Circular light rail

Light rail loop line in Kaohsiung, Taiwan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Kaohsiung Circular Light Rail (Chinese: 高雄環狀輕軌; pinyin: Gāoxióng huán zhuàng qīngguǐ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ko-hiông Khoân-chōng Khing-khùi) is a light rail loop line in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, operated by the Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation.[7] The line stretches over a length of 22.1 kilometers and has 38 stations. The southern part of this line makes use of the defunct tracks of the Kaohsiung Harbor Railway Line. Construction cost was forecasted to be 16.5 billion New Taiwan dollars.[8]

OwnerKaohsiung City Government
LocaleKaohsiung, Taiwan
Stations38[1]
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Circular light rail
CAF Urbos 3 trams parked at Cianjhen Star
Overview
OwnerKaohsiung City Government
LocaleKaohsiung, Taiwan
Stations38[1]
Websitekrtco.com.tw
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemKaohsiung Metro
Operator(s)Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation
Depot(s)Cianjhen Depot
Rolling stockCAF Urbos 3[2]
Alstom Citadis 305[3]
Daily ridership10 000[4]
Ridership3,360,000 (2018)
History
Commenced16 October 2015 (2015-10-16) (phase 1)
Opened16 October 2015[5]
Technical
Line length22.1 km (13.7 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterAt-grade, elevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationElectric capacitor
Operating speed70 km/h (43 mph) maximum[6]
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Kaohsiung Municipal
United Hospital
Longhua Elementary School
Heart of Love River
Kaohsiung Museum
of Fine Arts
Aozihdi
Neiwei Arts Center
Sinshan Elementary School
Wanzihnei
Taiwan Railway Museum of Fine Arts
Makadao
Dingshan Street
Taiwan Railway Gushan
Kaohsiung Industrial High School
Shu-Te Home Economics
& Commercial High School
Gushan District Office
Science and Technology Museum Taiwan Railway
Wenwu Temple
Shoushan Park
St. Joseph Hospital
Sizihwan
Wukuaicuo
Hamasen
Kaisyuan Park
Penglai Pier-2
Department of Health
Dayi Pier-2
Wucyuan Elementary School
Love Pier
Kaisyuan Wuchang
Kaisyuan Ersheng
Glory Pier
LRT Depot
Cruise Terminal
depot
Kaohsiung Exhibition Center
Lizihnei
Software Technology Park
Kaisyuan Rueitian
Commerce and Trade Park
Cianjhen Star
Kaisyuan
Dream Mall
Kaisyuan Jhonghua
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Circular light rail
Traditional Chinese環狀輕軌
Simplified Chinese环状轻轨
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuánzhuàng Qīngguǐ
Wade–GilesHuan²-chuang⁴ Chʻing¹-kuei³
Tongyong PinyinHuánjhuàng Cingguěi
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳFàn-chhong Khiâng-kuí
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKhoân-chōng Kheng-kúi/Khin-thih
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Lizihnei Station (9 March 2015)
Cianjhen Star Station (27 August 2016)
Love Pier Station (22 July 2017)
Kaohsiung Exhibition Center Station and the 85 Sky Tower

Phase I consists of the section of the line from Station C1 to Station C14, of which Stations C3 and C14 are transfer stations to the KMRT Red line and Orange line, respectively. Construction of Phase I began on 4 June 2013.[9] Stations C1 to C14 were open on a test-basis (free for the public[10]) from August 2015, and commenced formal operations in September 2017.[11][12]

Phase II construction of the northern section partially began on 12 January 2021[13] after the underground relocation of the Kaohsiung urban railway. The northern part of Phase II was scheduled to be opened in June 2021 along with the rest, but was delayed until 1 January 2024 due to local opposition.[14][15]

History

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Phase Segment Commencement Length (km) Stations
I Lizihnei - Hamasen 4 July 2016[9] 8.7[15] 14
II Phase 1 Hamasen - Gushan District Office
Lizihnei - Kaisyuan Park
12 January 2021[15] 4.1[15] 9
II Phase 2 Gushan District Office - TRA Museum of Fine Arts 16 December 2021 1.8 3
II Phase 3 TRA Museum of Fine Arts - Heart of Love River 5 October 2022 2.4 4
II Full Heart of Love River - Kaisyuan Park 1 January 2024 5 7
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Stations

