools
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
- National Taiwan University, Zhubei Campus
- National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Zhubei Campus
- Liujia Junior High School
- Liujia Elementary School
Science Parks
Stadiums
- Hsinchu County Stadium
- Zhubei Arena
Hotels
Museums
- Taiwan Hakka Cultural Center
Shopping Malls
Government Offices
- Hsinchu County Government (Hsinchu County Administrative Area)
References
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- ^ "高鐵沿線里程座標相關資料". data.gov.tw (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "計畫介紹- 高鐵建設- 台灣高鐵". Railway Bureau, MOTC (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "投資人關係-營運資訊". Taiwan High Speed Rail (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ a b "New rails to link high speed and TRA trains". The China Post. 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
- ^ "內灣計畫". Railway Reconstruction Bureau. Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ Marchant, John Scott (11 November 2011). "Hsinchu's Neiwan Line steams back to life". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Taiwan High Speed Rail Project". Daiho Corporation. Retrieved 2011-01-23.