Red Line, KMRT
Encyclopedia
The Red Line is the 28.3 kilometres (17.6 mi) north-south mass transit line of the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit
Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit
The Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit System is a rapid transit system covering metropolitan Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Construction of the KMRT started in October 2001. The Red Line and the Orange Line opened on March 9 and September 14, 2008, respectively...

 in Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China...

, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

. It is the first mass transit line built in southern Taiwan, started construction on October 24, 2001 and opened for service on March 9, 2008 with a month-long free ride service to April 6.

There is a plan to extend the line north to Luzhu District. This would add 6 stations to the line.

Stations

Code|Station Name|Connection|Location
EnglishChinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...

Red Line
RK6 Dongfong
Dongfeng
東豐 Lujhu Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China...

RK5 Kao Yuan University 高苑科技大學
RK4 Kaohsiung Science District 高雄科學園區
RK3 Gangshan Industrial Park 岡山工業區 Gangshan
RK2 National Gangshan
Agricultural & Industrial
Vocational Senior High School
岡山農工
RK1 Gangshan 岡山 TRA
Taiwan Railway Administration
The Taiwan Railway Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan...

 Western Line: Gangshan
↑ Continued to Gangshan/Lujhu Extension (planned)
R24 Gangshan South
Gangshan South Station
The Kaohsiung MRT Gangshan South Station is a planned station on the Red Line in Gangshan District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.-Nearby Stations:-References:...

南岡山 Gangshan Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China...

R23 Ciaotou Station
Ciaotou Station
Ciaotou Station or Qiaotou Station is a railway station located at Qiaotou District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, which serves the Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line and Kaohsiung MRT Red Line.-Station Overview:...

橋頭火車站 TRA
Taiwan Railway Administration
The Taiwan Railway Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan...

 Western Line: Qiaotou
Ciaotou
R22A Ciaotou Sugar Refinery 橋頭糖廠 Yanchao Line
R22 Cingpu
Cingpu Station
The Kaohsiung MRT Cingpu Station is a station on the Red Line in Qiaotou District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.-Station Overview:The station is a three-level, elevated station with one island platforms and one exit...


(NKFUST)[A]
青埔
(高科大)
R21 Metropolitan Park
Metropolitan Park Station
The Kaohsiung MRT Metropolitan Park Station is a station on the Red Line in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Station Overview:The station is a three-level, elevated station with one island platforms and four exits. It is 171 meters long and is located at the junction of Gaonan Highway and...

都會公園 Nanzih
R20 Houjing
Houjing Station
The Kaohsiung MRT Houjing Station is a station on the Red Line in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Station Overview:The station is a three-level, elevated station with two Side platform and three exits. It is 153 meters long and is located near the intersection of Jiachang Rd...


(NKMU
National Kaohsiung Marine University
National Kaohsiung Marine University is a university in Kaohsiung, Taiwan....

) [B]
後勁
(海科大)
Green Line
R19 Nanzih Export Processing Zone
Nanzih Export Processing Zone Station
The Kaohsiung MRT Nanzih Export Processing Zone Station is a station on the Red Line in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Station overview:...

楠梓加工區
R18 Oil Refinery Elementary School
Oil Refinery Elementary School Station
The Kaohsiung MRT Oil Refinery Elementary School Station is a station on the Red Line in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Station Overview:...

油廠國小
R17 World Games/
National Sports Complex
World Games Station
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.-Station Overview:...

世運/
國家體育園區
R16 Zuoying/THSR 左營/高鐵 TRA
Taiwan Railway Administration
The Taiwan Railway Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan...

 Western Line: Xinzuoying
Taiwan High Speed Rail
Taiwan High Speed Rail
Taiwan High Speed Rail is a high-speed rail line that runs approximately along the west coast of the Republic of China from the national capital of Taipei to the southern city of Kaohsiung...

: Zuoying
Youchang Extension Line
Zuoying
Zuoying District
Zuoying District is an administrative district of Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan.-History:Zuoying was established in the mid-seventeenth century as a military fortress, known as Old Fengshan . It is now the site of Tsoying Harbour, known formerly as Port Saei...

