Railway station in Hsinchu, 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
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
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