The Hsinchu City Government has installed train-themed charging stations for mobile devices in a park behind the Taiwan Railways Administration’s Hsinchu Station.
The charging stations have USB docks and traditional outlets.
According to the city government, the installation takes into consideration convenience for the public, while sticking to the area’s theme.
Photo: Chen Wei-jen, Taipei Times
The Rear Station Park was repurposed by the city government several years ago when it tore down unused police dormitories on the site. It is managed by the Hsia Chu Community Development Association and the Rear Station Development Association.
The park is known as one of the best in terms of environmental sanitation and management. It features many train-related elements, such as a steam engine.
The newly installed recharging stations, which have a number of booths representing an engine and carriages, is open for service from 7am to 7pm.
Hsinchu City Councilor Hsu Hsin-fang (徐信芳) said it is common these days for everyone to carry at least one mobile device.
Hsu and her younger sister, Hsia Chu Community Development Association director-general Hsu Ying-chiao (徐鶯嬌), pushed for the charging station to be set up so people can more easily keep their devices charged.
Hsu Hsin-fang said the funding for setting up the stations was obtained from the city government’s Bureau of Cultural Affairs.
The two associations said the city government’s urban renewal projects in the rear station area have been a success, adding that the work is part of the development of the southern side of the city.
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