Kaohsiung Metro

Kaohsiung Metro
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Overview
OwnerKaohsiung City Government[a]
LocaleKaohsiung, Taiwan
Transit typeRapid transit, light rail
Number of lines3[2]
Number of stations76
Daily ridership
Annual ridership46.13 million (2022)
Websitewww.krtc.com.tw/eng/ Edit this at Wikidata
Operation
Began operation2008-03-09
Operator(s)Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation
Technical
System length59.8 km (37.2 mi)[2]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail (MRT)
Kaohsiung Metro
Traditional Chinese高雄捷運
Simplified Chinese高雄捷运
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGāoxióng Jiéyùn
Wade–GilesKao1-hsiung2 Chieh2-yün4
Tongyong PinyinGaosyóng Jiéyùn
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKo-hiông Chia̍t-ūn
Kaohsiung Rapid Transit System
Traditional Chinese高雄都會區大眾捷運系統
Simplified Chinese高雄都会区大众捷运系统
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGāoxióng Dūhuìqū Dàzhòng Jiéyùn Xìtǒng
Wade–GilesKao1-hsiung2 Tu1-hui4-ch'ü1 Ta4-chung4 Chieh2-yün4 Hsi4-t'ung3
Tongyong PinyinGaosyóng Duhuèicyu Dàjhòng Jiéyùn Sìtǒng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKo-hiông To·-hōe-khu Toā-chiòng Chia̍t-ūn Hē-thóng

Kaohsiung Metro (Chinese: 高雄大眾捷運系統, 高雄捷運)[1] is a rapid transit and light rail system covering the metropolitan area of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Its rapid transit network is known as Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit System[4] or Kaohsiung Rapid Transit (KRT). Construction of the MRT started in October 2001.[5] The MRT opened in 2008 and the Circular light rail in 2015.[6][7][8] Kaohsiung Metro is operated by the Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation (KRTC; Chinese: 高雄捷運公司) under a BOT contract the company signed with the Kaohsiung City Government.

The system uses romanizations derived from Tongyong Pinyin.[9]

  1. ^ a b "History". krtco.com.tw. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference intro was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "KRTC Nov. 2023 Traffic Statistics (PDF) - Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation".
  4. ^ "Notice to Travelers - KRTC-Kaohsiung Metro". www.krtc.com.tw. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Railways". Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  6. ^ Staff writer (8 December 2007). "Kaohsiung firm apologizes for delay in opening MRT". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
  7. ^ Wang, Flora (8 March 2008). "Kaohsiung MRT art illuminated". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
  8. ^ "張揆主持高捷紅線首航通車典禮 (in Chinese)". Government Information Office 新聞局. 9 March 2008. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
  9. ^ Liu Chien-kuo; Chen Ting-fei; Kuan Bi-ling; Cheng Pao-chin (18 January 2017). "Language: A tool for messages or identity". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2019. Since Taiwan's Tongyong pinyin is closer to how English is actually pronounced and spoken around the world, — it uses "si" instead of "xi" — the new MRT line should use Tongyong pinyin. Kaohsiung's MRT has used Tongyong pinyin for many years, yet foreign visitors and residents have no problem navigating the system.


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