Yellow line (Kaohsiung Metro)

Yellow Line
Yellow Line route map
Overview
Other name(s)Kaohsiung Metropolitan Line
Native name高雄捷運都會線(黃線)
StatusUnder construction
LocaleKaohsiung City,  Republic of China (Taiwan)
Termini
Stations23
Service
TypeMedium-capacity rail transport system
SystemKaohsiung Metro
Operator(s)Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation
Depot(s)Niaosong depot
History
Planned opening2028 (expected)
Technical
CharacterUnderground, elevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
SignallingSiemens Trainguard MT CBTC with subsystems of ATC, ATO GoA 4 (UTO), ATP, ATS and CBI[1]

The Yellow Line, also known as the Kaohsiung Metropolitan line, is a planned medium capacity rapid transit line on the Kaohsiung Metro. The line has been approved by the Executive Yuan in March 2022, and construction started in 2023.[2]

  1. ^ "Siemens Mobility to provide CBTC signaling for the first driverless metro system in Kaohsiung, Taiwan". Siemens Mobility (Press release). 7 October 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  2. ^ "New Kaohsiung MRT line approved; construction to start later this year". Central News Agency (Taiwan). March 20, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.