Red line (Kaohsiung Metro)

Red line
Red line train at World Games station
Overview
Native name	紅線
Status	In service
Owner	Kaohsiung DORTS
Line number	R
Locale	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Termini	Gangshan Siaogang
Stations	25
Color on map	Red
Service
Type	Rapid transit airport rail link
System	Kaohsiung Metro
Operator	Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation
Depot(s)	North South
Rolling stock	Siemens EMU
History
Opened	9 March 2008 (9 March 2008)
Last extension	June 30, 2024
Technical
Line length	31.1 km (19.3 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground/at-grade/elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Route map Dahu Luzhu Luzhu South Kao Yuan University Kaohsiung Science District Benjhou Industrial Park National Gangshan Agricultural & Industrial Vocational Senior High School ( Western Trunk line) Gangshan Kaohsiung Medical University Gangshan Hospital Ciaotou Ciaotou Sugar Refinery ( Western Trunk line) Cingpu Metropolitan Park Houjing Nanzih Export Processing Zone Oil Refinery Elementary School World Games ( Western Trunk line ) ( ) Zuoying Ecological District Kaohsiung Arena Aozihdi Houyi Kaohsiung Main Station ( Western Trunk line, Pingtung line ) Kaohsiung Main Station (former site) Formosa Boulevard (  ) Central Park Sanduo Shopping District Shihjia Kaisyuan (  ) Cianjhen Senior High School Caoya Kaohsiung International Airport KHH Siaogang China Steel East Portal Labor Training Center Fongbitou Gangpu Elementary School Linyuan Linyuan Industrial Park Wufang Wulong Donggang Dapengwan National Scenic District Management Hall Dapengwan

Red line
Traditional Chinese	紅線
Simplified Chinese	红线
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hóng-Xiàn Wade–Giles Hung2- Hsien4 Tongyong Pinyin Hóng-Siàn Southern Min Hokkien POJ Âng-Soàⁿ

The Red line (Chinese: 紅線) is a metro line of Kaohsiung Metro which runs north–south through the city of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. At 31 kilometres (19 mi), it is the fourth-longest metro line in Taiwan, after Taoyuan Airport MRT, Tamsui-Xinyi line and Zhonghe-Xinlu line.

There is a plan to extend the line north to Hunei District. This would add eight stations to the line, and also a plan to extend the line south to Linyuan through the Siaogang Linyuan Line and to Donggang. This would add 12 stations to the line.

History

In the 1988 Kaohsiung Metropolitan Metro System Feasibility Study, the Red line was amongst the four lines planned. In January 1991, it was one of the two lines categorised to open as Phase 1 in period 1. Progress was halted in March 1995, due to the city council's skepticism for the need of it, citing traffic congestion within the city to be not critical. In June 1998, the executive board revived the plans under the BOT initiative. Together with the approval from relevant city councils, the metro department began conducting feasibility studies of the Red line in February 1999. Three months later, priority was given to China Steel Corporation and Siemens on construction contracts. The contracts were finalised in January 2000.

On 24 October 2001, ground works were initiated at the Siaogang station site. The first phase from Siaogang station to Sanduo Shopping District station had its machinery and tunneling works completed in November 2006. Test riders were invited for operational trial for this milestone. By February 2008, most of the construction had been completed. At this stage, a soft opening was launched, with free rides in the first phase. The entire line from Siaogang to Ciaotou stations opened on 9 March 2008, and was free to commuters until 7 April the same year.

The line opened for service on 9 March 2008 and was free for one month, until 6 April.

The new EMUs for the six expanded stations will be manufactured by South Korea's Hyundai Rotem and Singapore's ST Engineering.

Stations

Code	Station name		Section	Transfer	Location
	English	Chinese
RK8	Dahu	大湖	Gangshan-Luzhu		Hunei	Kaohsiung
RK7	Luzhu	路竹			Luzhu
RK6	Luzhu South	南路竹
RK5	Taiwan Steel University of Science and Technology	台鋼科技大學
RK4	Kaohsiung Science Park	高雄科學園區
RK3	Benjhou Industrial Park	本洲產業園區			Gangshan
RK2	Kangshan Agricultural & Industrial Vocational Senior High School	岡山農工
	Gangshan Station	岡山車站	Main/Gangshan-Luzhu	Gangshan	Gangshan	Kaohsiung
	Kaohsiung Medical University Gangshan Hospital	岡山高醫	Main
	Ciaotou Station	橋頭火車站		Qiaotou	Ciaotou
	Ciaotou Sugar Refinery	橋頭糖廠
	Cingpu (NKFUST)[A]	青埔 (高科大)
	Metropolitan Park	都會公園			Nanzih
	Houjing (NKMU) [B]	後勁 (海科大)
	Nanzih Technology Industrial Park	楠梓科技園區
	Oil Refinery Elementary School	油廠國小
	World Games/ National Sports Complex	世運／ 國家體育園區
	Zuoying/THSR	左營／高鐵		Xinzuoying (ZUY/12)	Zuoying
	Ecological District	生態園區
	Kaohsiung Arena (Sanmin Household & Commercial High School)	巨蛋 (三民家商)			Zuoying Gushan
	Aozihdi	凹子底		via Heart of Love River
	Houyi	後驛			Sanmin
	Kaohsiung Main Station	高雄車站		Kaohsiung
	Formosa Boulevard	美麗島			Sinsing
	Central Park	中央公園			Sinsing Lingya
	Sanduo Shopping District	三多商圈			Lingya Cianjhen
	Shihjia (Labor Park)	獅甲 (勞工公園)			Cianjhen
	Kaisyuan	凱旋		via Cianjhen Star
	Cianjhen Senior High School (Wujia)	前鎮高中 (五甲)
	Caoya (KRTC)[C]	草衙 (高雄捷運公司)
	Kaohsiung International Airport	高雄國際機場		KHH	Siaogang
	Siaogang	小港
RL1	China Steel East Portal	中鋼東門	Main/Siaogang-Donggang		Siaogang	Kaohsiung
RL2	Linhai Industrial Park	臨海工業區	Siaogang-Donggang
RL3	Fongbitou	鳳鼻頭
RL4	Jhongkengmen	中坑門			Linyuan
RL5	Gangzihpu	港子埔
RL6	Linyuan	林園
RL7	Linyuan Industrial Park	林園工業區
RD1	Wufang	五房			Sinyuan	Pingtung County
RD2	Wulong	烏龍
RD3	Donggang	東港			Donggang
RD4	Dapengwan National Scenic District Management Hall	鵬管處
RD5	Dapengwan Bay	大鵬灣

Notes

• A^ The full name is National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology.
• B^ The full name is National Kaohsiung Marine University.
• C^ The full name is Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation.

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