Fongshan is a station on the
Orange line of the
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 ...
in
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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. Located in the historical centre of Fongshan. The MRT station's location is about 700 meters from the
Taiwan Railway Administration
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Fengshan Station.
Station overview
The station is a two-level, underground station with an
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
and two exits. The station is 190 metres long and is located at the intersection of Fongshan Zihyou Rd., Jhongshan West Rd. and Jhongshan Rd.
Station layout
Exits
*Exit 1: Fongshan Elementary School, Chenglan Fort
*Exit 2: Caogong Elementary School,
Fongyi Tutorial Academy
The Fongyi Tutorial Academy () is a former tutorial academy during the Qing Dynasty rule of Taiwan in Fengshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is the largest preserved Confucian academy in Taiwan.
History
The building was built by Jhang Ti ...
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Zhonghua Street Night Market
Around the station
*
Fengshan Stadium
*
Fengshan railway station
Fengshan station (), is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration Pingtung line located in Fongshan District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
The station is located about 700 meters, or 2300 feet northeast of the Kaohsiung MRT Fengshan ...
(about 700 meters or 2300 feet to the northeast)
* Fengxi Sports Park
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Fongyi Tutorial Academy
The Fongyi Tutorial Academy () is a former tutorial academy during the Qing Dynasty rule of Taiwan in Fengshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is the largest preserved Confucian academy in Taiwan.
History
The building was built by Jhang Ti ...
*
Zhonghua Street Night Market
* Caogong Temple
* Fengyi Kaizhang Sacred King Temple (鳳邑開漳聖王廟)
* Chenglan Fort
* Pingcheng Fort
* Caogong Elementary School
* Fongshan Elementary School
* Fongsi Junior High School
* Fongshan Flying Square
References
2008 establishments in Taiwan
Kaohsiung Metro Orange line stations
Railway stations opened in 2008
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