Kaohsiung Main Station
Kaohsiung 高雄  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 318 Jianguo 2nd Rd Sanmin District, Kaohsiung Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°38′23″N 120°18′08″E / 22.6398°N 120.3021°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 399.8 km to Keelung via Taichung[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1900-11-29[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt |
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| Electrified | 1979-06-29[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1941-06-22 | Relocated[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002-03-27 | Rebuilt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 14.196 million per year[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 8 out of 228 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kaohsiung main station 高雄車站  | |||||||||||||||
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 Entrance 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | B3F 320 Jianguo 2nd Rd Sanmin District, Kaohsiung Taiwan | ||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | R11 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 2008-04-07[8] | ||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2018-09-05 | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 10.772 million per year[9] | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | 2 out of 37 | ||||||||||||||
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Kaohsiung (Chinese: 高雄; pinyin: Gāoxióng) or Kaohsiung main station is a railway and metro station in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan served by TRA and Kaohsiung MRT. A major stop, it is served by virtually all TRA services along the route.
Overview
Railway
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The TRA station, rebuilt in 2018, is a three-level underground railway station with two island platforms.[10][11]. The 1941 station building will be moved back to the original position for display.
There is also proposal to extend THSR to the new station.
Metro
The Kaohsiung MRT station is a two-level, underground station with one exit.[12] It is located at Jianguo 2nd Road. On 5 September 2018, it was relocated 100 metres north, making it the first metro station in Taiwan to be relocated. The new platforms are lengthened to allow for six carriages up from three. The former concourse and platforms are closed and reserved for emergency use.
Layout
| G–B2 | Station | Entrance/Exit |
| B3 | Concourse | Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates Toilets |
| B4 | Platform 1 | ← Red line towards Siaogang (Formosa Boulevard) |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 2 | → Red line towards Gangshan South (Houyi) → | |
History
TRA Station
- 1900: Takau (Chinese: 打狗) station opened with the opening of Tainan-Takau line where the Kaohsiung Harbor Station is today.
- 1907: Hōzan (Japanese: 鳳山) branch (extended to today's Pingtung Line) opened.
- 1920: Takau Station was renamed to Takao (高雄) Station.
- 1933: Construction of new station on Hōzan branch started.
- 1941-06-22: The new Takao Station was opened and old Takao Station was renamed to Takao Harbor Station.
KMRT Station
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- Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA)
- Western Line
- Pingtung Line
- Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit
- Red Line
Around the station
- Chang-Gu World Trade Center
- Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School
- Kaohsiung Vision Museum
- Sankuaicuo Station
- Sanfong Central Street
- Sanfeng Temple
- Jianguo Rd. Computer Market
- Changming Rd. Clothing, Electronics, and Spare Parts Market
- Kaohsiung Bus Station
- Kuo-Kuang Motor Transportation Co., Aloha Bus Co., United Bus Co., Ho-Hsin Bus Traffic Co. Stations
See also
References
- ^ "各站營業里程-1.西部幹線". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "高雄港站前世今生". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "車站簡介". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "歷史沿革". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "臺灣鐵路電訊". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "檔案典藏". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "臺鐵統計資訊". Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "捷運計畫 - 紅橘線路網 - 興建暨施工期程". Mass Rapid Transit Bureau, Kaohsiung City (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "統計資料預告發布及背景說明". Accounting and Statistics Office, Kaohsiung City (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "交通部鐵路改建工程局－歡迎頁". www.rrb.gov.tw (in Chinese). 25 April 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "高雄市政府捷運工程局網頁". mtbu.kcg.gov.tw (in Chinese). 8 August 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "高雄車站". 高雄捷運公司. Archived from the original on 2010-07-04. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
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