R15 Ecological District
Ecological District Station
The Kaohsiung MRT Ecological District Station is a station on the Red Line in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Station Overview:The station is a two-level, underground station with an island platform and two exits. It is 188 meters long and is located at the intersection of Bo-ai 3rd Rd. and...

生態園區
R14 Kaohsiung Arena
Kaohsiung Arena Station
The Kaohsiung MRT Kaohsiung Arena Station is a station on the Red Line in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The station is named after the nearby Kaohsiung Arena.-Station Overview:...


(Sanmin Household &
Commercial High School)
巨蛋
(三民家商)
Zuoying
Zuoying District
Zuoying District is an administrative district of Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan.-History:Zuoying was established in the mid-seventeenth century as a military fortress, known as Old Fengshan . It is now the site of Tsoying Harbour, known formerly as Port Saei...


Gushan
Gushan District
Gushan District is an administrative district of Kaohsiung City, Republic of China in southern Taiwan.-Transportation:Gushan is serviced by the Siziwan Station of Orange Line and the Aozihdi Station of Red Line of the rapid transit....

R13 Aozihdi
Aozihdi Station
The Kaohsiung MRT Aozihdi Station is a station on the Red Line in the edge of Zuoying District and Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The name cames from lap-a-té , which is an old name of this area.-Station Overview:...

凹子底 Circular Line
R12 Houyi
Houyi Station
The Kaohsiung MRT Houyi Station is a station on the Red Line in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The character 驛 means "station" in Japanese; the station name literally means " rear station".-Station Overview:...

後驛 Sanmin
Sanmin District
Sanmin District is a district of Kaohsiung city in southern Taiwan.-External links:*...

R11 Kaohsiung Main Station
Kaohsiung Station
Kaohsiung Station is a railway station located in Sanmin District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China, which serves the Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line, Pingtung Line, Kaohsiung Harbor Line and the Kaohsiung MRT Red Line...

高雄車站 TRA
Taiwan Railway Administration
The Taiwan Railway Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan...

 Western Line: Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung Station
Kaohsiung Station is a railway station located in Sanmin District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China, which serves the Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line, Pingtung Line, Kaohsiung Harbor Line and the Kaohsiung MRT Red Line...


TRA
Taiwan Railway Administration
The Taiwan Railway Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight service on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan...

 Pingtung Line
Pingtung Line
The Pingtung Line is a line of the Taiwan Railway Administration. It is 61.3 km long, of which 20.9 km is double track. -History:This railroad was completed in 1941.It is electrified with two tracks from Kaohsiung to Pingtung....

: Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung Station
Kaohsiung Station is a railway station located in Sanmin District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China, which serves the Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line, Pingtung Line, Kaohsiung Harbor Line and the Kaohsiung MRT Red Line...


Taiwan High Speed Rail
Taiwan High Speed Rail
Taiwan High Speed Rail is a high-speed rail line that runs approximately along the west coast of the Republic of China from the national capital of Taipei to the southern city of Kaohsiung...

: Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung Station
Kaohsiung Station is a railway station located in Sanmin District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China, which serves the Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line, Pingtung Line, Kaohsiung Harbor Line and the Kaohsiung MRT Red Line...

R10/O5 Formosa Boulevard
Formosa Boulevard Station
The Kaohsiung MRT Formosa Boulevard Station is a metro station located in Sinsing District, Kaohsiung. It is a transfer station between the Red Line and the Orange Line.-Overview:...

美麗島 Orange Line
Orange Line, KMRT
The Orange Line is an East-West line of the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It opened on September 14, 2008, the day of Mid-Autumn Festival, for a week-long free trial service...

Sinsing
Sinsing District
Sinsing District is a downtown district of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan.-External links:*...

R9 Central Park
Central Park Station
The Kaohsiung MRT Central Park Station is a station on the Red Line in Sinsing District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The station is named after the nearby Central Park.-Station Overview:...

