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 opened for service as .
- 20 May 1909: The Taiwan Sugar Railways station opens.
- 1 June 1920: The station name was changed to .
- 1934: The station was reconstructed and the second-generation station opened for service.
- 1 June 1960: Liuying Station opens and is under the administration of the station.
- 1964: The second-generation station building was expanded.
- 1976: The third-generation (and current) station building opened 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
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
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