Hamasen station explained

Hamasen
Native Name:O1/C14 哈瑪星站
Native Name Lang:zh-TW
Symbol Location:tw
Symbol:kmrt
Borough:Gushan, Kaohsiung
Country:Taiwan
Platforms:1 island platform, 2 side platforms
Connections:Bus stop
Structure:Underground, ground level
Accessible:Yes
Code:,
Opened: (metro)
(light rail)[1]

Hamasen is a metro station and light rail station of Kaohsiung Rapid Transit. It is located in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

The station name is derived from Hamasen, the historic name of the area.

Station overview

Formerly called Sizihwan station after a nearby scenic area Sizihwan, the metro station was renamed in 2024.[2] This station was originally planned to be constructed inside the National Sun Yat-sen University. Due to construction issues and oppositions from the university, it was eventually built at the current location instead.

The nearby TRA, which opened in 1908 to provide train service in the Kaohsiung Harbor area, ceased operations and was turned into a railway cultural park after service began on the Orange Line.[3]

The metro station is a two-level, underground station with an island platform.[4] It is located at the junction of Linhai 2nd Road and Gushan 1st Road and has 2 exits. The station is long.[5]

The light rail station is a ground level station with two side platforms. It is located inside Hamasen Railway Cultural Park.

Station layout

Street LevelEntrance/ExitExit 1: Gushan Ferry Station, Gushan Post Office Exit 2: Kaohsiung Customs, Kaohsiung Fisherman's Wharf
B1ConcourseLobby, information desk, automatic ticket machines, one-way faregates
Restrooms (near exit 2)
B2Platform 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)
Street LevelSide platform
toward
toward Lizihnei (Penglai Pier-2)
Side platform

Around the station

External links

22.6216°N 120.2758°W

Notes and References

  1. News: 蔡玟君 . 確定了!「高雄輕軌」10/16開放試乘、8日起受理預約 . October 29, 2019 . ETtoday . October 1, 2015 . zh-tw.
  2. News: 許宥孺 . 確定了!高雄5捷運站明年6月改名 「市議會、西子灣站掰了」. 2023-11-21 . 東森新聞雲. 2023-11-21.
  3. News: Old locomotives set to retire from Kaohsiung after 100 years of service. Taiwan News. 2008-11-08. 2010-07-05. 2016-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220907/http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=783630. dead.
  4. Web site: http://www.krtco.com.tw/service/service-1_1-O1.aspx. zh:西子灣站. 高雄捷運公司. 2010-07-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100629144516/http://www.krtco.com.tw/service/service-1_1-O1.aspx. 2010-06-29.
  5. Web site: http://mtbu.kcg.gov.tw/html/engineer/o1.php. zh:西子灣站週邊地圖. 高雄捷運公司. 2010-07-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100729135433/http://mtbu.kcg.gov.tw/html/engineer/o1.php. 2010-07-29.