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Code Station name Station type Locale Sta. distance (km) Opened date Transfer
Structure Platform Previous Total
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Lizihnei
籬仔內
Ground Side Cianjhen Kaohsiung 0.457 21.997
0.000
2015-10-16 N/a
Kaisyuan Rueitian
凱旋瑞田
0.740 0.740
Cianjhen Star
前鎮之星
0.638 1.378 Red line (Kaisyuan)
Kaisyuan Jhonghua
凱旋中華
0.704 2.082 N/a
Dream Mall
夢時代
0.691 2.773 2016-6-26
Commerce and Trade Park
經貿園區
0.623 3.396
Software Technology Park
軟體園區
0.519 3.915
Kaohsiung Exhibition Center
高雄展覽館
Lingya 0.636 4.551
Cruise Terminal
旅運中心
0.691 5.242 2017-6-30 Yellow line
Glory Pier
光榮碼頭
0.727 5.969 N/a
Love Pier
真愛碼頭
Elevated Yancheng 0.627 6.596
Dayi Pier-2
駁二大義
Ground 0.521 7.117
Penglai Pier-2
駁二蓬萊
0.487 7.604 2017-9-26
Hamasen
哈瑪星
Gushan 0.609 8.213 Orange line
Shoushan Park [zh]
壽山公園
0.515 8.728 2021-1-12 N/a
Wenwu Temple [zh]
文武聖殿
0.538 9.266
Gushan District Office [zh]
鼓山區公所
0.756 10.022
Gushan
鼓山
0.558 10.580 2021-12-16 Taiwan Railway Western Trunk line
Makadao [zh]
馬卡道
0.565 11.145 N/a
TRA Museum of Fine Arts
臺鐵美術館
0.584 11.729 Taiwan Railway Western Trunk line
Neiwei Arts Center [zh]
內惟藝術中心
0.395 12.124 2022-10-5 N/a
Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts [zh]
美術館
0.458 12.582
Kaohsiung Municipal United Hospital [zh]
聯合醫院
Island 0.366 12.948 Blue line
Longhua Elementary School [zh]
龍華國小
0.432 13.380 N/a
Heart of Love River [zh]
愛河之心
Side 0.866 14.246 Red line (Aozihdi)
Sinshang Elementary School [zh]
新上國小
Zuoying 0.580 14.826 2024-1-1 N/a
Dashun Minzu [zh]
大順民族
Sanmin 0.690 15.516 Purple line
Wanzihnei [zh]
灣仔內
0.418 15.934 N/a
Kaohsiung Industrial High School [zh]
高雄高工
0.676 16.610 Yellow line
Shu-Te Home-Economics
& Commercial High School
 [zh]
樹德家商
0.720 17.330 N/a
Science and Technology Museum
科工館
0.803 18.133 Taiwan Railway Western Trunk line (Pingtung)
St. Joseph Hospital [zh]
聖功醫院
Lingya 0.480 18.613 N/a
Kaisyuan Park [zh]
凱旋公園
0.481 19.094 2021-1-12 Orange line (Wukuaicuo)
Department of Health [zh]
衛生局
0.510 19.604 N/a
Wucyuan Elementary School [zh]
五權國小
0.470 20.074
Kaisyuan Wuchang [zh]
凱旋武昌
0.505 20.579
Kaisyuan Ersheng [zh]
凱旋二聖
Fengshan 0.499 21.078
LRT Depot [zh]
輕軌機廠
Cianjhen 0.462 21.540
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References: [16]:5,6[17]
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Rolling stock

CAF Urbos
Citadis 305

The line's fleet consists of nine CAF Urbos trams that are powered by supercapacitor banks.[18] The tramway cars are 34 meters (112 ft) in length, and are able to transport a total of 250 passengers (seated, and standing).[8]

Fifteen Alstom Citadis 305 tramway cars entered service in November 2020.[19]

Ticket

Unlike the Kaohsiung Metro Red and Orange Lines, the Kaohsiung Light Rail is charged at a lower rate. As of January 2019, the fare for each light rail is NT$30. There is special rate of NT$10 by using a digital wallet (such as iPass, EasyCard, icash, etc). Card readers are available at each station and inside of tramway. When paying the fare by the e-ticket (digital wallet), passengers are only charged one of them at each time. When paying by cash, passengers can purchase tickets at the ticket vending machines at each station for the ticket inspector to check.

Previous light rail demonstration project

The Siemens Combino vehicle was used for light rail demonstration at Central Park, Kaohsiung in 2004.

In 2004, the Kaohsiung City Government and Siemens built a temporary two-station circular light rail line in Central Park, operated by a single trainset, to demonstrate the feasibility of building a light rail system in Kaohsiung City.[citation needed] It was meant to alleviate some residents' concerns that light rail would negatively impact their surroundings by producing excessive noise and hindering normal traffic flow.[citation needed] This Siemens Combino vehicle would later become the D2 Class operated in Melbourne, Australia.

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