Circular light rail

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Circular light rail
Kaohsiung LRT Circular Line.svg
C3 Star of Cianjhen Station.JPG
CAF Urbos 3 trams parked at Cianjhen Star
Overview
Native name
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese環狀輕軌
Simplified Chinese环状轻轨
StatusOperational
OwnerKaohsiung City Government
LocaleKaohsiung, Taiwan
TerminiLizihnei
Hamasen
Stations23
Websitekrtco.com.tw
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemKaohsiung Rapid Transit
ServicesKaisyuan Park–Gushan District Office
Operator(s)Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation
Depot(s)Cianjhen Depot
Rolling stockCAF Urbos 3[1]
Alstom Citadis 305[2]
Daily ridership9499[3]
Ridership3,364,578 (2018)
History
Commenced16 October 2015 (2015-10-16) (phase 1)
Opened16 October 2015[4]
Technical
Line length12.8 km (8.0 mi)
Number of tracks2
CharacterGround level, elevated
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationElectric capacitor
Operating speed70 km/h (43 mph) maximum[5]
Map

Legend
 
Lizihnei
Kaisyuan Rueitian
Cianjhen Star
Kaisyuan
(Left arrow  R  Right arrow)
 Kaisyuan Jhonghua
Dream Mall
Commerce & Trade Park
Software Technology Park
Kaohsiung Exhibition Center
Cruise Terminal
Glory Pier
Love River
 Love Pier
Dayi Pier-2
Penglai Pier-2
Hamasen
Sizihwan
(Left arrow  O )
(Left arrow Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast)
 Gushan
TRA Museum of Fine Arts
(Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast Right arrow)
Aozihdi
(Left arrow  R  Right arrow)
Love River
Science and Technology Museum
Science and Technology Museum
(Left arrow Taiwan Railways AdministrationWest Coast Right arrow)
Wukuaicuo
(Left arrow  O  Right arrow)
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C1 Station (9 March 2015)
C3 station (27 August 2016)
C11 station (22 July 2017)
Future C4 station approximate location in July 2013.
Future C8 station approximate location in July 2013. Old railway, used as a bikepath.

The Circular light rail (Chinese: 環狀輕軌) is a light rail line in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, operated by Kaohsiung Rapid Transit.[6] The south part of this line makes use of the defunct tracks of the Kaohsiung Harbour Line.

Forecast to cost 16.5 billion New Taiwan dollars, it is expected be the world's first light rail vehicle system on a fully catenary-free route.[7][8]

Phase I construction consists of a section of line from Station C1 to Station C14, where Stations C3 and C14 are the transfer stations to Red line and Orange line, respectively. Construction of Phase I began on 4 June 2013.[9] Stations C1 to C14 were tested from August 2015 (rides on the trams are open to the public for free during testing[10]). The civil construction part of stations C1 to C14 had been completed, and Phase I achieved full operations on September 2017.[11][12] The CAF Urbos trams used in this line parked at or passed by these stations for demonstrations and tests in several events from November 2014 onwards.

Phase II construction waited until the Kaohsiung urban railway was relocated underground in 2017 to start. It partially opened on 12 January 2021.[13] The northern section was originally scheduled to be completed in June 2021 with the rest of phase II, but was delayed due to opposition of local residents. It is now projected to open in 2023.[14][15]

History[]

Phase Segment Commencement Length Stations
I Lizihnei - Hamasen 4 July 2016[9] 8.7[15] 14
II Initial Hamasen - Singlong Rd.
Lizihnei - Rainbow Park 		12 January 2021[15] 4.1[15] 9
II Full Singlong Rd. - Rainbow Park 2023 9.3 15

Stations[]

