Xinfeng railway station

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Xinfeng Station

新豐車站
Taiwan Railways Administration
TRA railway station
Xinfeng railway station entrance
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese新豐車站
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīnfēng Chēzhàn
Bopomofoㄒㄧㄣ ㄈㄥ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ
General information
LocationXinfeng, Hsinchu
Taiwan
Coordinates24°52′09.1″N 120°59′47.2″E / 24.869194°N 120.996444°E / 24.869194; 120.996444
Line(s)West Coast line
Distance95.8 km to Keelung
Platforms2 island platforms
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Station code113
History
Opened30 October 1893 (1893-10-30)[1]
Passengers
20171,919,324 per year[2]
Rank34
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
Hukou
towards Keelung
Western Trunk line Zhubei
towards Pingtung

Xinfeng railway station (Chinese: 新豐車站; pinyin: Xīnfēng Chēzhàn) is a railway station located in Xinfeng Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan. It is located on the West Coast line and is operated by Taiwan Railways.

History[edit]

The railway station building was completed on 30 October 1893.[1] Over the years, it had been renovated and rebuilt several times. Currently the old building is used as a Starbucks store.[3]

Around the station[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 蘇昭旭 (2018). 台灣鐵路車站大觀 [The Practical Guide of Taiwan Railway Stations] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 人人出版. p. 48. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
  2. ^ "各站客貨運起訖量" (PDF). 臺灣鐵路管理局. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. ^ Chou, Evelina (23 August 2020). "Starbucks Taiwan – In Buildings From Yesteryear". The Taiwan Times. Retrieved 14 June 2021.