Central Park metro station (Taiwan)

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Central Park

R9 中央公園
Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit Logo(Logo Only).svg
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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 Pinyin Zhōngyāng Gōngyuán Chēzhàn
Bopomofo ㄓㄨㄥ 一ㄤ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ
Wade–Giles Chung1-yang1 Kung1yuan2 Ch'ê1-chan4
Tongyong Pinyin Jhōngyang Gōngyuán Chējhàn
General information
Location Sinsing, Kaohsiung
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
PlatformsOne island platform
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened9 March 2008;15 years ago (2008-03-09)
Passengers
daily (Jan. 2011) [1]
Services
Preceding station Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit Logo(Logo Only).svg Kaohsiung Metro Following station
Formosa Boulevard
towards Gangshan South
Red line Sanduo Shopping District
towards Siaogang

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.

Contents

Station Overview

Central Park station courtyard. Entrance stairs and escalators, Central Park Station 2008-03-22.jpg
Central Park station courtyard.
Central Park station platform. Platform 2, Central Park Station 20091217.jpg
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

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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. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. 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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