Houyi metro station
Metro station in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Houyi is a station on the Red line of Kaohsiung MRT in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The character 驛 (Chinese:yì, Japanese: えき, eki) means "station" in Japanese; the station name literally means "(Kaohsiung) rear station".
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Houyi station exit 2 | |||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 後驛車站 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 后驿车站 | ||||||||||||
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| Location | Zuoying, Kaohsiung Taiwan | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°38′54″N 120°18′12″E | ||||||||||||
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| Platforms | One island platform | ||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 2008-03-09 | ||||||||||||
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| 8,467 daily (Jan. 2011)[1] | |||||||||||||
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Station overview
This is a two-level, underground station with an island platform and four exits.[2] It is 193 metres long and is located at the intersection of Bo-ai 1st Rd. and Chahaer St.[3]
Around the station
- Kaohsiung Medical University
- Sanmin Park
- Tower of Light
