Kaohsiung Main Station

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.

Kaohsiung

高雄
TRA railway station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese高雄
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGāoxióng
Bopomofoㄍㄠ ㄒㄩㄥˊ
Hakka
Romanization
Southern Min
Tâi-lôKo-hiông
General information
Location318 Jianguo 2nd Rd
Sanmin District, Kaohsiung
Taiwan
Coordinates 22.6396°N 120.3021°E / 22.6396; 120.3021
Line(s)
  •   Western Trunk line
  •   South-link line
Distance399.8 km to Keelung via Taichung
Connections
  • Rapid transit
  • Local bus
  • Coach
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station code
  • 185 (three-digit)
  • 1238 (four-digit)
  • A92 (statistical)
ClassificationSpecial class (Chinese: 特等)
Websitewww.railway.gov.tw/kaohsiung/ (in Chinese)
History
Opened22 June 1941 (1941-06-22)
Rebuilt14 October 2018 (2018-10-14)
Electrified29 June 1979 (1979-06-29)
Previous names
  • Takau (Chinese: 打狗)
  • Takao (Japanese: 高雄)
Key dates
1900-11-29Predecessor station opened
2002-03-27Rebuilt
Passengers
201714.196 million per year  2.19%
Rank8 out of 228
Services
Preceding station Taiwan Railway Following station
Sankuaicuo
towards Keelung
 Western Trunk line Terminus
Terminus South-link line Minzu
towards Taitung
Location
Kaohsiung
Location within Taiwan
Kaohsiung Main Station

R11 高雄車站
Kaohsiung metro station
Platform
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese高雄車站
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGāoxióng Chēzhàn
Bopomofoㄍㄠ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ
General information
LocationB3F 320 Jianguo 2nd Rd
Sanmin District, Kaohsiung
Taiwan
Line(s)
  Red line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeR11
Websitewww.krtco.com.tw/en/guide_r11.aspx
History
Opened7 April 2008 (2008-04-07)
Rebuilt5 September 2018 (2018-09-05)
Passengers
201710.772 million per year
Rank2 out of 37
Services
Preceding station Kaohsiung Metro Following station
Houyi
towards Gangshan South
 Red line Formosa Boulevard
towards Siaogang
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