Gangshan | |
Native Name: | 岡山 |
Native Name Lang: | zh-TW |
Symbol Location: | tw |
Symbol: | rail |
Symbol Location2: | tw |
Symbol2: | kmrt |
Borough: | Gangshan, Kaohsiung |
Country: | Taiwan |
Distance: | 378.4 km from Keelung |
Platforms: | 2 island platform |
Connections: | Bus stop |
Structure: | Surface |
Accessible: | Yes |
Classification: | 一等站 (Taiwan Railway level) |
Opened: | TRA: 15 December 1900 (original) 29 October 1993 (present building) KMRT: 30 June 2024 |
Gangshan is a railway station and metro station on the Taiwan Railway West Coast line and Kaohsiung Metro located in Gangshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.[1]
The station was opened on 15 December 1900 as, and was renamed as in 1920. In November 1923, a second, wooden station building was opened to replace the original 1900 station. The current station building was opened on 29 October 1993, and the 1923 wooden station building burned down on 3 November 1995. Contactless smartcard fare gates were installed at this station on 30 September 2013.
The Kaohsiung Metro extension which directly link to train station has been operated in 30 June 2024.[2]