竹南車站
利用狀況

根據2023年資料，本站每日旅運量約為16,137，在台鐵各站中排行第22名。
| -2000年> 年.年 | -2000年> 年間.上車 | -2000年> 年間.下車 | -2000年> 年間.上下車 | -2000年> 年間.來源 | -2000年> 1日平均.上車 | -2000年> 1日平均.上下車 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1942 | 413,296 | 424,474 | 837,770 |  | 1,132 | 2,295 |
| 1943 | 479,161 | 496,425 | 975,586 |  | 1,313 | 2,673 |
| 1944 | 495,321 | 541,314 | 1,036,635 |  | 1,353 | 2,832 |
| 1945 | 394,893 | 448,102 | 842,995 |  | 不計算 | 不計算 |
| 1946 | 424,734 | 533,141 | 957,875 |  | 1,164 | 2,624 |
| 1947 | 415,477 | 676,476 | 1,091,953 |  | 1,138 | 2,992 |
| 1948 | 431,211 | 719,714 | 1,150,925 |  | 1,178 | 3,145 |
| 1949 | 501,463 | 423,135 | 924,598 |  | 1,374 | 2,533 |
| 1950 | 762,893 | 685,120 | 1,448,013 |  | 2,090 | 3,967 |
| 1951 | 852,698 | 798,362 | 1,651,060 |  | 2,336 | 4,523 |
| 1952 | 839,407 | 806,612 | 1,646,019 |  | 2,293 | 4,497 |
| 1953 | 860,585 | 896,133 | 1,756,718 |  | 2,358 | 4,813 |
| 1954 | 896,735 | 991,572 | 1,888,307 |  | 2,457 | 5,173 |
| 1955 | 961,646 | 951,227 | 1,912,873 |  | 2,635 | 5,241 |
| 1956 | 966,830 | 952,374 | 1,919,204 |  | 2,642 | 5,244 |
沒資料
| 1975 | 1,716,958 | 1,692,539 | 3,409,497 |  | 4,704 | 9,341 |
| 1976 | 1,627,942 | 1,600,007 | 3,227,949 |  | 4,448 | 8,820 |
| 1977 | 1,413,140 | 1,429,458 | 2,842,598 |  | 3,872 | 7,788 |
| 1978 | 1,335,763 | 沒資料 | 沒資料 |  | 3,660 | 沒資料 |
| 1979 | 1,428,695 | 沒資料 | 沒資料 |  | 3,914 | 沒資料 |
| 1980 | 1,513,308 | 1,678,719 | 3,192,027 |  | 4,135 | 8,721 |
| 1981 | 1,453,652 | 1,530,031 | 2,983,683 |  | 3,983 | 8,174 |
| 1982 | 1,476,118 | 1,510,993 | 2,987,111 |  | 4,044 | 8,184 |
| 1983 | 1,473,223 | 1,512,242 | 2,985,465 |  | 4,036 | 8,179 |
| 1984 | 1,470,430 | 1,483,474 | 2,953,904 |  | 4,018 | 8,071 |
| 1985 | 1,461,728 | 1,482,650 | 2,944,378 |  | 4,005 | 8,067 |
| 1986 | 1,469,786 | 1,464,415 | 2,934,201 |  | 4,027 | 8,039 |
| 1987 | 1,433,726 | 1,446,452 | 2,880,178 |  | 3,928 | 7,891 |
| 1988 | 1,432,737 | 1,399,089 | 2,831,826 |  | 3,915 | 7,737 |
| 1989 | 1,393,408 | 1,325,309 | 2,718,717 |  | 3,818 | 7,449 |
| 1990 | 1,432,979 | 1,367,536 | 2,800,515 |  | 3,926 | 7,673 |
| 1991 | 1,402,838 | 1,328,596 | 2,731,434 |  | 3,843 | 7,483 |
| 1992 | 1,527,453 | 1,411,127 | 2,938,580 |  | 4,173 | 8,029 |
| 1993 | 1,833,494 | 1,671,035 | 3,504,529 |  | 5,023 | 9,601 |
| 1994 | 1,688,181 | 1,441,712 | 3,129,893 |  | 4,625 | 8,575 |
| 1995 | 1,625,558 | 1,421,707 | 3,047,265 |  | 4,454 | 8,349 |
| 1996 | 1,543,647 | 1,361,488 | 2,905,135 |  | 4,218 | 7,938 |
| 1997 | 1,673,673 | 1,386,644 | 3,060,317 |  | 4,585 | 8,384 |
| 1998 | 1,739,467 | 1,409,439 | 3,148,906 |  | 4,766 | 8,627 |
| 1999 | 1,857,248 | 1,555,675 | 3,412,923 |  | 5,088 | 9,350 |
| 2000 | 2,101,374 | 2,064,731 | 4,166,105 |  | 5,741 | 11,383 |
| 2001年-> 年.年 | 2001年-> 年間.上車 | 2001年-> 年間.下車 | 2001年-> 年間.上下車 | 2001年-> 年間.來源 | 2001年-> 1日平均.上車 | 2001年-> 1日平均.上下車 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2001 | 1,950,475 | 1,900,098 | 3,850,573 |  | 5,344 | 10,550 |
| 2002 | 1,970,524 | 1,915,800 | 3,886,324 |  | 5,399 | 10,647 |
| 2003 | 1,830,527 | 1,782,648 | 3,613,175 |  | 5,015 | 9,899 |
| 2004 | 1,940,265 | 1,878,639 | 3,818,904 |  | 5,301 | 10,434 |
| 2005 | 1,850,886 | 1,814,767 | 3,665,653 |  | 5,071 | 10,043 |
| 2006 | 1,893,507 | 1,869,851 | 3,763,358 |  | 5,188 | 10,311 |
| 2007 | 1,906,485 | 1,879,849 | 3,786,334 |  | 5,223 | 10,374 |
| 2008 | 2,127,434 | 2,102,339 | 4,229,773 |  | 5,813 | 11,557 |
| 2009 | 2,165,935 | 2,022,758 | 4,188,693 |  | 5,934 | 11,476 |
| 2010 | 2,234,686 | 2,171,867 | 4,406,553 |  | 6,122 | 12,073 |
| 2011 | 2,697,841 | 2,807,701 | 5,505,542 |  | 7,391 | 15,084 |
| 2012 | 2,450,741 | 2,777,401 | 5,228,142 |  | 6,696 | 14,285 |
| 2013 | 2,834,491 | 2,908,357 | 5,742,848 |  | 7,766 | 15,734 |
| 2014 | 3,084,926 | 3,014,703 | 6,099,629 |  | 8,452 | 16,711 |
| 2015 | 3,034,057 | 2,977,572 | 6,011,629 |  | 8,312 | 16,470 |
| 2016 | 2,892,934 | 2,844,540 | 5,737,474 |  | 7,904 | 15,676 |
| 2017 | 2,941,013 | 2,898,696 | 5,839,709 |  | 8,058 | 15,999 |
| 2018 | 2,906,637 | 2,911,486 | 5,818,123 |  | 7,963 | 15,940 |
| 2019 | 3,050,217 | 3,059,607 | 6,109,824 |  | 8,357 | 16,739 |
| 2020 | 2,710,085 | 2,729,112 | 5,439,197 |  | 7,405 | 14,861 |
| 2021 | 2,091,847 | 2,116,475 | 4,208,322 |  | 5,731 | 11,529 |
| 2022 | 2,285,698 | 2,322,170 | 4,607,868 |  | 6,262 | 12,624 |
| 2023 | 2,931,758  | 2,958,177  | 5,889,935  |  | 8,032  | 16,137  |