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World Games Station

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Line(s)
  
Red Line (R17)

Opened
  
9 March 2008

Platforms in use
  
2

Structure type
  
Elevated

Phone
  
+886 7 793 8888

World Games Station

Location
  
Nanzih, Kaohsiung Taiwan

Operated by
  
Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation

Passengers
  
2,464 daily (Jan. 2011)

Address
  
No. 1, Zuonan Road, Nanzi District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 811

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The Kaohsiung MRT World Games Station is a station on the Red Line in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The station is named the "World Games Station" due to its proximity to Kaohsiung National Stadium where World Games 2009 was held.

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Station overview

The station is a four-level, elevated station with two side platforms and four exits. It is 134 meters long and is located at the intersection of Zuonan Rd. and Jhonghai Rd.

It was originally planned to be named "Banping Mountain Station", but was changed in July 2005 to its current name. Because it is the first elevated station after the line emerges from underground, the aim was to create an iconic station similar to the Taipei Metro's Jiantan Station.

Public art

Public art in the station was designed by Ron Wood and Christian Karl Janssen. Titled "Floating Forest", the artwork covers an area of 1,000 m2 (11,000 sq ft) and is displayed on the glass canopy overlooking the tracks, at the concourse level, and along the stairways. The artwork depicts many plants and insects, and tells the story of "Soul of the Land and the People in Southern Taiwan".

Exits

  • Exit 1: Intersection of Zuonan Rd. and Jhonghai Rd.
  • Exit 2: Zuonan Rd.
  • Exit 3: Zuonan Rd. - CPC Corporation Kaohsiung Plant
  • Exit 4: Zuonan Rd.
  • Around the station

  • CPC Corporation Kaohsiung Plant
  • Zuoying High School
  • National Stadium
  • Banping Mountain
  • Republic of China Naval Academy
  • References

    World Games Station Wikipedia