Formosa Boulevard () is a station of

Kaohsiung Metro 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 ...

located in

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. It is currently the sole

interchange station An interchange station or a transfer station is a train station for more than one railway route in a public transport system that allows passengers to change from one route to another, often without having to leave a station or pay an additional ...

between metro lines in Kaohsiung. Formosa Boulevard station is named after the Formosa Boulevard project, a remodelling of Kaohsiung's Jhongshan Road in preparation for the

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. Formosa Boulevard is in turn named after the

Formosa Incident The Kaohsiung Incident, also known as the Formosa Incident, the Meilidao Incident, or the ''Formosa Magazine'' incident,tang was a crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations that occurred in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on 10 December 1979 during Taiwan's ...

. Transferring from the Red line to the Orange line (or vice versa) takes roughly 4 minutes.

Station Design

Dome of Light at Formosa Boulevard Station 2021-07-18

The station is a three-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

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. It is located at the junction of Jhongjheng and Jhongshan Road and has 11 exits. The Orange Line station is 334 metres long, while the Red Line station is 209 metres long. The station is known for its "Dome of Light", the largest glass work in the world. It was designed by Italian artist Narcissus Quagliata. It is 30 metres in diameter and covers an area of 2,180 square metres. It is made up of 4,500 glass panels. The dome will be offered as venues for weddings. Another spectacular feature of the station are the four glass pedestrian entrances that lead from street level down into the station, designed by renowned Japanese architecture firm,

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Architect & Associates.

Around the Station

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*Kaohsiung General Post Office *Sinsing Market *Nanhua Shopping Street *Kaohsiung Police Department, Sinsing Branch *Jhongshan and Jhongjheng Road Wedding Street

References

External links

KRTC Public Art Center / Formosa Boulevard Station
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