Red Line (KMRT)

Red Line
紅線

Formosa Boulevard Station Red Line platform
Overview
Type Rapid transit
Locale Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Termini Ciaotou Station
Siaogang
Stations 24
Operation
Opened March 9, 2008
Operator(s) Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit
Character Underground/At-Grade/Elevated
Depot(s) North Depot,South Depot
Technical
Line length 14.4 km (8.9 mi)
No. of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Electrification Third rail (750 volts DC)
Red Line (KMRT)
Traditional Chinese 紅線

The Red Line is the 28.3 kilometres (17.6 mi) 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 6.[1]

There is a plan to extend the line north to Luzhu District. This would add 6 stations to the line.

Stations

  1. EA0437
Code Station Name Connection Location
English Chinese
Red Line
RK6 Dongfong
Dongfeng
東豐 Lujhu Kaohsiung
RK5 Kao Yuan University 高苑科技大學
RK4 Kaohsiung Science District 高雄科學園區
RK3 Gangshan Industrial Park 岡山工業區 Gangshan
RK2 National Gangshan
Agricultural & Industrial
Vocational Senior High School
岡山農工
RK1 Gangshan 岡山 TRA Western Line: Gangshan
↑ Continued to Gangshan/Lujhu Extension (planned)
R24 Gangshan South 南岡山 Gangshan Kaohsiung
R23 Ciaotou Station 橋頭火車站 TRA Western Line: Qiaotou Ciaotou
R22A Ciaotou Sugar Refinery 橋頭糖廠 Yanchao Line
R22 Cingpu
(NKFUST)[A]
青埔
(高科大)
R21 Metropolitan Park 都會公園 Nanzih
R20 Houjing
(NKMU) [B]
後勁
(海科大)
Green Line
R19 Nanzih Export Processing Zone 楠梓加工區
R18 Oil Refinery Elementary School 油廠國小
R17 World Games/
National Sports Complex
世運/
國家體育園區
R16 Zuoying/THSR 左營/高鐵 TRA Western Line: Xinzuoying
Taiwan High Speed Rail: Zuoying
Youchang Extension Line
Zuoying
R15 Ecological District 生態園區
R14 Kaohsiung Arena
(Sanmin Household &
Commercial High School)
巨蛋
(三民家商)
Zuoying
Gushan
R13 Aozihdi 凹子底 Circular Line
R12 Houyi 後驛 Sanmin
R11 Kaohsiung Main Station 高雄車站 TRA Western Line: Kaohsiung
TRA Pingtung Line: Kaohsiung
Taiwan High Speed Rail: Kaohsiung
R10/O5 Formosa Boulevard 美麗島 Orange Line Sinsing
R9 Central Park 中央公園 Sinsing
Lingya
R8 Sanduo Shopping District 三多商圈 Brown Line
Coast Line
Lingya
Cianjhen
R7 Shihjia
(Labor Park)
獅甲
(勞工公園)
Cianjhen
R6 Kaisyuan 凱旋 Circular Line
R5 Cianjhen Senior High School
(Wujia)
前鎮高中
(五甲)
Green Line
R4A Caoya
(KRTC)[C]
草衙
(高雄捷運公司)
R4 Kaohsiung International Airport 高雄國際機場 Kaohsiung International Airport Siaogang
R3 Siaogang 小港
↓ Continued to Linyuan/Donggang Extension (planned)
R2 China Steel East Portal 中鋼東門 Siaogang Kaohsiung
RH1 Labor Training Center 勞工訓練中心
RH2 Fongbitou 鳳鼻頭
RH3 Gangpu Elementary School 港埔國小 Linyuan
RH4 Linyuan 林園 Orange Line Daliao Extension
RH5 Linyuan Industrial Park 林園工業區
RH6 Wufang 五房 Sinyuan Pingtung
County
RH7 Wulong 烏龍
RH8 Donggang 東港 Donggang
RH9 Dapengwan National Scenic
District Management Hall
鵬管處
RH10 Dapengwan Bay 大鵬灣
Notes
  • A^ The full name is National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology.
  • B^ The full name is National Kaohsiung Marine University.
  • C^ The full name is Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation.

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