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]

Puxin 埔心
General information
Location	208-1 Yongmei Rd. Yangmei, Taoyuan Taiwan
Operated by	Taiwan Railways Administration
Line(s)	Western Trunk line (109)
Distance	73.1 km from Keelung
Platforms	2 Island platforms
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	10 April 1900 (1900-04-10)[1]
Passengers
10,457 daily (2014)[2]
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railways Following station Zhongli towards Keelung Western Trunk line Yangmei towards Pingtung

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 (2500 meters northwest of the station)
• Puxin Night Market (next to the station)
• Puxin Ranch (1300 meters northwest of the station)

See also

• List of railway stations in Taiwan

References

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