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Orange line (Kaohsiung Metro)

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Orange line
Platform at Sizihwan station
Overview
LocaleKaohsiung, Taiwan
Termini
Stations14
Service
TypeRapid transit
Operator(s)Kaohsiung Rapid Transit
Depot(s)Daliao
History
Opened14 September 2008; 16 years ago (2008-09-14)
Technical
Line length14.4 km (8.9 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterUnderground/At-Grade
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Route map

Hanmasen
(Left arrow  Right arrow)
Sizihwan
Yanchengpu
Love River
City Council
Formosa Boulevard
(Left arrow  Right arrow)
Sinyi Elementary School
Cultural Center
Wukuaicuo
Martial Arts Stadium
Weiwuying
Fongshan West
Fongshan
Dadong
Chienchen River
Fongshan Junior High School
Daliao
Daliao depot
Orange line
Traditional Chinese橘線
Simplified Chinese橘线
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJú-Xiàn
Wade–GilesChü2- Hsien4
Tongyong PinyinJyú-Siàn
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKiat-Soàⁿ

The Orange Line is an East-West line of the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It opened on 14 September 2008, the day of Mid-Autumn Festival, for a week-long free trial service. After the free trial service, the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit offered a month-long single one-way promotional NT$15 service on both the Red and the Orange line, with regular ticket price applies after this.

The 14.4 kilometres (8.9 mi) line has 14 stations and is the second metro line to open in southern Taiwan.[1] Shortly prior to opening, flaws such as emergency exit lighted signs, unclear ticket displays, and jammed emergency exits were fixed.[2] Although it was originally supposed to open with the Red Line, it was delayed due to tunnel collapse during construction December 2005.[3]

Stations

Service Code Station Name Section Transfer Location
English Chinese
O1 Sizihwan
(NSYSU)
(Hamasing)
西子灣
(中山大學)
(哈瑪星)
Main
Section
via Hamasing (C14) Gushan Kaohsiung
O2 Yanchengpu 鹽埕埔 Yancheng
O4 City Council (former site) 市議會 Cianjin
O5 Formosa Boulevard 美麗島 (R10) Sinsing
O6 Sinyi Elementary School 信義國小
O7 Cultural Center 文化中心 via Universal Cinemas (C31)
Rainbow Park (C32)
Sinsing
Lingya
O8 Wukuaicuo 五塊厝 via Universal Cinemas (C31)
Rainbow Park (C32)
Lingya
O9 Martial Arts Stadium 技擊館
O10 Weiwuying 衛武營
O11 Fongshan West (City Council) 鳳山西站 Fongshan
O12 Fongshan 鳳山
O13 Dadong 大東
O14 Fongshan Junior High School 鳳山國中 Main/Pingtung
OT1 Daliao 大寮 Main/Daliao Daliao
OT2 Fonglin 鳳林 Daliao
Extension
OT3 Gaoying 高英
OT4 Dafa Industrial Park 大發工業區
OT5 Sincuo 新厝
OT6 Jhaoming 昭明
OT7 Tantou 潭頭
OT8 Linyuan Senior High School 林園高中 Linyuan
OT9 Linyuan Jhongsiao 林園忠孝
OT10 Linyuan 林園
OP1 Piding 埤頂 Pingtung
Extension
Fongshan
Daliao
Kaohsiung
OP2 Cianjhuang 前莊 Daliao
OP3 Wongyuan 翁園
OP4 Siliao 溪寮
OP5 Jhuanzihyao 磚子瑤 Pingtung Pingtung
County
OP6 Yucheng 玉成
OP7 Gongguan 公館
OP8 Lioucuo 劉厝
OP9 Taisugar Pingtung Factory 台糖屏東總廠

References

  1. ^ "Kaohsiung inaugurates its new MRT line". The China Post. 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
  2. ^ "Kaohsiung MRT fixes flaws in Orange Line". The China Post. 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
  3. ^ "MRT Orange Line inspected by mayor". The China Post. 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2010-07-10.