Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation - Qianzhen District

2022/03 ? A place of great scale! ⚜️ Hope for a better future! ? Introduction of Kaohsiung MRT ?Kaohsiung MRT, whose full name is Kaohsiung Metropolitan Mass Rapid Transit System, or Kaohsiung Metro for short, is the second metro system in Taiwan. In addition to Kaohsiung City, it also plans to provide services in Kaohsiung City and parts of Pingtung County. There are red line, orange line, circular light rail, Fengshan county, brown line, yellow line and green line. ? ?The Kaohsiung MRT system is divided into three construction modes: elevated, underground, and flat. The underground section is the main one. It is expected that after the entire line is completed in the future, it will bring more convenient transportation to Kaohsiung, and travel in Kaohsiung will be smoother! ? ?Kaohsiung MRT－Historical Development ?After Kaohsiung City became a municipality in 1979, a proposal for a mass rapid transit system began. After submitting it to the Executive Yuan in 1987, it was decided to be undertaken by Louis Berger International Inc. of the United States. The red line (Qiaotou-Linhai Industrial Zone), the orange line (Sun Yat-sen University-Huangpu Park), the blue line and the brown line have a total of 77.7 kilometers. After the establishment of the Kaohsiung City Government MRT Engineering Bureau in 1994, it was not only the MRT construction work. The main promoters also gradually revised the original route; in 1999, the Kaohsiung MRT team obtained the priority negotiating rights of the Kaohsiung MRT, and signed a construction and operation contract and a development contract with the Kaohsiung City Government in 2001 to build Kaohsiung in a BOT way. MRT, although the process of building Kaohsiung MRT has gone through many ups and downs, but finally on March 9, 2008, the entire Kaohsiung MRT red line was officially opened to traffic, bringing a new wave of transportation revolution to Kaohsiung citizens. ? ?Kaohsiung MRT－Red Line ?The first red line of Kaohsiung MRT to open to traffic is a north-south high-volume system. The route starts from Xiaogang Station, Kaohsiung International Airport Station, Caoya Station, Qianzhen High School Station, Kaixuan Station, Shijia Station, Sanduo Business District Station, and Central Park. Station, Beautiful Island Station, Taiwan Railway Kaohsiung Station, Houyi Station, Aozidi Station, Arena Station, Ecological Park Station, High Speed ​​Rail Zuoying Station, Shiyun National Sports Park Station, Oil Factory Elementary School Station, Nanzi Processing Zone Station , Houjin Station, Metropolitan Park Station, Qingpu Station, Qiaotou Sugar Factory Station, Qiaotou Railway Station to Nangangshan Station, the total length of the route is about 28.3 kilometers, of which Shiyun Station to Nangangshan Station is an elevated route; Kaohsiung MRT Red Line is expected in the future. Extending further north, it reaches downtown Okayama, Luzhu Science Park and Luzhu city center, and south to Linyuan area. ? ?Kaohsiung MRT - Orange Line ?Following the opening of the Kaohsiung MRT Red Line, the Kaohsiung MRT Orange Line also opened to traffic in September 2009. The route starts from Xiziwan Station, Yanchengpu Station, City Council Station, Beautiful Island Station, Xinyi Elementary School Station, Cultural Central Station, Wucuicuo Station, Juju Pavilion Station, Weiwuying Station, Fengshan West Station, Fengshan Station, Dadong Station, Fengshan Middle School Station to Daliao Station, with a total length of about 14.4 kilometers. Except for Daliao Station, the rest of the stations All are underground stations; in the future, I hope to extend to Kaohsiung Line and Pingtung County, so that Kaohsiung MRT can connect Kaohsiung City, Kaohsiung City and Pingtung County into a travel network, allowing people who come to Kaohsiung and Pingtung to travel. More unimpeded. ?