Kaohsiung Metro

Kaohsiung Metro
Kaohsiung Metro
Traditional Chinese	高雄捷運
Simplified Chinese	高雄捷运
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Gāoxióng Jiéyùn
Wade–Giles	Kao1-hsiung2 Chieh2-yün4
Tongyong Pinyin	Gaosyóng Jiéyùn
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Ko-hiông Chia̍t-ūn
Kaohsiung Rapid Transit System
Traditional Chinese	高雄都會區大眾捷運系統
Simplified Chinese	高雄都会区大众捷运系统
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Gāoxióng Dūhuìqū Dàzhòng Jiéyùn Xìtǒng
Wade–Giles	Kao1-hsiung2 Tu1-hui4-ch'ü1 Ta4-chung4 Chieh2-yün4 Hsi4-t'ung3
Tongyong Pinyin	Gaosyóng Duhuèicyu Dàjhòng Jiéyùn Sìtǒng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Ko-hiông To·-hōe-khu Toā-chiòng Chia̍t-ūn Hē-thóng

Kaohsiung Metro
Kaohsiung Metro
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Overview
Owner	Kaohsiung City Government
Locale	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Transit type	Rapid transit, light rail
Number of lines	3
Number of stations	76
Daily ridership	Red Line 130,042; Orange Line 43,240 (Nov 2023);
Annual ridership	46.13 million (2022)
Website	www.krtc.com.tw/eng/
Operation
Began operation	2008-03-09
Operator(s)	Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation
Technical
System length	59.8 km (37.2 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail (MRT)
System map

Kaohsiung Metro (Chinese: 高雄大眾捷運系統, 高雄捷運) is a rapid transit and light rail system covering the metropolitan area of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Its rapid transit network is known as Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit System or Kaohsiung Rapid Transit (KRT). Construction of the MRT started in October 2001. The MRT opened in 2008 and the Circular light rail in 2015. Kaohsiung Metro is operated by the Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation (KRTC; Chinese: 高雄捷運公司) under a BOT contract the company signed with the Kaohsiung City Government.

The system uses romanizations derived from Tongyong Pinyin.

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