Central Park metro station (Taiwan)

Central Park R9 中央公園
Central Park station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	中央公園站
Simplified Chinese	中央公园站
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 Southern Min Tâi-lô Tiong-iang Kong-hn̂g Tsām
General information
Location	Sinsing, Kaohsiung Taiwan
Coordinates	22°37′29″N120°18′4.7″E / 22.62472°N 120.301306°E / 22.62472; 120.301306
Operated by	Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation
Line	Red line (R9)
Platforms	One island platform
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	9 March 2008;17 years ago (2008-03-09)
Passengers
daily (Jan. 2011) [1]
Services
Preceding station Kaohsiung Metro Following station Formosa Boulevard towards Gangshan Red line Sanduo Shopping District towards Siaogang
Location

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.

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

• Central Park
• Holy Rosary Cathedral
• Urban Spotlight Arcade
• Shinkuchan
• Talee's Department Store
• Star Place Department Store
• Datong Department Store (Wufu Branch)
• Sinsing High School
• Sinsing Elementary School
• Datong Elementary School
• Datong Hospital

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.