Kaohsiung Main Station

Kaohsiung

高雄
Taiwan Railway
TRA railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese高雄
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGāoxióng
Bopomofoㄍㄠ ㄒㄩㄥˊ
Hakka
Romanization
Southern Min
Tâi-lôKo-hiông
General information
Location318 Jianguo 2nd Rd
Sanmin District, Kaohsiung[1]
Taiwan
Coordinates22°38′23″N 120°18′08″E / 22.6396°N 120.3021°E / 22.6396; 120.3021[1]
Line(s)
Distance399.8 km to Keelung via Taichung[2]
Connections
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station code
  • 185 (three-digit)[1]
  • 1238 (four-digit)[1]
  • A92 (statistical)[3]
ClassificationSpecial class (Chinese: 特等)[4]
Websitewww.railway.gov.tw/kaohsiung/ (in Chinese)
History
Opened22 June 1941; 83 years ago (1941-06-22)
Rebuilt14 October 2018; 6 years ago (2018-10-14)
Electrified29 June 1979; 45 years ago (1979-06-29)[5]
Previous names
Key dates
1900-11-29Predecessor station opened[6][7]
2002-03-27Rebuilt
Passengers
201714.196 million per year[3] Decrease 2.19%
Rank8 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Taiwan Railway Following station
Sankuaicuo
towards Keelung
 Western Trunk line Terminus
Terminus South-link line Minzu
towards Taitung
Location
Kaohsiung is located in Taiwan
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung
Location within Taiwan
Kaohsiung Main Station

R11 高雄車站
Kaohsiung metro station
Platform
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese高雄車站
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGāoxióng Chēzhàn
Bopomofoㄍㄠ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ
General information
LocationB3F 320 Jianguo 2nd Rd
Sanmin District, Kaohsiung
Taiwan
Line(s)
  Red line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeR11
Websitewww.krtco.com.tw/en/guide_r11.aspx
History
Opened7 April 2008; 16 years ago (2008-04-07)[8]
Rebuilt5 September 2018; 6 years ago (2018-09-05)
Passengers
201710.772 million per year[9]
Rank2 out of 37
Services
Preceding station Kaohsiung Metro Following station
Houyi
towards Gangshan
 Red line Formosa Boulevard
towards Siaogang

Kaohsiung Main Station (Chinese: 高雄車站; pinyin: Gāoxióng chēzhàn) is a railway and metro station in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan served by the Taiwan Railways and Kaohsiung Rapid Transit. It is one of four special class stations, the highest class with the most services. It is currently undergoing reconstruction, scheduled to be complete in 2024.[10]

  1. ^ a b c d "車站基本資料集". Taiwan Railways Administration. Archived from the original on 27 October 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. ^ 各站營業里程-1.西部幹線. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b 臺鐵統計資訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 2002. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. ^ 車站數-按等級別分 (PDF). Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  5. ^ 臺灣鐵路電訊. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  6. ^ 高雄港站前世今生. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  7. ^ 車站簡介. Taiwan Railways Administration (in Chinese). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. ^ 捷運計畫 - 紅橘線路網 - 興建暨施工期程. Mass Rapid Transit Bureau, Kaohsiung City (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  9. ^ 統計資料預告發布及背景說明. Accounting and Statistics Office, Kaohsiung City (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  10. ^ "工程管理- 工程進度- ACL212標高雄車站段地下化(明挖覆蓋)工程". 交通部鐵道局 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 15 July 2021.