Dadong is a station on the
Orange line of
Kaohsiung MRT
Kaohsiung Metro () 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 or Kaohsiung MRT. Construction of the MRT started in October 200 ...
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Fongshan District
Fongshan District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency () is a district located in southern Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Fongshan is one of the administrative centers of Kaohsiung and is home to the Republic of China Military Academy. ...
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Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...
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Taiwan
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Station overview
The station is a four-level, underground station with two stacked
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...
s and two exits. The station is 151 metres long and is located at the intersection of Guangyuan Rd. and Dadong 1st Rd.
Station layout
Exits
*Exit 1: Dadong Park
*Exit 2: Dadong Elementary School, Dadong Arts Center
Around the station
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Dadong Arts Center
The Dadong Arts Center () is an art center in Fongshan District, Fengshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
History
The construction of the center started in September 2008. It was completed in March 2012.
Architecture
The center was designed by MA ...
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Fengshan Tiangong Temple
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Fengshan Longshan Temple
The Fengshan Longshan Temple () is a Chinese temple in Fongshan District, Fengshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
History
The temple is predicted to be constructed in the early years of Qianlong Emperor of Qing Dynasty. It is the second oldest am ...
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Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra
Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra, also known as Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra (KCSO or KSO; ) is a Taiwanese orchestra based in Fengshan District, Kaohsiung. It is also the only professional orchestra in Southern Taiwan. The orchestra was owned ...
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Republic of China Military Academy
The Republic of China Military Academy () is the service academy for the army of the Republic of China, located in Fengshan District, Kaohsiung. Previously known as the the military academy produced commanders who fought in many of China's ...
* Dadong Elementary School
* Dadong Wetlands Park
* Fengshan County New Town East Wicket Gate (鳳山縣新城東便門)
* Beimen Park (Fengshan)
* Nanmen Park (Fengshan)
* Fengshan Bus Station (鳳山轉運站)
* Fengshan District Office
References
2008 establishments in Taiwan
Kaohsiung Metro Orange line stations
Railway stations opened in 2008
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