Yellow line (Kaohsiung Metro)
Planned metro line in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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The Yellow line, also known as the Kaohsiung Metropolitan line, is a planned medium capacity rapid transit line on the Kaohsiung Metro. The was approved by the Executive Yuan in March 2022, and construction started in 2023.[2]
| Yellow line | |
|---|---|
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.png) Yellow line route map | |
| Overview | |
| Other name | Kaohsiung Metropolitan line |
| Native name | 高雄捷運都會線（黃線） |
| Status | Under construction |
| Locale | Kaohsiung City,  Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 23 |
| Service | |
| Type | Medium-capacity rail transport system |
| System | Kaohsiung Metro |
| Operator | Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation |
| Depot | Niaosong depot |
| Rolling stock | 25 Stadler Automated EMU |
| History | |
| Planned opening | 2032–2034 (expected) |
| Technical | |
| Character | Underground, elevated |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | Third Rail |
| Signalling | Siemens Trainguard MT CBTC with subsystems of ATC, ATO GoA 4 (UTO), ATP, ATS and CBI[1] |
History
The initial plan of the Yellow line was first seen in 2002 when the whole MRT construction plan for Kaohsiung was being re-sketched.[3]
By the spring of 2015, director Wu Yi-Long (吳義隆) of the Kaohsiung City Government's Mass Rapid Transit Bureau informed the local parliament that the Yellow line was undergoing feasibility assessment. Its route was likely a combination of the old-drafted Yellow line and Brown line, and was hoped to be the second circular public transportation line across Kaohsiung City, preceded by the first circular line in Kaohsiung and the whole nation. [4][5]
On 14 February 2017, four members of the Legislative Yuan representing Kaohsiung and affiliated with the Democratic Progressive Party, namely Liu Shyh-fang, Lee Kun-tse, Lai Jui-lung, and Hsu Chih-chieh, held a joint press conference unveiling the new draft of the route for the Yellow line.They asked the Executive Yuan to approve the plan, whose bid was later agreed and approved by the yuan to be included on March 23. [6]
On March 27, a few days after the approval of the Executive Yuan's approval, the local MRT bureau submitted the feasibility study of the Yellow line to the authorities concerned of the central government. In the study, the line was planned to be an underground system whose route combined the previously planned Brown line, Fongshan line, and Wujia section of the Green line.
In March 2022, the Executive Yuan approved the construction of the line, due for completion by 2028.[7]
In November 2024, it was announced that the opening would be delayed to 2032 and 2034 for the first (Y1-Y8, Y1-Y18) and second (Y8-Y15, Y18-Y23) phases, respectively.[8]
Stations
The Yellow line has two start points, Cruise Terminal and MRT Cianjhen Senior High School Station, and an end point at Niaosong Depot, Niaosong District, Kaohsiung City. The section from Y1 to Y15 is also called Jiangong-Minzu (建工民族) line, while the section between Y1 and Y23 is called Chenching-Wujia (澄清五甲) line.
There will be three service patterns tentatively operating every 10 minutes (Y23-Y1, Y15-Y1, Y23-Y5-Y15) which will provide equal five-minute headways to all stations.[9]
Please note that the station names and locations are tentatively planned.
| Branch | Code | Station name | Transfer | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Chinese | |||||
| ● | ● | Y01 | Lanpu | 坔埔 | Niaosong District | |
| ● | ● | Y02 | Cizhijiao | 崎子腳 | ||
| ● | ● | Y03 | Niaosong | 鳥松 | ||
| ● | ● | Y04 | Chang Gung Memorial Hospital | 長庚醫院 | ||
| ● | ● | Y05 | Chengcing Lake | 澄清湖 | ||
| ● | ｜ | Y06 | Dahua | 大華 | ||
| ● | ｜ | Y07 | Benguan | 本館 | ||
| ● | ｜ | Y08 | Kaohsiung Industrial High School | 高雄高工 |  |
Sanmin District |
| ● | ｜ | Y09 | Dagang | 大港 | ||
| ● | ｜ | Y10 | Minzu | 民族 |  Pingtung Line | |
| ● | ｜ | Y11 | Sinyi Elementary School Station | 信義國小 |  |
Sinsing District |
| ● | ｜ | Y12 | Sihwei Administration Center | 四維行政中心 | Cianjhen District Lingya District | |
| ● | ｜ | Y13 | Sanduo Market | 三多市場 | ||
| ● | ｜ | Y14 | Sanduo Shopping District | 三多商圈 |  | |
| ● | ｜ | Y15 | Cruise Terminal | 旅運中心 | |
Lingya District |
| ● | Y16 | Baoye Detention Park | 寶業滯洪公園 | Sanmin District | ||
| ● | Y17 | Zhengyi | 正義 | Pingtung Line |
Lingya District | |
| ● | Y18 | Weiwuying | 衛武營 | | ||
| ● | Y19 | Sinjia | 新甲 | Fongshan District | ||
| ● | Y20 | Cilaoye | 七老爺 | |||
| ● | Y21 | Wujia | 五甲 | |||
| ● | Y22 | Longcheng Temple | 龍成宮 | |||
| ● | Y23 | Cianjhen Senior High School | 前鎮高中 | |
Cianjhen District | |
Rolling stock
The line will be operated by 25 three-car trains produced by Stadler Rail in St. Margrethen. The trains will be automated using a CBTC system supplied by Siemens Mobility.[10]
