Orange line (Kaohsiung Metro)

The Orange Line is an East-West line of the Kaohsiung Metro in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It opened on 14 September 2008, the day of Mid-Autumn Festival, for a week-long free trial service. After the free trial service, the Kaohsiung Metro offered a month-long single one-way promotional NT$15 service on both the Red and the Orange line, with regular ticket price applies after this.

LocaleKaohsiung, Taiwan

Termini

• Hamasen
• Daliao

Stations14

TypeRapid transit

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Orange line
Platform at Hamasen station
Overview
Locale	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Termini	Hamasen Daliao
Stations	14
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Kaohsiung Metro
Depot(s)	Daliao
History
Opened	14 September 2008; 17 years ago (2008-09-14)
Technical
Line length	14.4 km (8.9 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground/At-Grade
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Route map Legend Hanmasen (  ) Yanchengpu Love River Cianjin Formosa Boulevard (  ) Sinyi Elementary School Cultural Center Wukuaicuo Lingya Sports Park Weiwuying Fongshan West Fongshan Dadong Chienchen River Fongshan Junior High School Daliao Daliao depot This diagram: view talk edit

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The 14.4 kilometres (8.9 mi) line has 14 stations and is the second metro line to open in southern Taiwan.^[1] Shortly prior to opening, flaws such as emergency exit lighted signs, unclear ticket displays, and jammed emergency exits were fixed.^[2] Although it was originally supposed to open with the Red Line, it was delayed due to a tunnel collapse during construction December 2005.^[3]