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Kaohsiung Station

Kaohsiung
高雄
Taiwan Railways Administration
Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit
TRA KaoHsiung Rear Station.JPG
Kaohsiung Railway station
Other names Kaohsiung Main Station (MRT)
Location Jianguo 2nd Road, No. 318
Sanmin, Kaohsiung
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance 399.8 km from Keelung
Connections Bus stop
Construction
Structure type Temporary Station: At-Grade/Underground
(Underground station under construction)
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Classification 特等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level)
History
Opened TRA: June 22, 1941 (original)
March 28, 2002 (temporary)
MRT: March 9, 2008
Traffic
Passengers
  • 41,505 daily (2014) (TRA)
  • 26,456 daily (Jan. 2011) (MRT)
Kaohsiung Station
Traditional Chinese 高雄車站
Simplified Chinese 高雄车站

Kaohsiung Station (Chinese: 高雄車站; pinyin: Gāoxióng Chēzhàn) is a railway station located in Sanmin District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan which serves the Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line, Pingtung Line and the Kaohsiung MRT Red Line.

The temporary TRA station (opened March 28, 2002) is a three-level above-ground station connected by an elevated walkway between train platforms. It is divided into front and back stations. At ground level, there are 3 island platforms and 6 tracks, 5 of which are aligned with platforms.

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Numbering starts on the left (south side).

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

A new underground station is being built to replace the current station. Similar to Taipei Station, it will consist of a TRA concourse at B1, 2 TRA island platforms and 4 tracks at B2, an MRT concourse at B3 and an MRT platform at B4. The new MRT platform is located about 100 m north of the current station, and is double the length to allow for 6 cars. The underground portion could open as early as December 2017, upon which the current MRT station will be closed and reserved for emergency use. The current TRA station and tracks will be removed and the legacy station building will be moved back to the center for display. There is a proposal to extend THSR to the new station.

Coordinates: 22°38′24″N 120°18′10″E / 22.64000°N 120.30278°E / 22.64000; 120.30278


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