Hamasen () is a

metro station A metro station or subway station is a train station for a rapid transit system, which as a whole is usually called a "metro" or "subway". A station provides a means for passengers to purchase tickets, board trains, and evacuate the syste ...

and

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station of

Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Kaohsiung Metro () is a rapid transit and light rail system covering the metropolitan area of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Its rapid transit network is known as Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit System or Kaohsiung Rapid Transit (KRT). Construction of the MRT ...

, served by the Orange line and the

Circular light rail The Kaohsiung Circular Light Rail () is a light rail loop line in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, operated by the Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation. The line stretches over a length of 22.1 kilometers and has 38 stations. The southern part of this li ...

. It is located in

Gushan District Gushan District () is district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. Administrative divisions The district consists of Gufeng, Xiongfeng, Qianfeng, Guangrong, Minzu, Neiwei, Jianguo, Zhongzheng, Zijiang, Longjing, Zhengde, Pinghe, Minjiang, Housheng, Longzi ...

Kaohsiung Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.73 million p ...

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. The station name is derived from Hamasen, the historic name of the area.

Station overview

Formerly called Sizihwan station after a nearby scenic area

Sizihwan Sizihwan () is a community and sightseeing spot in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, named for the adjacent bay of the Taiwan Strait, also called Sizihwan. Names The name ''Sizih'' () can also refer to Xi Shi, an alternative name used by the ...

, the metro station was renamed in 2024. This station was originally planned to be constructed inside the National Sun Yat-sen University. Due to construction issues and oppositions from the university, it was eventually built at the current location instead. The nearby

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, which opened in 1908 to provide train service in the Kaohsiung Harbor area, ceased operations and was turned into a railway cultural park after service began on the Orange Line. The metro station is a two-level, underground station with an

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. It is located at the junction of Linhai 2nd Road and Gushan 1st Road and has 2 exits. The station is long. The light rail station is a ground level station with two

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. It is located inside Hamasen Railway Cultural Park.

Station layout

Around the station

* Da'an Park *

Former British Consulate at Takao The British Consulate at Takao (or Ta-kau; ) is a former British consulate built in 1865 in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It has been designated a historic site by the Ministry of Culture. It lies on the peak of Shaochuantou (哨船頭) a ...

* Gushan Triangle Park * International Cruise Terminal *

Kaohsiung Fisherman's Wharf The Kaohsiung Fisherman's Wharf (also Fishermen's Wharf, ) was a wharf in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Today it is Kaohsiung Port Warehouse No. 2 (KW2), a multi-functional space combining cultural creative industries, exhibitions and dinin ...

Kaohsiung Harbor Museum The Kaohsiung Harbor Museum () is a museum in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan dedicated to the preservation of artifacts on the development of Port of Kaohsiung. History The museum building was built in 1916 and completed in 1917 to be used ...

Kaohsiung Martyrs' Shrine The Kaohsiung Martyrs' Shrine () is a Martyrs' shrines (China), martyrs' shrine in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History Empire of Japan The site was originally established as Takao Shrine, Takao Kotohira Shrine during the Taiwan under J ...

Kaohsiung Wude Hall The Kaohsiung Wude Hall () is a museum in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The Dai Nippon Butoku Kai was established in Kyoto, Japan in 1895, and most of its members were police officers. After the Treaty of Shimonoseki with the Qi ...

* Mount Shou * National Sun Yat-sen University * Sizhiwan Beach *

Scenic Area *

Sizihwan Tunnel The Sizihwan Tunnel () is a tunnel in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It links National Sun Yat-sen University and Linhai Road in Hamasen. History Empire of Japan The tunnel was originally built by the Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese ...

(Old Shoushan Cave) * Sky Balcony *

Takao Railway Museum The Takao Railway Museum () is a museum in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The museum was formerly the Kaohsiung Harbor Station, built during the Japanese period. Then called the , the station was the first railway station in Ka ...

and Hamasen Railway Cultural Park

References

External links

Hamasen - KRTC-Kaohsiung Metro
Kaohsiung Metro Orange line stations Circular light rail stations Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 2008 Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 2015 {{Taiwan-metro-stub