中央公園 Sinsing
Sinsing District
Sinsing District is a downtown district of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan.-External links:*...


Lingya
Lingya District
Lingya District is one of the districts of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is geometrically located in the center of Kaohsiung. The Tuntex Sky Tower and the Kaohsiung City Hall are located here...

R8 Sanduo Shopping District
Sanduo Shopping District Station
The Kaohsiung MRT Sanduo Shopping District Station is a station on the Red Line in Lingya District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The station is named after the Sanduo Shopping District.-Station Overview:...

三多商圈 Brown Line
Coast Line
Lingya
Lingya District
Lingya District is one of the districts of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is geometrically located in the center of Kaohsiung. The Tuntex Sky Tower and the Kaohsiung City Hall are located here...


Cianjhen
R7 Shihjia
Shihjia Station
The Kaohsiung MRT Shihjia Station is a station on the Red Line in Qianzhen District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Station Overview:The station is a three-level, underground station with an island platform and four exits. It is 188 meters long and is located at the intersection of Jhongshan 3rd Rd...


(Labor Park)
獅甲
(勞工公園)
Cianjhen
R6 Kaisyuan
Kaisyuan Station
The Kaohsiung MRT Kaisyuan Station is a station on the Red Line in Qianzhen District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Station Overview:The station is a two-level, underground station with an island platform and three exits. It is 182 meters long and is located at the intersection of Jhongshan 3rd Rd...

凱旋 Circular Line
R5 Cianjhen Senior High School
Cianjhen Senior High School Station
The Kaohsiung MRT Cianjhen Senior High School Station is a station on the Red Line in Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Station Overview:...


(Wujia)
前鎮高中
(五甲)
Green Line
R4A Caoya
Caoya Station
The Kaohsiung MRT Caoya Station is a station on the Red Line in Qianzhen District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Station Overview:The station is a two-level, underground station with an island platform and four exits. It is 210 meters long and is located at the intersection of Cueiheng South Rd. and Jhong-an...


(KRTC)[C]
草衙
(高雄捷運公司)
R4 Kaohsiung International Airport
Kaohsiung International Airport Station
The Kaohsiung MRT Kaohsiung International Airport Station is a station on the Red Line in Siaogang District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The station refers to the nearby Kaohsiung International Airport.-Station Overview:...

高雄國際機場 Kaohsiung International Airport
Kaohsiung International Airport
Kaohsiung International Airport , also known as Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport for the Siaogang District where it is located, is a medium-sized commercial airport located in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan...

Siaogang
R3 Siaogang
Siaogang Station
The Kaohsiung MRT Siaogang Station is a terminus on the Red Line in Siaogang District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.-Station overview:The station is a two-level underground station with an island platform and four exits. It is 215 meters long and is located at the intersection of Yanhai Rd. and Hanmin Rd...

小港
↓ Continued to Linyuan/Donggang Extension (planned)
R2 China Steel East Portal 中鋼東門 Siaogang Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China...

RH1 Labor Training Center 勞工訓練中心
RH2 Fongbitou 鳳鼻頭
RH3 Gangpu Elementary School 港埔國小 Linyuan
RH4 Linyuan 林園 Orange Line
Orange Line, KMRT
The Orange Line is an East-West line of the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It opened on September 14, 2008, the day of Mid-Autumn Festival, for a week-long free trial service...

 Daliao Extension
RH5 Linyuan Industrial Park 林園工業區
RH6 Wufang 五房 Sinyuan Pingtung
County
Pingtung County
Pingtung County is a county in Southern Taiwan. Pingtung County is officially administered as a county of the Republic of China . The oldest national park in Taiwan, Kenting National Park, was established in Pingtung County in 1984...

RH7 Wulong 烏龍
RH8 Donggang 東港 Donggang
RH9 Dapengwan National Scenic
District Management Hall
鵬管處
RH10 Dapengwan Bay 大鵬灣

^ 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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