Code Station Name Connection District
English Chinese
— ↑ Loop line towards Depot ↑ —
C1 Lizihnei 籬仔內 Cianjhen
C2 Kaisyuan Rueitian 凱旋瑞田
C3 Cianjhen Star 前鎮之星  R  via Kaisyuan (R6)
C4 Kaisyuan Jhonghua 凱旋中華
C5 Dream Mall 夢時代
C6 Commerce and Trade Park 經貿園區
C7 Software Technology Park 軟體園區
C8 Kaohsiung Exhibition Center 高雄展覽館
C9 Cruise Terminal 旅運中心  Yellow  (planned) Lingya
C10 Glory Pier 光榮碼頭
C11 Love Pier 真愛碼頭 Yancheng
C12 Dayi Pier-2 駁二大義
C13 Penglai Pier-2 駁二蓬萊 Gushan
C14 Hamasen 哈瑪星  O  via Sizihwan (O1)
C15
(ALIEN Art Centre)		 壽山公園
(金馬賓館當代美術館)
C16 文武聖殿
C17 鼓山區公所
C18 Gushan 鼓山 Taiwan Railways Administration Gushan
C19 馬卡道
C20 TRA Museum of Fine Arts Station 臺鐵美術館 Taiwan Railways Administration Museum of Fine Arts
C21A 美術館西
C21 美術館東
C22 聯合醫院
C23 龍華國小
C24 愛河之心  R  via Aozihdi (R13)
C25 新上國小 Zuoying
C26 灣仔內 Sanmin
C27 鼎山街
C28 高雄高工  Yellow  (planned)
C29 樹德家商
C30 Science and Technology Museum 科工館 Taiwan Railways Administration Science and Technology Museum
C31 聖功醫院 Lingya
C32 凱旋公園  O  via Wukuaicuo (O8),via Culture Center (O7)
C33 衛生局
C34 五權國小 x
C35 凱旋武昌
C36 凱旋二聖 Cianjhen
C37 輕軌機廠
— ↓ Loop line towards Lizihnei ↓ —

Rolling stock[]

Kaohsiung Rapid Transit System Circular light rail CAF Urbos

The line's fleet consist of nine CAF Urbos trams that will operate catenary-free.[8] The tramway cars are 34 meters (112 ft) in length, and will be able to transport a total of 250 passengers (seated, and standing).[7]

15 Alstom Citadis X05 305 trains will be introduced.[16] The first Alstom trams entered service in November 2020.[16]

LRT C8 Station and the 85 Sky Tower

Ticket[]

Unlike the Kaohsiung MRT Red Line and the Orange Line, the Kaohsiung Light Rail is charged at a lower rate. As of January 2019, the fare for each light rail is NT$30. There is special offer by using the digital wallet (such as iPass, EasyCard, , etc.) is NT$10. Card readers are available at each station and inside of tramway. When paying the fare by the e-ticket (digital wallet), passengers are only charged one of them at each time. When paying by cash, passengers can purchase tickets at the ticket vending machines at each station for the ticket inspector to check.

Previous light rail demonstration project[]

The Siemens Combino vehicle was used for light rail demonstration at Central Park, Kaohsiung in 2004.

In 2004, the Kaohsiung City Government and Siemens built a temporary two-station circular light rail line in Central Park, operated by a single trainset, in order to demonstrate the feasibility of building a light rail system in Kaohsiung City.[citation needed] It was meant to alleviate some residents' concerns that light rail would negatively impact their surroundings by producing excessive noise and hindering normal traffic flow.[citation needed] This Siemens Combino vehicle would later become the D2 Class operated in Melbourne, Australia.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kaohsiung picks CAF to build catenary-free trams". Railway Gazette International. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  2. ^ "The 1st tram for Kaohsiung arrives in Taiwan". 4 September 2018. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  3. ^ "Transport statistics". stat.motc.gov.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  4. ^ "領先全台 高雄輕軌4日正式通車 | 社會". 新頭殼 Newtalk (in Chinese). 4 July 2016. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  5. ^ "KAOHSIUNG LRV". CAF. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  6. ^ "Light Rail System - Project Content". Mass Rapid Transit Bureau, Kaohsiung City. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Trams: Kaohsiung Launches Taiwan's First Light Rail Service". Kaohsiung City Government. 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Trams: KAOHSIUNG TRAMWAY". CAF. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Kaohsiung begins circular light rail construction". Focus Taiwan News Channel. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  10. ^ Tim Berge (16 October 2015). "Kaohsiung LRT Opens to Public". ICRT FM.100. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  11. ^ "About Taiwan". Info Taiwan. 17 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  12. ^ James Chuang (8 June 2015). "Kaohsiung light rail line set to go full circle". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  13. ^ "New light rail stop - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Kaohsiung light rail system to be completed by 2023: mayor - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "New Kaohsiung circular light rail section to go into service Jan. 12 - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b "Alstom Citadis X05 trams enter service on South Circular LRT in Taiwan". Railway Technology. Retrieved 2021-02-03.

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