Weiwuying is a station on the
Orange line of the
Kaohsiung MRT
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 ...
in
Lingya District
Lingya District () is a District (Taiwan), district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The 85 Sky Tower and the Kaohsiung City Government, Kaohsiung City Hall are located here. Lingya District is the administrative center of Kaohsiung City along with Fongs ...
,
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 ...
,
Taiwan
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. It will be a future transfer station with the
Yellow line.
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 five exits. The station is 201 metres long and is located at the intersection of Jhongjheng 1st Rd. and Jianjyun Rd.
Station layout
Exits
*Exit 1: Jhongjheng 1st Rd. (north), Jhongjheng Senior High School, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital
*Exit 2: Jhongjheng 1st Rd. (south), Jhongjheng Park
*Exit 3: Sanduo Rd. (north), Jhongjheng Park
*Exit 4: Jianjyun Rd. (west), Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung Mosque
*Exit 5: Jianjyun Rd. (east)
*Exit 6: Sanduo Rd. (south), Weiwuying Art & Culture Center, Weiwuying Mentropolitan Park
Around the station
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Kaohsiung Mosque
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National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts
National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, also known as Weiwuying, (), is located in Fengshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is the largest cultural facility in Taiwan, the world's largest performing art theater under one roof, and the first nat ...
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Weiwuying Metropolitan Park
The Weiwuying Metropolitan Park () is a metropolitan park (one type of Taiwan national park) in Fengshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
History
During the Qing Dynasty rule of Taiwan, Fongshan was an important military area. During the Japanese ...
* Fengshan Sports Park
* Jhongjheng Park
* Jhongjheng Senior High School
* Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital
See also
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List of railway stations in Taiwan
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References
Kaohsiung Metro Orange line stations
Lingya District
Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 2008
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