Central Park metro station (Taiwan)

Central Park

中央公園
Central Park; 中央公園
	Central Park station
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	中央公園車站
Simplified Chinese	中央公园车站
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōngyāng Gōngyuán Chēzhàn
Bopomofo	ㄓㄨㄥ一ㄤㄍㄨㄥㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄜㄓㄢˋ
Wade–Giles	Chung1-yang1 Kung1yuan2 Ch'ê1-chan4
Tongyong Pinyin	Jhōngyang Gōngyuán Chējhàn
General information
Location	Sinsing, Kaohsiung; Taiwan
Operated by	Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation;
Line(s)	Red line (R9);
Platforms	One island platform
Construction
Structure type	Underground
History
Opened	9 March 2008; 13 years ago
Passengers
	daily (Jan. 2011)
Services

Central Park is a station on the Red line of Kaohsiung MRT in Sinsing District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The station is named after the nearby Central Park.

Station Overview[]

Central Park station courtyard.

Central Park station platform.

The station is a two-level, underground station with an island platform and three exits.^[2] It is 197 meters long and is located at the intersections of Zhongshan 1st Rd., Minsheng 2nd Rd., and Wufu 3rd Rd.^[3]

It was originally planned to be named "Shinkuchan Station", but was later changed to its current name. The station was designed by British architect Richard Rogers.^[4]^[5] Windmill-shaped flowers cover the courtyard grass areas.^[6]

Around the Station[]

Central Park
Glory Pier
Holy Rosary Cathedral
Urban Spotlight Arcade
Shinkuchan
Talee's Department Store
Star Place Department Store
Datong Department Store (Wufu Branch)
Sinsing High School
Sinsing Elementary School
Datong Elementary School
Datong Hospital

References[]

^ "統計資訊 > 統計月報". Transportation Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
^ "中央公園站". 高雄捷運公司. Archived from the original on 2010-07-04. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
^ "中央公園車站週邊地圖". 高雄市政府捷運工程局. Archived from the original on 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
^ "Architecture for people". Taipei Times. 2010-05-17. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
^ "Famous architect's landmark designs to be exhibited in Taipei". Central News Agency. 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
^ "Kaohsiung, a city pulsating with life". China.org.cn. 2009-11-26. Retrieved 2010-07-10.

Coordinates: 22°37′29″N 120°18′4.7″E / 22.62472°N 120.301306°E / 22.62472; 120.301306

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[kmrtridership-1] "統計資訊 > 統計月報". Transportation Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. Retrieved 2011-02-15.

[2] "中央公園站". 高雄捷運公司. Archived from the original on 2010-07-04. Retrieved 2010-07-10.

[3] "中央公園車站週邊地圖". 高雄市政府捷運工程局. Archived from the original on 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2010-07-10.

[4] "Architecture for people". Taipei Times. 2010-05-17. Retrieved 2010-07-10.

[5] "Famous architect's landmark designs to be exhibited in Taipei". Central News Agency. 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2010-07-10.

[6] "Kaohsiung, a city pulsating with life". China.org.cn. 2009-11-26. Retrieved 2010-07-10.

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