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The Kaohsiung Circular Light Rail (Chinese: 高雄環狀輕軌) 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.
Statistics shows that one way journey from Taipei to Kaohsiung (about 350 kilometers) can now save at least 10 minutes in average or nearly 20 minutes during off-peak hours. [2] Taiwan was the first country to transfer from flat-rate toll stations to a distance-based pay-as-you-go tolling system on all of its freeways. [1]
Taipei (via West Coast Mainline) to Kaohsiung is NT$845; to Pingtung is NT$893; (via East Coast Mainline) to Hualien is NT$441, and (via diesel DMU service) to Taitung is NT$786. Although Tzu-chiang is formally classified as a long-distance train , TR also sells short-distance unreserved tickets, and contactless fare media is also accepted ...
On 15 October 2009, Shin Kong Mitsukoshi won a deal to lease a building at the station and turn it into a shopping complex under a 10-year operate-transfer (OT) contract for NT$505 million (US$15.6 million). [12] The new branch opened at the north-east corner of station on 1 April 2010.
The Kaohsiung Rapid Transit System will not only fulfill a transport function but will also provide the framework and catalyst for the development of the fabric, the economy, and the quality of life of the area, and for the promotion of community life, culture, and art. China Steel Corporation has been based in Kaohsiung for nearly 30 years ...
The Kaohsiung City Mass Rapid Transit Bureau was officially established in 1994, to coincide with the project's move into the final scoping and detail design stages. [10] Work continued until 1996, when the Central Government ordered KMRT to look into constructing the project via the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) method. In 1999 the city ...
Kaohsiung Main Station (Chinese: 高雄車站; pinyin: Gāoxióng chēzhàn) is a railway and metro station in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan served by the Taiwan Railways and Kaohsiung Rapid Transit. It is one of four special class stations, the highest class with the most services. It is currently undergoing reconstruction, scheduled to ...
Much like the Taipei Metro trains, the Kaohsiung Metro trains are built to the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge, draws 750 V DC power from a bottom contact third rail and can operate up to a speed of 80 km/h (50 mph).