Hsinchu () is a railway station in Hsinchu County, Taiwan served by

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. It opened for service in 2006. The station was designed by

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ese architect

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. Transfers to TRA Liujia station can be made at this station, which links to the

Hsinchu TRA station Hsinchu () is a railway station in East District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan served by Taiwan Railways Administration. Hsinchu Station is a major station on the West Coast line and the western terminus of the Neiwan line. Structure There are two ...

located In

Hsinchu City Hsinchu (, Chinese: 新竹, Pinyin: ''Xīnzhú'', Wade–Giles: ''Hsin¹-chu²'') is a city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan Province not among the special municipalities, with estimated 450,655 inhabi ...

. Hsinchu HSR station is 11 km away from Hsinchu TRA station.

Overview

The station has two

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s and is the smallest station on the system. The newly opened

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Liujia Line The Liujia Line () is a branch line of the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Western Line. It is located in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. It was built to link the Western Line to the THSR's Hsinchu Station, speeding up transit times between the two ...

(a spur of the

Neiwan Line The Neiwan line () is a railway branch line in Taiwan operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration. It is located in Hsinchu County. History The Neiwan line was completed on 11 September 1951. It became a popular tourist site in the early ...

) links the high-speed rail station from Liujia station with the TRA Hsinchu Station. Liujia Line opened service on 11 November 2011. The station was designed by

and constructed by Daiho Corporation. Construction began in July 2002 and was completed in October 2006, and covers a building site area of and a total floor area of .

Station layout

Image:HSR Hsinchu Station 1F Hall.JPG, THSR Hsinchu Station concourse Image:Taiwan HighSpeedRail HsinChu Station Waiting Zone.JPG, THSR Hsinchu Station waiting area

HSR services

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

Around the station

Highways and Train Stations * National Highway No. 1 * Provincial Highway No. 68 * Liujia station Parks *Biomedical Research Park *Knowledge-based Economy Industrial Park *Central Park *Zhubei Activity Park *Ecological Park *Fruit Park Universities and Schools *

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, Zhubei Campus *

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, Zhubei Campus *Liujia Junior High School *Liujia Elementary School Science Parks *

Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park The Hsinchu Science Park (HSP; ) is an industrial park established by the government of Taiwan on 15 December 1980. It straddles Hsinchu City and Hsinchu County in Taiwan. History The idea of the establishment of the Hsinchu Science Park was ...

Stadiums *

Hsinchu County Stadium The Hsinchu County Stadium (), also referred to as Zhubei Dome (), is a multi-purpose stadium in Zhubei City, Hsinchu County, Taiwan. Completed in 2005, the stadium consists of an outdoor arena used mostly for football and track and field eve ...

*Zhubei Arena Hotels *

Sheraton Hsinchu Hotel Sheraton Hsinchu Hotel () is located in Zhubei City, Hsinchu County, Taiwan. Opened on 3 April 2010, the hotel has 386 rooms and suites and has facilities such as a business center, fitness center, temperature controlled swimming pool and sauna ...

Museums *Taiwan Hakka Cultural Center Shopping Malls *

6+Plaza 6+Plaza () is a shopping mall complex located in Zhubei City, Hsinchu County, Taiwan that started trial operations on 28 December 2017 and officially opened on 26 January 2018. It is the first and largest shopping mall in Hsinchu County and is lo ...

* Sky City *Guangming Shopping Circle Government Offices * Hsinchu County Government (Hsinchu County Administrative Area)

References

{{Taiwan High Speed Rail Railway stations served by Taiwan High Speed Rail

Hsinchu Hsinchu (, Chinese: 新竹, Pinyin: ''Xīnzhú'', Wade–Giles: ''Hsin¹-chu²'') is a city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan Province not among the special municipalities, with estimated 450,655 inhabi ...

2006 establishments in Taiwan