Hamasen station
Metro and light rail station in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Hamasen (Chinese: 哈瑪星站; pinyin: Hāmǎxīng Zhàn) is a metro station and light rail station of Kaohsiung Rapid Transit, served by the Orange line and the Circular light rail. It is located in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Hamasen O1/C14 哈瑪星站  | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Hamasen metro station (Exit 1) Hamasen metro station (Exit 2) Hamasen light rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Gushan, Kaohsiung Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform, 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground, ground level | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | O1, C14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 14 September 2008 (metro) 16 October 2015 (light rail)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The station name is derived from Hamasen, the historic name of the area.
Station overview
Formerly called Sizihwan station after a nearby scenic area Sizihwan, the metro station was renamed in 2024.[2] This station was originally planned to be constructed inside the National Sun Yat-sen University. Due to construction issues and oppositions from the university, it was eventually built at the current location instead.
The nearby Taiwan Railway Kaohsiung Port Station, which opened in 1908 to provide train service in the Kaohsiung Harbor area, ceased operations and was turned into a railway cultural park after service began on the Orange Line.[3]
The metro station is a two-level, underground station with an island platform.[4] It is located at the junction of Linhai 2nd Road and Gushan 1st Road and has 2 exits. The station is 282 metres (925 ft) long.[5]
The light rail station is a ground level station with two side platforms. It is located inside Hamasen Railway Cultural Park.
Station layout
| Street Level | Entrance/Exit | Exit 1: Gushan Ferry Station, Gushan Post Office 
Exit 2: Kaohsiung Customs, Kaohsiung Fisherman's Wharf |
| B1 | Concourse | Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates |
| Restrooms (near exit 2) | ||
| B2 | Platform 1 | → KMRT Orange Line toward Daliao (Yanchengpu) → |
| Island platform, doors will open on the left for platform 1, right for platform 2 | ||
| Platform 2 | → KMRT Orange Line toward Daliao (Yanchengpu) → | |
| Street Level | Side platform | |
| → Circular light rail toward Lizihnei (Penglai Pier-2) | ||
| → Circular light rail toward Lizihnei (Penglai Pier-2) | ||
| Side platform | ||
Around the station
- Da'an Park
- Former British Consulate at Takao
- Gushan Triangle Park
- International Cruise Terminal
- Kaohsiung Fisherman's Wharf
- Kaohsiung Harbor Museum
- Kaohsiung Martyrs' Shrine
- Kaohsiung Wude Hall
- Mount Shou
- National Sun Yat-sen University
- Sizhiwan Beach
- Sizihwan Scenic Area
- Sizihwan Tunnel (Old Shoushan Cave)
- Sky Balcony
- Takao Railway Museum and Hamasen Railway Cultural Park
