Kaohsiung Station

Kaohsiung Station, 25pxKaohsiung Main Station 25px高雄車站
Kaohsiung Railway station
Location
Municipality	Kaohsiung
District(s)	Sanmin
Address	Jianguo 2nd Road, No. 318
Info
Type	Temporary Station: At-Grade/Underground (Underground station under construction)
Accessible
History
Opened	June 22, 1941
Rail services
Line(s)	■ Red Line (R11) ■ Western Line (181)
Daily Ridership	TRA: 43,523 (2010) MRT: 26,456 (Jan. 2011)
Operator(s)	Taiwan Railway Administration Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation
Taiwan Railway Administration Station
Level	Special Level
Zhuyin Code	ㄍㄠ
Mileage (from Keelung)	399.8 km
There is a bus stop near this station.

Kaohsiung Station
Traditional Chinese	高雄車站
Simplified Chinese	高雄车站
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Gaōxióng Chēzhàn - Wade–Giles Kao1hsiung2 Ch'ê1chan4 - Bopomofo ㄍㄠ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ

Kaohsiung Station (高雄車站) is a railway station located in Sanmin District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China, which serves the Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line, Pingtung Line, Kaohsiung Harbor Line and the Kaohsiung MRT Red Line. There is a plan to extend Taiwan High Speed Rail from New Zuoying Station to this station.

Overview

TRA Station

The temporary TRA station is a three-level aboveground station connected by elevated walkways between train platforms. It is divided into front and back stations. At ground level, there are four island platforms and twelve tracks (previously thirteen tracks). Eight of the tracks are aligned with platforms.

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Numbering starts on the left (south side).

Kaohsiung MRT Station

Kaohsiung MRT Station Entrance.

Kaohsiung Old Station Building.

The Kaohsiung MRT station is a two-level, underground station with one exit. It is located at Jianguo 2nd Road.

The entire station is currently undergoing construction as part of a project to move all rail lines through Kaohsiung underground. Thus, although function, many areas are not operating at full capacity. For example, although all other stations on the Red Line have platforms that can accommodate six-car configurations, Kaohsiung Main Station's platform only allows for three-car lengths. Construction is expected to be completed after 2010.

History

TRA Station

• 1900 Takau (打狗) station opened with the opening of Tainan-Takau line where there is Kaohsiung Harbor Station today.
• 1907 Fongshan branch (extended to today's Pingtung Line) opened.
• 1920 Takau Station was renamed to Kaohsiung Station.
• 1933 Construction of new station on Fongshan branch started.
• Jun 22, 1941 Kaohsiung Station (new) opened and old Kaohsiung Station was renamed to Kaohsiung Harbor Station.

KMRT Station

• March 9, 2008 : Red Line between Ciaotou and Siaogang opened.

Nearby stations

Railways at Kaohsiung

Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA)

Western Line

Pingtung Line

Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit

Red Line

Around the station

• Kaohsiung Old Station
• Sanfeng Temple and Sanfeng Middle Street
• Jianguo Rd. Computer Market
• Changming Rd. Clothing, Electronics, and Spare Parts Market
• Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School
• Kaohsiung Bus Station
• Kuo-Kaung Motor Transportation Co., Aloha Bus Co., United Bus Co., Ho-Hsin Bus Traffic Co. Stations

External links

• Kaohsiung Station(Chinese)
• Kaohsiung Station(English)

Nearby stations

Preceding station		Taiwan Railway Administration		Following station
Zuoying toward Keelung		Western Line Taiwan Trunk Line		Terminus
Terminus		Pingtung Line		Fengshan toward Fangliao
Preceding station		Kaohsiung MRT		Following station
Houyi toward Ciaotou		Red Line		Formosa Boulevard toward Siaogang