Central Park is a station on the Red line of

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. The station is named after the nearby Central Park.

Station Overview

The station is a two-level, underground station with an

island platform An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...

and three exits. It is 197 meters long and is located at the intersections of Zhongshan 1st Rd., Minsheng 2nd Rd., and Wufu 3rd Rd. It was originally planned to be named "Shinkuchan Station", but was later changed to its current name. The station was designed by British architect

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. Windmill-shaped flowers cover the courtyard grass areas.

Around the Station

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* Glory Pier * 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

Kaohsiung Metro Red line stations Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 2008 {{Taiwan-metro-stub