Red Line (KMRT)

Red Line
紅線

Formosa Boulevard Station Red Line platform
Overview
Type Rapid transit
Locale Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Termini Gangshan South
Siaogang
Stations 24
Operation
Opening March 9, 2008
Operator(s) Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit
Character Underground/At-Grade/Elevated
Depot(s) North Depot,South Depot
Technical
Line length 28.3 km (17.6 mi)
No. of tracks 2
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 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 Hunei District. This would add 8 stations to the line.

Stations

CodeStation NameSectionConnectionLocation
EnglishChinese
RK8Dahu大湖 Gangshan-Lujhu HuneiKaohsiung
RK7Lujhu路竹 Lujhu
RK6Lujhu South南路竹
RK5Kao Yuan University高苑科技大學
RK4Kaohsiung Science District高雄科學園區
RK3Benjhou Industrial Park本洲產業園區 Gangshan
RK2National Gangshan
Agricultural & Industrial
Vocational Senior High School		岡山農工
RK1Gangshan岡山 Main/Gangshan-Lujhu TRA Western (180)
R24Gangshan South南岡山 Main GangshanKaohsiung
R23Ciaotou Station橋頭火車站 TRA Western (181) Ciaotou
R22ACiaotou Sugar Refinery橋頭糖廠
R22Cingpu
(NKFUST)[A]		青埔
(高科大)		 Yanchao [planned]
R21Metropolitan Park都會公園 Nanzih
R20Houjing
(NKMU) [B]		後勁
(海科大)		 Green [planned]
R19Nanzih Export Processing Zone楠梓加工區
R18Oil Refinery Elementary School油廠國小
R17World Games/
National Sports Complex		世運／
國家體育園區
R16Zuoying/THSR左營／高鐵 TRA Underground Western [2017]
TRA Western (288)
THSR (ZUY/12)
Youchang [planned]		 Zuoying
R15Ecological District生態園區
R14Kaohsiung Arena
(Sanmin Household &
Commercial High School)		巨蛋
(三民家商)		 Zuoying
Gushan
R13Aozihdi凹子底 Circular via Kaohsiung City Hall [2019]
R12Houyi後驛 Sanmin
R11Kaohsiung Main Station高雄車站 TRA Underground Western [2017]
TRA Western (185)
THSR [planned]
R10Formosa Boulevard美麗島 Orange (O5) Sinsing
R9Central Park中央公園 Sinsing
Lingya
R8Sanduo Shopping District三多商圈 Brown [planned] Lingya
Cianjhen
R7Shihjia
(Labor Park)		獅甲
(勞工公園)		 Cianjhen
R6Kaisyuan凱旋 Circular via Jhongshan 3rd Rd. [2015]
R5Cianjhen Senior High School
(Wujia)		前鎮高中
(五甲)
R4ACaoya
(KRTC)[C]		草衙
(高雄捷運公司)
R4Kaohsiung International Airport高雄國際機場 Kaohsiung International Airport Siaogang
R3Siaogang小港
R2China Steel East Portal中鋼東門 Main/Linyuan-Donggang SiaogangKaohsiung
RH1Labor Training Center勞工訓練中心 Linyuan-Donggang
RH2Fongbitou鳳鼻頭
RH3Gangpu Elementary School港埔國小 Linyuan
RH4Linyuan林園 Orange via Daliao [planned]
RH5Linyuan Industrial Park林園工業區
RH6Wufang五房 SinyuanPingtung
County
RH7Wulong烏龍
RH8Donggang東港 Donggang
RH9Dapengwan National Scenic
District Management Hall		鵬管處
RH10Dapengwan 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.

References and notes

  1. ↑ 廖國雄 (2008-03-10). "高市／紅線通了　高捷公司允橘線8月通車 (in Chinese)". ETtoday. Retrieved 2008-03-10.