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| Kaohsiung Metro | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Owner | Kaohsiung City Government[a] | ||
| Locale | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit, light rail | ||
| Number of lines | 3[2] | ||
| Number of stations | 76 | ||
| Daily ridership |
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| Annual ridership | 46.13 million (2022) | ||
| Website | www | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 2008-03-09 | ||
| Operator(s) | Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 59.8 km (37.2 mi)[2] | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 750 V DC third rail (MRT) | ||
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| Traditional Chinese | 高雄捷運 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 高雄捷运 | ||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 高雄都會區大眾捷運系統 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 高雄都会区大众捷运系统 | ||||||||||||||
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Kaohsiung Metro (Chinese: 高雄大眾捷運系統, 高雄捷運)[1] 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[4] or Kaohsiung Rapid Transit (KRT). Construction of the MRT started in October 2001.[5] The MRT opened in 2008 and the Circular light rail in 2015.[6][7][8] Kaohsiung Metro is operated by the Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation (KRTC; Chinese: 高雄捷運公司) under a BOT contract the company signed with the Kaohsiung City Government.
The system uses romanizations derived from Tongyong Pinyin.[9]
- ^ a b "History". krtco.com.tw. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
introwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "KRTC Nov. 2023 Traffic Statistics (PDF) - Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation".
- ^ "Notice to Travelers - KRTC-Kaohsiung Metro". www.krtc.com.tw. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Railways". Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ Staff writer (8 December 2007). "Kaohsiung firm apologizes for delay in opening MRT". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
- ^ Wang, Flora (8 March 2008). "Kaohsiung MRT art illuminated". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 March 2008.
- ^ "張揆主持高捷紅線首航通車典禮 (in Chinese)". Government Information Office 新聞局. 9 March 2008. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
- ^ Liu Chien-kuo; Chen Ting-fei; Kuan Bi-ling; Cheng Pao-chin (18 January 2017). "Language: A tool for messages or identity". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
Since Taiwan's Tongyong pinyin is closer to how English is actually pronounced and spoken around the world, — it uses "si" instead of "xi" — the new MRT line should use Tongyong pinyin. Kaohsiung's MRT has used Tongyong pinyin for many years, yet foreign visitors and residents have no problem navigating the system.
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