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World Games/
National Sports Complex Station 世運 / 國家體育園區站
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| World Games Station | |
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| Municipality | Kaohsiung |
| District(s) | Nanzih |
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| Type | Elevated |
| Platforms | Two side platforms |
| History | |
| Opened | March 9, 2008 |
| Rail services | |
| Line(s) | ■ Red Line (R17) |
| Daily Ridership | 2,464 (Jan. 2011)[1] |
| Operator(s) | Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation |
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| Traditional Chinese | 世運車站 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 世运车站 | ||||||||||
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The Kaohsiung MRT World Games Station is a station on the Red Line in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The station is named the "World Games Station" due to its proximity to Kaohsiung National Stadium where World Games 2009 was held.[2]
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The station is a four-level, elevated station with two side platforms and four exits.[3] It is 134 meters long and is located at the intersection of Zuonan Rd. and Jhonghai Rd.[4]
It was originally planned to be named "Banping Mountain Station" ,[5] but was changed in July 2005 to its current name.[2] 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 Jiantan Station.
Public art in the station was designed by Ron Wood and Christian Karl Janssen.[6] Titled "Floating Forest", the artwork covers an area of 1,000 m2 (11,000 sq ft) and is displayed on the glass canopy overlooking the tracks, at the concourse level, and along the stairways.[7] The artwork depicts many plants and insects, and tells the story of "Soul of the Land and the People in Southern Taiwan".[7]
| 4F | Connecting Level | Skyway |
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| Concourse | Information desk, one-way faregates, automatic ticket dispensing machines | |
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| Platform 1 | ← Red Line toward Siaogang (Zuoying) | |
| Platform 2 | →Red Line toward Ciaotou (Oil Refinery Elementary School) → | |
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| Concourse | Information desk, one-way faregates, automatic ticket dispensing machines, restrooms | |
| 1F | Street Level | Entrance/Exit |
| Preceding station | Kaohsiung MRT | Following station | ||
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toward Ciaotou
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Red Line |
toward Siaogang
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