Circular Line (KMRT)
Circular Line |
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Circular Line 環狀輕軌 | |
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CAF Urbos trams parked at C3 Station |
Overview |
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Type |
Light Rail |
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Locale |
Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
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Termini |
C1 (Near Yisin Rd.) C14 (Near Kaohsiung Harbor Station) |
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Stations |
14 (under construction), 36 (total planned) |
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Operation |
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Operator(s) |
Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit |
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Character |
At-Grade/Elevated |
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Depot(s) |
Cianjhen Depot |
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Events |
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Status |
Under construction |
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Operation will start |
Mid-2016 |
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Technical |
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Line length |
22.1 km (13.7 mi) |
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No. of tracks |
2 |
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Track gauge |
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
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Electrification |
ACR (rapid charge accumulator) |
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Operating speed |
70 km/h maximum[1] |
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C1 Station (March 9, 2015)
C2 Station (November 9, 2014)
Future C4 station approximate location in July 2013.
Future C8 station approximate location in July 2013. Old railway, used as a bikepath.
The Circular Line (Chinese: 環狀輕軌; pinyin: Huánzhuàng Qīngguǐ; literally Circular Light Rail) is a 22.1-kilometer (13.7 mi) circular light rail line currently under construction in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.[2] The south part of this LRT line makes use of the defunct railroad of TRA Kaohsiung Harbor Line.
Estimated to 16.5 billion TWD, it will be the world's first light rail vehicle system on a fully catenary-free route.[3][4]
Phase I construction consists of a section of line from Station C1 to Station C14, where Stations C3 and C14 are the transfer stations to Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit system's Red Line and Orange Line, respectively. Construction of Phase I began on June 4, 2013.[5] The section C1 – C8 (Perhaps C1 – C10) is scheduled to be tested from August 2015 (riding on the trams is open to the public for free[6]) and fully operational by mid-2016.[7][8][9] As of March 30, 2015, the civil construction part of Stations C1, C2 and C3 has been finished. The CAF Urbos trams used in this line parked at or passed by these stations for demonstrations and tests in several events from November 2014 to March 2015.
Phase II construction will not start until the Kaohsiung urban railway is relocated underground in 2017. It is scheduled to be completed in 2019.[3]
Stations
Code | Station Name | Section | Connection | Location |
English | Chinese |
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— ↑ Loop line towards Rueibei ↑ — |
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C1 | Lizihnei | 籬仔內 |
Phase I |
Foguangshan [planned] |
Cianjhen | Kaohsiung |
C2 | Kaisyuan Rueitian | 凱旋瑞田 |
C3 | Cianjhen Star | 前鎮之星 |
Red via Kaisyuan (R6) |
C4 | Kaisyuan Jhonghua | 凱旋中華 |
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C5 | Dream Mall | 夢時代 |
Yellow [planned] |
C6 | Commerce and Trade Park | 經貿園區 |
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C7 | Software Technology Park | 軟體園區 |
C8 | Kaohsiung Exhibition Center | 高雄展覽館 |
Brown [planned] |
C9 | Cruise Terminal | 旅運中心 |
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Lingya |
