Central Park metro station (Taiwan)

Central Park is a station on the Red line of Kaohsiung MRT in Sinsing District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The station is named after the nearby Central Park.

Central Park

R9 中央公園
Kaohsiung Metro
Central Park station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese中央公園車站
Simplified Chinese中央公园车站
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngyāng Gōngyuán Chēzhàn
Bopomofoㄓㄨㄥ 一ㄤ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ
Wade–GilesChung1-yang1 Kung1yuan2 Ch'ê1-chan4
Tongyong PinyinJhōngyang Gōngyuán Chējhàn
General information
LocationSinsing, Kaohsiung
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
PlatformsOne island platform
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened9 March 2008 (2008-03-09)
Passengers
daily (Jan. 2011)[1]
Services
Preceding station Kaohsiung Metro Following station
Formosa Boulevard Red line Sanduo Shopping District
towards Siaogang

Station Overview

Central Park station courtyard.
Central Park station platform.

The station is a two-level, underground station with an island platform and three exits.[2] It is 197 meters long and is located at the intersections of Zhongshan 1st Rd., Minsheng 2nd Rd., and Wufu 3rd Rd.[3]

It was originally planned to be named "Shinkuchan Station", but was later changed to its current name. The station was designed by British architect Richard Rogers.[4][5] Windmill-shaped flowers cover the courtyard grass areas.[6]

Around the Station

References

  1. "統計資訊 > 統計月報". Transportation Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
  2. "中央公園站". 高雄捷運公司. Archived from the original on 2010-07-04. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
  3. "中央公園車站週邊地圖". 高雄市政府捷運工程局. Archived from the original on 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
  4. "Architecture for people". Taipei Times. 2010-05-17. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
  5. "Famous architect's landmark designs to be exhibited in Taipei". Central News Agency. 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
  6. "Kaohsiung, a city pulsating with life". China.org.cn. 2009-11-26. Retrieved 2010-07-10.

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