Xinying Station (), formerly transliterated as Hsinying Station until 2003 and Sinying from 2003 until 2009, is a railway station of Taiwan Railway West Coast line located in Xinying District, Tainan City, Taiwan.
Overview
The station has two island platforms as well as a tourist information center. It was formerly a station on the Taiwan Sugar Railways.
History 16 December 1901: The station opens for service as . 20 May 1909: The Taiwan Sugar Railways station opens. 1 June 1920: The station name is changed to . 1934: The station is reconstructed and the second-generation station opens for service. 1 June 1960: Liuying Station opens and is under the administration of the station. 1964: The second-generation station building is expanded. 1976: The third-generation (and current) station building opens for service. 1979: The Taiwan Sugar Railways station closes. 1 June 2000: Houbi Station opens and is under the administration of the station.
Platform layout 11A■ West Coast line (northbound)Toward , Taichung, , ■ Eastern line (cross-line southbound)Toward , Suao, 21B■ West Coast line (southbound)Toward Tainan, , ■ West Coast line (northbound, through track)Toward , Taichung, , ■ South-link line (southbound)Toward 32A■ West Coast line (southbound, through track)Toward Tainan, , ■ West Coast line (northbound, originating)Toward 42B■ Not in useNot in use
Around the station Xinying Cultural Center Tainan Police Department, Xinying Branch Xinying District Office Xinying Sugar Factory Xinying High School Nanguang High School Xingguo High School Xinying Senior Industrial Vocational School
See also List of railway stations in Taiwan
References
External links
TRA Sinying Station TRA Sinying Station