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...

 World Games Station is a station on the Red Line in Nanzih District, 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...

. The station is named the "World Games Station" due to its proximity to Kaohsiung National Stadium where World Games 2009

World Games 2009

The World Games of 2009 took place in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, from July 16, 2009 to July 26, 2009. The games featured sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games....

 was held.

Station Overview

The station is a four-level, elevated station with two side platform

Side platform

A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...

s and four exits. It is 134 meters long and is located at the intersection of Zuonan Rd. and Jhonghai Rd.

It was originally planned to be named "Banping Mountain Station" , but was changed in July 2005 to its current name. Because it is the first elevated station after the line emerges from underground, the aim was to create an iconic station similar to the Taipei Metro's

Taipei Rapid Transit System

The Taipei Metro, more commonly known as the MRT or formally as the Taipei Rapid Transit System, is a rapid transit system serving metropolitan Taipei in Taiwan. The system is built and operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation and consists of 89 stations and of revenue track...

 Jiantan Station

Jiantan Station

The Taipei Metro Jiantan Station is a station on Tamsui Line , located in the Jiantan area of Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan...

.

Public art

Public art in the station was designed by Ron Wood and Christian Karl Janssen. Titled "Floating Forest", the artwork covers an area of 1000 square metre and is displayed on the glass canopy overlooking the tracks, at the concourse level, and along the stairways. The artwork depicts many plants and insects, and tells the story of "Soul of the Land and the People in Southern Taiwan".

Station Layout

4F	Connecting Level	Skyway Skyway In an urban setting, a skyway, catwalk, sky bridge, or skywalk is a type of pedway consisting of an enclosed or covered bridge between two buildings. This protects pedestrians from the weather. These skyways are usually owned by businesses, and are therefore not public spaces...
3F
	Concourse	Information desk, one-way faregates, automatic ticket dispensing machines
	Side platform Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... , Doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	← Red Line toward Siaogang Siaogang Station The Kaohsiung MRT Siaogang Station is a terminus on the Red Line in Siaogang District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Station overview:The station is a two-level underground station with an island platform and four exits. It is 215 meters long and is located at the intersection of Yanhai Rd. and Hanmin Rd...  (Zuoying 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... )
	Platform 2	→Red Line toward 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:...  (Oil Refinery Elementary School Oil Refinery Elementary School Station The Kaohsiung MRT Oil Refinery Elementary School Station is a station on the Red Line in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Station Overview:... ) →
	Side platform Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... , Doors will open on the right
	Concourse	Information desk, one-way faregates, automatic ticket dispensing machines, restrooms
1F	Street Level	Entrance/Exit

Exits

• Exit 1: Intersection of Zuonan Rd. and Jhonghai Rd.
• Exit 2: Zuonan Rd.
• Exit 3: Zuonan Rd. - CPC Corporation Kaohsiung Plant
• Exit 4: Zuonan Rd.

Around the Station

• CPC Corporation Kaohsiung Plant
• Zuoying High School
• Kaohsiung National Stadium
• Banping Mountain

Nearby stations