Puxin railway station
Railway station in Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Puxin 埔心  | |||||||||||
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| Location | 208-1 Yongmei Rd. Yangmei, Taoyuan Taiwan | ||||||||||
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| Distance | 73.1 km (45.4 mi) from Keelung | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 April 1900[1] | ||||||||||
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| 11,957 daily (2024) [2] | |||||||||||
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Puxin station (traditional Chinese: 埔心車站; simplified Chinese: 埔心车站; pinyin: Bùxīn Chēzhàn) is a railway station on Taiwan Railway West Coast line located in Yangmei District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
History
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
- 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)
