title: Hsinchu HSR station
text: # Hsinchu HSR station
  
  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. Liujia Line opened service on 11 November 2011.
  
  The station was designed by Kris Yao and constructed by Daiho Corporation. Construction began in July 2002 and was completed in October 2006, and covers a building site area of 10,451 $m^2$ (112,490 sq ft) and a total floor area of 20,360 $m^2$ (219,200 sq ft).
  
  ## Station layout
  
  | 3F |
  | - |
  | 3F | Side platform |
  | 3F | Platform 1 | THSR toward Nangang (Taoyuan) |
  | 3F | Platform 2 | THSR toward Zuoying (Miaoli) |
  | 3F | Side platform |
  | 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 |
  
  * THSR Hsinchu Station concourse
  * 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
  
  * National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
  * National Taiwan University, Zhubei Campus
  * National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Zhubei Campus
  * Liujia Junior High School
  * Liujia Elementary School
  
  Science Parks
  
  * Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park
  
  Stadiums
  
  * Hsinchu County Stadium
  * Zhubei Arena
  
  Hotels
  
  * Sheraton Hsinchu Hotel
  
  Museums
  
  * Taiwan Hakka Cultural Center
  
  Shopping Malls
  
  * 6+Plaza
  * Sky City
  * Guangming Shopping Circle
  
  Government Offices
  
  * Hsinchu County Government (Hsinchu County Administrative Area)
  