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Puxin railway station

Coordinates: 25°00′15″N 121°26′41″E / 25.004203°N 121.444693°E / 25.004203; 121.444693
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25°00′15″N 121°26′41″E / 25.004203°N 121.444693°E / 25.004203; 121.444693

Puxin

埔心
Taiwan Railway
General information
Location208-1 Yongmei Rd.
Yangmei, Taoyuan
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance73.1 km (45.4 mi) from Keelung
Platforms2 Island platforms
Construction
Structure typeElevated
History
Opened10 April 1900 (1900-04-10)[1]
Passengers
11,394 daily (2023) [2]
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
Zhongli
towards Keelung
Western Trunk line Yangmei
towards Pingtung

Puxin station (traditional Chinese: 埔心車站; simplified Chinese: 埔心车站; pinyin: Bùxīn Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line located in Yangmei District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.[3]

History

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The station was opened in 1900 as Anpinzhen (Hetin) station (安平鎮招呼站). It changed its name to the current name on 1 March 1955. The station building on the south entrance was built on 31 January 1986 and an expansion on the north entrance was completed on 9 December 2002.[1] It is only served by local trains. The station building caught fire on 5 May 2016, and the fire damage was repaired by August 2016.

Around the station

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  • Kuo Yuan Ye Museum of Cake and Pastry (2,500 meters; 8,200 ft northwest of the station)
  • Puxin Night Market (next to the station)
  • Puxin Ranch (1,300 meters; 4,300 ft northwest of the station)

See also

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References

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  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. 45. ISBN 978-986-461-140-9.
  2. ^ Taiwan Railway Corporation (June 2024). "表6 各站客貨運起訖量 Table 6 Volume of Passenger & Freight Traffic". 中華民國112年臺灣鐵路統計年報 Statistical report of Taiwan Railways -2023- (Report) (in Chinese (Taiwan) and English). Taiwan Railway Corporation. pp. 20–31. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Puxin Railway Station – Yangmei City". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 23 August 2014.