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Orange line (Kaohsiung Metro)

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Orange line
Platform at Hamasen station
Overview
LocaleKaohsiung, Taiwan
Termini
Stations14
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemKaohsiung Metro
Depot(s)Daliao
History
Opened14 September 2008; 16 years ago (2008-09-14)
Technical
Line length14.4 km (8.9 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterUnderground/At-Grade
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Route map

Hanmasen
(Left arrow  Right arrow)
Sizihwan
Yanchengpu
Love River
City Council
Formosa Boulevard
(Left arrow  Right arrow)
Sinyi Elementary School
Cultural Center
Wukuaicuo
Martial Arts Stadium
Weiwuying
Fongshan West
Fongshan
Dadong
Chienchen River
Fongshan Junior High School
Daliao
Daliao depot
Orange line
Traditional Chinese橘線
Simplified Chinese橘线
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJú-Xiàn
Wade–GilesChü2- Hsien4
Tongyong PinyinJyú-Siàn
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKiat-Soàⁿ

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.

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 tunnel collapse during construction December 2005.[3]

Stations

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Code Station Name Transfer Location
English Chinese
O1 Hamasen 哈瑪星 via Hamasen (C14) Gushan Kaohsiung
O2 Yanchengpu 鹽埕埔 Yancheng
O4 Cianjin 前金 Cianjin
O5 Formosa Boulevard 美麗島 (R10) Sinsing
O6 Sinyi Elementary School 信義國小
O7 Cultural Center 文化中心 Sinsing
Lingya
O8 Wukuaicuo 五塊厝 via Kaisyuan Park (C32) Lingya
O9 Lingya Sports Park 苓雅運動園區
O10 Weiwuying 衛武營
O11 Fongshan West
(Kaohsiung City Council)
鳳山西站
(高雄市議會)
Fongshan
O12 Fongshan 鳳山
O13 Dadong 大東
O14 Fongshan Junior High School 鳳山國中
OT1 Daliao
(Cianjhuang)
大寮
(前庄)
Daliao

References

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  1. ^ "Kaohsiung inaugurates its new MRT line". The China Post. 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
  2. ^ "Kaohsiung MRT fixes flaws in Orange Line". The China Post. 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
  3. ^ "MRT Orange Line inspected by mayor". The China Post. 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2010-07-10.