C10 | Glory Pier | 光榮碼頭 |
C11 | Love Pier | 真愛碼頭 |
Yancheng |
C12 | Dayi Pier-2 | 駁二大義 |
C13 | Penglai Pier-2 | 駁二蓬萊 |
Gushan |
C14 | Hamasen | 哈瑪星 |
Orange via Sizihwan (O1) |
C15 | Wufu 4th Rd. | 五福四路 |
Phase II |
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C16 | Dagong Rd. | 大公路 |
C17 | Singlong Rd. | 興隆路 |
C18 | Gushan | 鼓山 |
TRA Underground Western [2017] |
C19 | Jiouru 4th Rd. | 九如四路 |
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C20 | Fine Arts Museum | 美術館 |
TRA Underground Western via Fine Arts Museum [2017] |
C21 | Art Park | 美術園區 |
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C22 | Kaohsiung Municipal United Hospital | 聯合醫院 |
C23 | Longde Rd. | 龍德路 |
C24 | Kaohsiung City Hall | 新市政中心 |
Red via Aozihdi (R13) |
C25 | Longhua Junior High School | 龍華國中 |
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Zuoying |
C26 | President New Century | 大統新世紀 |
Sanmin |
C27 | Dingshan | 鼎山 |
C28 | Wanzihnei | 灣子內 |
Yellow [planned] |
C29 | Jiansing Rd. | 建興路 |
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C30 | Dashun Jiouru | 大順九如 |
TRA Underground Western via National Science And Technology Museum [2017] |
C31 | Universal Cinemas | 環球影城 |
Orange via Cultural Center (O7) Wukuaicuo (O8) |
Lingya |
C32 | Rainbow Park | 彩虹公園 |
Orange via Cultural Center (O7) Wukuaicuo (O8) |
C33 | Minsheng Hospital | 民生醫院 |
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C34 | Kuochi Vocational High School | 國際商工 |
Brown [planned] |
C35 | Wuchang Rd. | 武昌路 |
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Cianjhen |
C36 | Ersheng Rd. | 二聖路 |
C37 | Bahnbetriebswerk | 機廠 |
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— ↓ Loop line towards Yisin Rd. ↓ — |
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Rolling stock
The line's fleet will consist of nine CAF Urbos trams that will operate catenary-free.[4] The tramcars will be 34-meter-long (112 ft), and will be able to transport a total of 250 passengers (seated, and standing).[3]
Previous light rail demonstration project
In 2004, the Kaohsiung City Government and Siemens built a temporary two-station circular light rail line in Central Park, operated by a single trainset, in order to demonstrate the feasibility of building a light rail system in Kaohsiung City. It was meant to alleviate some residents' concerns that light rail would negatively impact their surroundings by producing excessive noise and hindering normal traffic flow. This Siemens Combino vehicle would later become the D2 Class operated in Melbourne, Australia.
See also
References
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- --Phase I (under construction) --
- C1 Lizihnei
- C2 Kaisyuan Rueitian
- C3 Star of Cianjhen (■Kaisyuan)
- C4 Kaisyuan Jhonghua
- C5 Dream Mall
- C6 Kaohsiung Business Park
- C7 Kaohsiung Software Park
- C8 Kaohsiung Exhibition Center
- C9 Kaohsiung Port Terminal
- C10 Glory Pier
- C11 Love Pier
- C12 Pier-2 Dayi
- C13 Pier-2 Penglai
- C14 Hamasing (■Sizihwan)
- --Phase II (planned) --
- C15 Wufu 4th Rd.
- C16 Dagong Rd.
- C17 Singlong Rd.
- C18 Gushan
- C19 Jiouru 4th Rd.
- C20 Fine Arts Museum
- C21 Art Park
- C22 Kaohsiung Municipal United Hospital
- C23 Longde Rd.
- C24 Kaohsiung City Hall (■Aozihdi)
- C25 Longhua Junior High School
- C26 President New Century
- C27 Dingshan
- C28 Wanzihnei
- C29 Jiansing Rd.
- C30 Dashun Jiouru
- C31 Universal Cinemas (■Between Cultural Center and Wukuaicuo)
- C32 Rainbow Park
- C33 Minsheng Hospital
- C34 Kuochi Vocational High School
- C35 Wuchang Rd.
- C36 Ersheng Rd.
- C37 Bahnbetriebswerk
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| Red |
- Red
- Red Main
- Gangshan-Lujhu Extension [approved]
- Linyuan-Donggang Extension [planned]
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| Orange | |
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| Circular | |
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| Other lines |
- Foguangshan [planned]
- Yellow [planned]
- Brown [planned]
- Green [planned]
- Cyan [planned]
- Yanchao [planned]
- Silver [planned]
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