Orange line (Kaohsiung Metro)

Orange line
Platform at Hamasen station
Overview
LocaleKaohsiung, Taiwan
Termini
Stations14
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemKaohsiung Metro
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 Metro 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 Metro 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]

  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.