Formosa Boulevard Station

Formosa Boulevard 美麗島
File:KMRT Formosa Boulevard Station 09.jpg Formosa Boulevard Station Exit 3
Location	Sinsing, Kaohsiung Taiwan
Operated by	Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation
Line(s)	Red Line (R10)      Orange Line (O5)
Platforms	2 side platforms (upper level) 1 island platform (lower level)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 14, 2008
Traffic
Passengers	11,551 daily (Jan. 2011)

Formosa Boulevard Station
Traditional Chinese	美麗島車站
Simplified Chinese	美丽岛车站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Měilìdaǒ Chēzhàn Tongyong Pinyin Měilìtaǒ Chējhàn Wade–Giles Mei3-li4-tao3 Ch'ê1-chan4 Bopomofo ㄇㄟˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄠˇ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ
Former name
Traditional Chinese	大港埔車站
Simplified Chinese	大港埔车站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dàgǎngpǔ Chēzhàn Tongyong Pinyin Dàgǎngpǔ Chejhàn Wade–Giles Ta4-gang3-pu3 Ch'ê1chan4 Bopomofo ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄤˇ ㄆㄨˇ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ

The Kaohsiung MRT Formosa Boulevard Station (Chinese: 美麗島站) is a metro station located in Sinsing District, Kaohsiung. It is a transfer station between the Red Line and the Orange Line.

Overview

Formosa Boulevard Station is named after the Formosa Boulevard project, a remodelling of Kaohsiung's Jhongshan Road in preparation for the 2009 World Games. The "Formosa" in Formosa Boulevard is in turn named after the incident when a group of Nationalists tried to ban copies of a magazine run by people linked with the Tangwai movement (now the Democratic Progressive Party). More information about this incident can be found in the article Kaohsiung Incident. Transferring from the Red line to the Orange line (or vice versa) takes roughly 4 minutes.

Station Design

The Dome of Light at Formosa Boulevard Station.

The station is a three-level, underground station with an island platform and two side platforms. It is located at the junction of Jhongjheng and Jhongshan Road and has 11 exits. The Orange Line station is 334 metres long, while the Red Line station is 209 metres long.

The station is known for its "Dome of Light", the largest glass work in the world. It was designed by Italian artist Narcissus Quagliata. It is 30 metres in diameter and covers an area of 2,180 square metres. It is made up of 4,500 glass panels. The dome will be offered as venues for weddings.

Station layout

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit, Public art "Prayer"
B1	Concourse	Public art "Dome of Light"
		Information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates, Restrooms (Near exit 2, 4, 5, 7)
B2
	Transit Zone	Connecting with Platform 1, stairs and escalators to the Red Line Platform
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	← KMRT Orange Line toward Sizihwan (City Council)
	Platform 2	→ KMRT Orange Line toward Daliao (Sinyi Elementary School) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Transit Zone	Connecting with Platform 2, stairs and escalators to the Orange Line Platform
B3	Platform 1	← KMRT Red Line toward Siaogang (Central Park)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Platform 2	→ KMRT Red Line toward Gangshan South (Kaohsiung Main Station) →

Around the Station

• Liuhe Night Market
• Kaohsiung General Post Office
• Sinsing Market
• Nanhua Shopping Street
• Kaohsiung Police Department, Sinsing Branch
• Jhongshan and Jhongjheng Road Wedding Street

Nearby stations

Preceding station		Kaohsiung MRT		Following station
Kaohsiung Main Station toward Gangshan South		Red Line		Central Park toward Siaogang
City Council toward Sizihwan		Orange Line		Sinyi Elementary School toward Daliao

External links

• KRTC Public Art Center / Formosa Boulevard Station