World Games Station

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World Games/
National Sports Complex
世運 / 國家體育園區
Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit
File:KRTC World Games Station Bridge.JPG
World Games Station
Location Nanzih, Kaohsiung
Taiwan
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Platforms Two side platforms
Construction
Structure type Elevated
History
Opened March 9, 2008
Traffic
Passengers 2,464 daily (Jan. 2011)[1]
World Games Station
Traditional Chinese 世運車站
Simplified Chinese 世运车站

The Kaohsiung MRT World Games Station is a station on the Red Line in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The station is named the "World Games Station" due to its proximity to Kaohsiung National Stadium where World Games 2009 was held.[2]

Station overview

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World Games Station exit.

The station is a four-level, elevated station with two side platforms and four exits.[3] It is 134 meters long and is located at the intersection of Zuonan Rd. and Jhonghai Rd.[4]

It was originally planned to be named "Banping Mountain Station",[5] but was changed in July 2005 to its current name.[2] Because it is the first elevated station after the line emerges from underground, the aim was to create an iconic station similar to the Taipei Metro's Jiantan Station.

Public art

Public art in the station was designed by Ron Wood and Christian Karl Janssen.[6] Titled "Floating Forest", the artwork covers an area of 1,000 m2 (11,000 sq ft) and is displayed on the glass canopy overlooking the tracks, at the concourse level, and along the stairways.[7] The artwork depicts many plants and insects, and tells the story of "Soul of the Land and the People in Southern Taiwan".[7]

Station layout

4F Connecting Level Skyway
3F
Concourse Information desk, one-way faregates, automatic ticket dispensing machines
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 ← KMRT Orange Line toward Siaogang (Zuoying)
Platform 2 → KMRT Red Line toward Gangshan South (Oil Refinery Elementary School) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Concourse Information desk, one-way faregates, automatic ticket dispensing machines, restrooms
1F Street Level Entrance/Exit

Exits

  • Exit 1: Intersection of Zuonan Rd. and Jhonghai Rd.
  • Exit 2: Zuonan Rd.
  • Exit 3: Zuonan Rd. - CPC Corporation Kaohsiung Plant
  • Exit 4: Zuonan Rd.

Around the station

Nearby stations

Preceding station   Kaohsiung MRT   Following station
Red Line
toward Siaogang

References

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