Xinzhuang railway station (Taiwan)

For other stations with the same name, see Xinzhuang Station (disambiguation).

Xinzhuang Station 新莊車站
TRA railway station
Station entrance
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	新莊車站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīnzhuāng Chēzhàn Bopomofo ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ
General information
Location	East District, Hsinchu Taiwan
Coordinates	24°47′17.4″N 121°01′18.1″E
Line(s)	Neiwan line
Distance	6.6 km to Hsinchu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	239
History
Opened	11 November 2011 (2011-11-11)
Previous names	Guandong railway station Zhuke railway station
Passengers
2017	607,514 per year[1]
Rank	73
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Following station Qianjia towards Hsinchu Neiwan line Zhuzhong towards Neiwan

Xinzhuang railway station (Chinese: 新莊車站; pinyin: Xīnzhuāng Chēzhàn) is a railway station located in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It is located on the Neiwan line and is operated by Taiwan Railways.

When the station opened in 2011, it was named Zhuke railway station (Chinese: 竹科車站; pinyin: Zhúkē Chēzhàn), after the Hsinchu Science Park. However, the name was met with controversy from locals, who wanted the station name to reflect local culture. The name was changed to Xinzhuang in January 2013.[2]

References

1. "各站客貨運起訖量" (PDF). 臺灣鐵路管理局. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
2. "澄清本府辦理臺鐵「千甲站」、「新莊站」更名事宜說明". Hsinchu City Government Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2019.