Sizihwan Station

Sizihwan 西子灣
Sizihwan Station Platform
Other names	NSYSU) (Hamasing; 中山大學) (哈瑪星
Location	Gushan, Kaohsiung Taiwan
Operated by	Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation
Line(s)	Orange Line (O1)
Platforms	1 island platform
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 14, 2008
Traffic
Passengers	5,697 daily (Jan. 2011)[1]

Sizihwan Station
Traditional Chinese	西子灣站
Simplified Chinese	西子湾站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīzǐwān Zhàn Bopomofo ㄒㄧ ㄗˇ ㄨㄢ ㄓㄢˋ Wade–Giles Hsi^1-tzu^3-wan^1 -chan^4 Tongyong Pinyin Sizǐhwan Jhàn

Sizihwan Station (西子灣站) is a terminal station of the Orange Line of KMRT. It is located in Hamasing of Gushan District, Kaohsiung. Its name is derived from Sizihwan, a nearby scenic area.

Station overview

The nearby TRA Kaohsiung Port Station (高雄港站) closed after service began on the Orange Line through this station. It opened in 1908 to begin train service into the Kaohsiung Harbor area. The train station area will be turned into a railway cultural park.^[2]

Station design

The station is a two-level, underground station with an island platform.^[3] It is located at the junction of Linhai 2nd Road and Gushan 1st Road and has 2 exits. The station is 282 metres (925 ft) long.^[4]

Station layout

Street Level	Entrance/Exit	Entrance/Exit
B1	Concourse	Lobby, information desk, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates
		Restrooms (Near Exits 2)
B2	Platform 1	→ KMRT Orange Line toward Daliao (Yanchengpu) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left for platform 1, right for platform 2
	Platform 2	→ KMRT Orange Line toward Daliao (Yanchengpu) →

Exits

• Exit 1: Gushan Ferry Station, Gushan Post Office
• Exit 2: Kaohsiung Customs, Kaohsiung Fisherman's Wharf

Around the station

• Bank of Taiwan, Gushan Branch
• Chunghwa Post, Gushan Post Office
• Former British Consulate at Takao
• Former Sanhe Bank
• Gushan Elementary School
• Gushan Ferry Station
• Gushan Market
• Kaohsiung Fisherman's Wharf
• Kaohsiung Harbor
• Kaohsiung Harbor Museum
• Kaohsiung Martyrs' Shrine
• Kaohsiung Port Station
• Mount Shou
• National Sun Yat-sen University
• North Gate of Xiong Town
• Shaochuantou Park
• Takao Railway Museum
• Wude Martial Arts Center

Nearby stations

Preceding station		Kaohsiung MRT		Following station
Terminus		Orange Line		Yanchengpu toward Daliao

References

1. "統計資訊 > 統計月報". Transportation Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
2. "Old locomotives set to retire from Kaohsiung after 100 years of service". Taiwan News. 2008-11-08. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
3. "西子灣站". 高雄捷運公司. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
4. "西子灣站週邊地圖". 高雄捷運公司. Retrieved 2010-07-05.

Coordinates: 22°37′18″N 120°16′28″E / 22.621565°N 120.274516°E