Hsinchu HSR station

Hsinchu

新竹
Hsinchu; 新竹
THSR railway station
	Station exterior
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	新竹
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xīnzhú
Bopomofo	ㄒㄧㄣㄓㄨˊ
Wade–Giles	Hsin¹-chu²
Hakka
Romanization	Xín-zùg (Sixian dialect); Sìn-zhug (Hailu dialect);
Southern Min
Tâi-lô	Sin-tik
General information
Location	6 Gaotie 7th Rd; Zhubei, Hsinchu County; Taiwan
Coordinates	24°48′30″N 121°02′25″E / 24.8082°N 121.0403°ECoordinates: 24°48′30″N 121°02′25″E / 24.8082°N 121.0403°E
Line(s)	THSR
Distance	72.1 km
Connections	Conventional rail; Coach;
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Architect	Kris Yao
Other information
Station code	HSC／05
Website	www.thsrc.com.tw/en/StationInfo/Prospect/c27e555b-b8aa-45f2-b034-14241a041503
History
Opened	2007-01-05
Passengers
2018	11.679 million per year 8.51%
Rank	5 out of 12
Services
Location
	Hsinchu Location within Taiwan

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.

Overview[]

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 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[]

3F
	Side platform
	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

THSR Hsinchu Station concourse
THSR Hsinchu Station waiting area

Around the station[]

Hsinchu County Government (Hsinchu County Administrative Area)
Hsinchu County Stadium
National Highway No. 1
Provincial Highway No. 68
Hsinchu Sheraton Hotel
Biomedical Research Park
Knowledge-based Economy Industrial Park
Central Park
Zhubei Activity Park
Zhubei Arena
Guangming Shopping Circle
Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
National Taiwan University, Zhubei Campus
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Zhubei Campus
Ecological Park
Fruit Park
Liujia Junior High School
Liujia Elementary School
Taiwan Hakka Cultural Center

References[]

^ "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��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. 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.

[1] "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.

[2] "計畫介紹- 高鐵��設- 台灣高鐵". Railway Bureau, MOTC (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2018.

[3] "投資人關係-營運資訊". Taiwan High Speed Rail (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2018.

[newrails-4] "New rails to link high speed and TRA trains". The China Post. 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2010-10-08.

[5] "內灣計畫". Railway Reconstruction Bureau. Retrieved 2011-01-20.

[6] Marchant, John Scott (11 November 2011). "Hsinchu's Neiwan Line steams back to life". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 12 November 2011.

[daiho-7] "Taiwan High Speed Rail Project". Daiho Corporation. Retrieved 2011-01-23.

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