Kaohsiung Main Station (Chinese: 高雄車站; pinyin: Gāoxióng chēzhàn) is a railway and metro station in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan served by the Taiwan Railways and Kaohsiung Rapid Transit. It is one of four special class stations, the highest class with the most services. It is currently undergoing reconstruction, scheduled to be complete in 2024.[10]
The main railway station serving Kaohsiung, formerly known as Takau (Chinese: 打狗) and Takao (高雄), was located at Hamasen. It opened in 1900 and served trains to Tainan. The Fengshan (then Hōzan (Japanese: 鳳山)) line opened in 1907. The station at the current site was built between 1933 and 1941. Towards the end of the century, it was decided that the railway was to be moved underground within Kaohsiung. A temporary station building was used between 2002 and 2018, when the underground station was partially opened. A temporary metro station was also used between 2008 and 2018. Construction on the remaining segments of the project is scheduled to be complete in 2024.
The rebuilt station was designed to accommodate the proposed extension of Taiwan High Speed Rail. However, on 27 September 2019, the Pingtung extension was confirmed to bypass central Kaohsiung.[11]
The TRA portion is a three-level underground railway station with two island platforms.[12][13] The 1941 station building is planned to be moved back to the original position for display.
The TRA railway in Kaohsiung also serves as a commuter rail. Nevertheless, the railway in Kaohsiung only has the capacity of double-track, making it difficult to allow many[quantify] such shuttle trains as EMU800 for domestic transportation to run through at once.[14]
Metroedit
The rapid transit station is a two-level, underground station with one entrance.[15] It is located at Jianguo 2nd Road. On 5 September 2018, it was relocated 100 metres north, making it the first metro station in Taiwan to be relocated. The new platforms are lengthened to allow for six carriages up from three. The former concourse and platforms are closed and reserved for emergency use.
KMRT Stationedit
Old railway map of KaohsiungFormer metro entranceFormer concourse
There was originally a plan for the HSR tracks to be constructed underground from Zuoying HSR station to this station together with the planning of the TRA tracks being moved underground. However, due to the fact that the construction of the HSR extension would be at a relatively high cost, it was decided to only begin moving the TRA in Kaohsiung underground, and the HSR would terminate at Zuoying. Even though no space was reserved for the HSR during construction of the TRA underground project, space has still been reserved at Kaohsiung Main Station to set up HSR platforms.
Health concernsedit
A team from NSYSU examined air quality in Kaohsiung main station on early October 2019 and found that the PM2.5 was 17 times higher than that of standard, putting passengers and workers at risk of getting lung disease.[16] Trains equipped with diesel engine that run through South-Link Line, the only single-track and non-electrified railway in Taiwan, were to blame.[16]
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Kaohsiung Main Station Chinese 高雄車站 pinyin Gaoxiong chezhan is a railway and metro station in Sanmin District Kaohsiung Taiwan served by the Taiwan Railways and Kaohsiung Rapid Transit It is one of four special class stations the highest class with the most services It is currently undergoing reconstruction scheduled to be complete in 2024 10 Kaohsiung高雄TRA railway stationChinese nameTraditional Chinese高雄TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinGaoxiongBopomofoㄍㄠ ㄒㄩㄥˊHakkaRomanizationGo hǐung Sixian dialect Go hiung Hailu dialect Southern MinTai loKo hiongGeneral informationLocation318 Jianguo 2nd RdSanmin District Kaohsiung 1 TaiwanCoordinates22 38 23 N 120 18 08 E 22 6396 N 120 3021 E 22 6396 120 3021 1 Line s Western Trunk line South link lineDistance399 8 km to Keelung via Taichung 2 ConnectionsRapid transit Local bus CoachConstructionStructure typeUndergroundOther informationStation code185 three digit 1 1238 four digit 1 A92 statistical 3 ClassificationSpecial class Chinese 特等 4 Websitewww wbr railway wbr gov wbr tw wbr kaohsiung wbr in Chinese HistoryOpened22 June 1941 82 years ago 1941 06 22 Rebuilt14 October 2018 5 years ago 2018 10 14 Electrified29 June 1979 44 years ago 1979 06 29 5 Previous namesTakau Chinese 打狗 Takao Japanese 高雄 Key dates1900 11 29Predecessor station opened 6 7 2002 03 27RebuiltPassengers201714 196 million per year 3 2 19 Rank8 out of 228ServicesPreceding station Taiwan Railway Following stationSankuaicuotowards Keelung Western Trunk line TerminusTerminus South link line Minzutowards TaitungLocationKaohsiungLocation within TaiwanKaohsiung Main StationR11 高雄車站Kaohsiung metro stationPlatformChinese nameTraditional Chinese高雄車站TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinGaoxiong ChezhanBopomofoㄍㄠ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋGeneral informationLocationB3F 320 Jianguo 2nd RdSanmin District KaohsiungTaiwanLine s Red linePlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeUndergroundOther informationStation codeR11Websitewww wbr krtco wbr com wbr tw wbr en wbr guide wbr r11 wbr aspxHistoryOpened7 April 2008 15 years ago 2008 04 07 8 Rebuilt5 September 2018 5 years ago 2018 09 05 Passengers201710 772 million per year 9 Rank2 out of 37ServicesPreceding station Kaohsiung Metro Following stationHouyitowards Gangshan South Red line Formosa Boulevardtowards Siaogang Contents 1 History 2 TRA railway 3 Metro 