Kaohsiung Station
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Kaohsiung Station is a railway station located in Sanmin District
Sanmin District
Sanmin District is a district of Kaohsiung city in southern Taiwan.-External links:*...

 of Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China...

, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

, Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

, which serves the Taiwan Railway Administration
Taiwan Railway Administration
The Taiwan Railway Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan...

 Western Line, Pingtung Line
Pingtung Line
The Pingtung Line is a line of the Taiwan Railway Administration. It is 61.3 km long, of which 20.9 km is double track. -History:This railroad was completed in 1941.It is electrified with two tracks from Kaohsiung to Pingtung....

, Kaohsiung Harbor Line and the Kaohsiung MRT
Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit
The Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit System is a rapid transit system covering metropolitan Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Construction of the KMRT started in October 2001. The Red Line and the Orange Line opened on March 9 and September 14, 2008, respectively...

 Red Line
Red Line, KMRT
The Red Line is the 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...

. There is a plan to extend Taiwan High Speed Rail
Taiwan High Speed Rail
Taiwan High Speed Rail is a high-speed rail line that runs approximately along the west coast of the Republic of China from the national capital of Taipei to the southern city of Kaohsiung...

 from New Zuoying Station
New Zuoying Station
Xinzuoying Station or Zuoying Station , is a major railway station served by Taiwan Railway Administration, Taiwan High Speed Rail, and Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit located in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan...

 to this station.

TRA Station

The temporary TRA station is a three-level aboveground station connected by elevated walkways between train platforms. It is divided into front and back stations. At ground level, there are four island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...

s and twelve tracks (previously thirteen tracks). Eight of the tracks are aligned with platforms.
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Numbering starts on the left (south side).

Kaohsiung MRT Station

The Kaohsiung MRT station is a two-level, underground station with one exit. It is located at Jianguo 2nd Road.

The entire station is currently undergoing construction as part of a project to move all rail lines through Kaohsiung underground. Thus, although function, many areas are not operating at full capacity. For example, although all other stations on the Red Line have platforms that can accommodate six-car configurations, Kaohsiung Main Station's platform only allows for three-car lengths. Construction is expected to be completed after 2010.

TRA Station

  • 1900 Takau (打狗) station opened with the opening of Tainan-Takau line where there is Kaohsiung Harbor Station today.
  • 1907 Fongshan branch (extended to today's Pingtung Line) opened.
  • 1920 Takau Station was renamed to Kaohsiung Station.
  • 1933 Construction of new station on Fongshan branch started.
  • Jun 22, 1941 Kaohsiung Station (new) opened and old Kaohsiung Station was renamed to Kaohsiung Harbor Station.

KMRT Station

  • March 9, 2008 : Red Line between Ciaotou
    Ciaotou Station
    Ciaotou Station or Qiaotou Station is a railway station located at Qiaotou District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, which serves the Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line and Kaohsiung MRT Red Line.-Station Overview:...

     and Siaogang opened.

Nearby stations

Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA)
Western Line
Pingtung Line

Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit
Red Line

Around the station

  • Kaohsiung Old Station
  • Sanfeng Temple and Sanfeng Middle Street
  • Jianguo Rd. Computer Market
  • Changming Rd. Clothing, Electronics, and Spare Parts Market
  • Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School
    Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School
    The Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School is a high school in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The school recruits mostly male students in regular, except for music classes and gymnastic classes. It is near to the kaohsiung railway station...

  • Kaohsiung Bus Station
  • Kuo-Kaung Motor Transportation Co., Aloha Bus Co., United Bus Co., Ho-Hsin Bus Traffic Co. Stations

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Nearby stations

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