Houyi Station
Houyi Station 後驛車站 | |
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| Houyi Station Exit 2 | |
| Location | |
| Municipality | Kaohsiung |
| District(s) | Zuoying |
| Info | |
| Type | Underground |
| Platforms | One island platform |
| History | |
| Opened | March 9, 2008 |
| Rail services | |
| Line(s) | Red Line (R12) |
| Daily Ridership | 8,467 (Jan. 2011)[1] |
| Operator(s) | Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation |
| Houyi Station | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 後驛車站 | ||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 后驿车站 | ||||||||||||
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The Kaohsiung MRT Houyi Station is a station on the Red Line in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The character 驛 (Chinese:yì, Japanese: えき, eki) means "station" in Japanese; the station name literally means "(Kaohsiung) rear station".
Station overview
Platform of Houyi station
The station is a two-level, underground station with an island platform and four exits.[2] It is 193 meters long and is located at the intersection of Bo-ai 1st Rd. and Chahaer St.[3]
Station layout
| Street Level | Entrance/Exit | Entrance/Exit |
| B1 | Concourse | Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates |
| Restrooms (Near Exits 2) | ||
| B2 | Platform 1 | ← KMRT Red Line toward Siaogang (Kaohsiung Main Station) |
| Platform 2 | → KMRT Red Line toward Gangshan South (Aozihdi) → | |
Exits
- Exit 1: Shihcyuan Elementary School, Administrative Center of Sanmin District
- Exit 2: Sanmin Park, Sanmin Junior High School
- Exit 3: The Heart of Love River, Land Bank
- Exit 4: Bank of Kaohsiung, Suiyuan 2nd St.
Around the station
- Kaohsiung Medical University
- Sanmin Park
- Tower of Light
Nearby stations
| Preceding station | Kaohsiung MRT | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
toward Gangshan South | Red Line | toward Siaogang |
References
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Coordinates: 22°38′54″N 120°18′12″E / 22.64833°N 120.30333°E