3 1 KMRT Station 4 High speed rail 5 Health concerns 6 Around the station 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory editThe main railway station serving Kaohsiung formerly known as Takau Chinese 打狗 and Takao 高雄 was located at Hamasen It opened in 1900 and served trains to Tainan The Fengshan then Hōzan Japanese 鳳山 line opened in 1907 The station at the current site was built between 1933 and 1941 Towards the end of the century it was decided that the railway was to be moved underground within Kaohsiung A temporary station building was used between 2002 and 2018 when the underground station was partially opened A temporary metro station was also used between 2008 and 2018 Construction on the remaining segments of the project is scheduled to be complete in 2024 The rebuilt station was designed to accommodate the proposed extension of Taiwan High Speed Rail However on 27 September 2019 the Pingtung extension was confirmed to bypass central Kaohsiung 11 TRA railway edit nbsp 1941 station buildingThe TRA portion is a three level underground railway station with two island platforms 12 13 The 1941 station building is planned to be moved back to the original position for display The TRA railway in Kaohsiung also serves as a commuter rail Nevertheless the railway in Kaohsiung only has the capacity of double track making it difficult to allow many quantify such shuttle trains as EMU800 for domestic transportation to run through at once 14 Metro editThe rapid transit station is a two level underground station with one entrance 15 It is located at Jianguo 2nd Road On 5 September 2018 it was relocated 100 metres north making it the first metro station in Taiwan to be relocated The new platforms are lengthened to allow for six carriages up from three The former concourse and platforms are closed and reserved for emergency use KMRT Station edit nbsp Old railway map of Kaohsiung nbsp Former metro entrance nbsp Former concourse2008 03 09 Red line between Ciaotou and Siaogang opened Taiwan Railway Administration TRA Western line Pingtung Line Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit Red LineHigh speed rail editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed September 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message There was originally a plan for the HSR tracks to be constructed underground from Zuoying HSR station to this station together with the planning of the TRA tracks being moved underground However due to the fact that the construction of the HSR extension would be at a relatively high cost it was decided to only begin moving the TRA in Kaohsiung underground and the HSR would terminate at Zuoying Even though no space was reserved for the HSR during construction of the TRA underground project space has still been reserved at Kaohsiung Main Station to set up HSR platforms Health concerns editA team from NSYSU examined air quality in Kaohsiung main station on early October 2019 and found that the PM2 5 was 17 times higher than that of standard putting passengers and workers at risk of getting lung disease 16 Trains equipped with diesel engine that run through South Link Line the only single track and non electrified railway in Taiwan were to blame 16 Around the station editChang Gu World Trade Center Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School Kaohsiung Vision Museum Sankuaicuo Station Sanfong Central Street Sanfeng Temple Jianguo Rd Computer Market Changming Rd Clothing Electronics and Spare Parts Market Kaohsiung Bus Station Kuo Kuang Motor Transportation Co Aloha Bus Co United Bus Co Ho Hsin Bus Traffic Co StationsSee also editList of railway stations in TaiwanReferences edit a b c d 車站基本資料集 Taiwan Railways Administration Archived from the original on 27 October 2018 Retrieved 3 November 2018 各站營業里程 1 西部幹線 Taiwan Railways Administration in Chinese 11 December 2008 Archived from the original on 29 August 2018 Retrieved 29 August 2018 a b 臺鐵統計資訊 Taiwan Railways Administration in Chinese 2002 Archived from the original on 30 August 2018 Retrieved 1 September 2018 車站數 按等級別分 PDF Taiwan Railways Administration in Chinese Archived from the original PDF on 30 October 2018 Retrieved 30 October 2018 臺灣鐵路電訊 Taiwan Railways Administration in Chinese Archived from the original on 4 September 2018 Retrieved 4 September 2018 高雄港站前世今生 Taiwan Railways Administration in Chinese 11 December 2008 Retrieved 4 September 2018 車站簡介 Taiwan Railways Administration in Chinese 11 December 2008 Retrieved 1 September 2018 捷運計畫 紅橘線路網 興建暨施工期程 Mass Rapid Transit Bureau Kaohsiung City in Chinese Retrieved 29 August 2018 統計資料預告發布及背景說明 Accounting and Statistics Office Kaohsiung City in Chinese Retrieved 29 August 2018 工程管理 工程進度 ACL212標高雄車站段地下化 明挖覆蓋 工程 交通部鐵道局 in Chinese Taiwan Retrieved 15 July 2021 Taiwan s Pingtung high speed rail line Taiwan News 27 September 2019 Retrieved 27 September 2019 交通部鐵路改建工程局 歡迎頁 www rrb gov tw in Chinese 25 April 2008 Retrieved 14 February 2017 高雄市政府捷運工程局網頁 mtbu kcg gov tw in Chinese 8 August 2016 Retrieved 14 February 2017 陳文嬋 2018 10 17 台鐵高雄區間車比台中少2成5 地方要求提高運輸效率 生活 自由時報電子報 in Chinese Retrieved 2018 12 08 高雄車站 高雄捷運公司 Archived from the original on 2010 07 04 Retrieved 2010 07 06 a b 徐如宜 蔡容喬 王慧瑛 2019 11 03 乘客掩鼻站務員喊苦 柴油車進高雄站 空汙超標17倍 聯合新聞網 in Chinese Retrieved 2019 11 05 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to TRA Kaohsiung Station TRA Kaohsiung Station in Chinese Taiwan Railways Administration in English Chinese Japanese and Korean KRTC Kaohsiung Main Station in English Chinese and Japanese Retrieved from https 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