Central Park MRT station

Central Park
中央公園
Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit
Central Park station
Location Sinsing, Kaohsiung
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms One island platform
Construction
Structure type Underground
History
Opened 2008-03-09
Traffic
Passengers daily (Jan. 2011)[1]
Services

Preceding station Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Following station
Formosa Boulevard
towards Gangshan South
 Red line Sanduo Shopping District
towards Siaogang
Central Park MRT station
Traditional Chinese 中央公園車站
Simplified Chinese 中央公园车站

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]

Station layout

Street Level Entrance/Exit Entrance/Exit
B1 Concourse Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms (West side outside fare zone, near exit 1)
B2 Platform 1 ← KMRT Red Line toward Siaogang (Sanduo Shopping District)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 → KMRT Red Line toward Gangshan South (Formosa Boulevard) →

Exits

  • Exit 1: Central Park, Urban Spotlight
  • Exit 2: Sinsing High School, Datong 262 Shopping District
  • Exit 3: Sinsing Elementary School, Chunghwa Telecom

Around the Station

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. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
  6. ↑ "Kaohsiung, a city pulsating with life". China.org.cn. 2009-11-26. Retrieved 2010-07-10.

Coordinates: 22°37′29″N 120°18′4.7″E / 22.62472°N 120.301306°E / 22.62472; 120.301306


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