Xinzhuang railway station (Taiwan)

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

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.

Xinzhuang Station 新莊車站
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
System	TRA railway station
Line	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
Location

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]