Hsinchu HSR station

This article is about the THSR station. For the connected TRA station, see Liujia railway station. For the TRA station with the same name, see Hsinchu railway station.
Hsinchu

新竹
Taiwan High Speed Rail
THSR railway station
Station exterior
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
Location6 Gaotie 7th Rd
Zhubei, Hsinchu County
Taiwan
Coordinates24°48′30″N 121°02′25″E / 24.8082°N 121.0403°E / 24.8082; 121.0403
Line(s)
  THSR
Distance72.1 km[1]
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ArchitectKris Yao
Other information
Station codeHSC／05
Websitewww.thsrc.com.tw/en/StationInfo/Prospect/c27e555b-b8aa-45f2-b034-14241a041503
History
Opened2007-01-05[2]
Passengers
201811.679 million per year[3] Increase 8.51%
Rank5 out of 12
Services
Preceding station Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail Following station
Taoyuan
towards Nangang
 THSR Miaoli
towards Zuoying
Location
Hsinchu is located in Taiwan
Hsinchu
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. 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.

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 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

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 concourse
  • THSR Hsinchu Station waiting area
    THSR Hsinchu Station waiting area

HSR services

HSR services (1)5xx[a], (1)6xx, and (8)8xx call at this station.

Around the station

Highways and Train Stations

Parks

  • Biomedical Research Park
  • Knowledge-based Economy Industrial Park
  • Central Park
  • Zhubei Activity Park
  • Ecological Park
  • Fruit Park

Universities and Schools

Science Parks

Stadiums

Hotels

Museums

  • Taiwan Hakka Cultural Center

Shopping Malls

Government Offices

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to THSR Hsinchu Station.
  1. ^ Only Nangang - Taichung local train
  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- 高鐵建設- 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.
  4. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. 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.
  7. ^ a b "Taiwan High Speed Rail Project". Daiho Corporation. Retrieved 2011-01-23.