Red Line (KMRT)
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Formosa Boulevard Station Red Line platform
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| Overview | |
| Type | Rapid transit |
| Locale | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Termini |
Gangshan South Siaogang |
| Stations | 24 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | March 9, 2008 |
| Operator(s) | Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit |
| Character | Underground/At-Grade/Elevated |
| Depot(s) | North Depot,South Depot |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 28.3 km (17.6 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | Third rail (750 volts DC) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 紅線 | ||||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Hóng-Xiàn |
| Wade–Giles | Hung2- Hsien4 |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Hóng-Siàn |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Âng-Soàⁿ |
The Red Line is the 28.3 kilometres (17.6 mi) north-south mass transit line of the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is the first mass transit line built in southern Taiwan, started construction on October 24, 2001 and opened for service on March 9, 2008 with a month-long free ride service to April 6.
There is a plan to extend the line north to Hunei District. This would add 8 stations to the line.
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