Sizihwan is a terminus of the Orange line and adjacent to

Circular light rail The Circular light rail () is a light rail line in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, operated by Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation. The southern part of this line makes use of the defunct tracks of the Kaohsiung Harbor Railway Line. Construction cost ...

Hamasen station of

Kaohsiung Rapid Transit System 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 20 ...

. It is located in

Hamasing Hamasing () or is a historic urban area of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is located in the southern end of Gushan District between the foot of Ape Hill and Yancheng District, another historic quarter. History The name ''Hamasing'' was derived from ...

Gushan District Gushan District () is district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. Administrative divisions The district consists of Gufeng, Xiongfeng, Qianfeng, Guangrong, Minzu, Neiwei, Jianguo, Zhongzheng, Zijiang, Longjing, Zhengde, Pinghe, Minjiang, Housheng, Longzi, ...

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 ...

. Its name is derived from

Sizihwan Sizihwan () is a community and sightseeing spot in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, named for the adjacent bay of the Taiwan Strait, also called Sizihwan. Names The name ''Sizih'' () can also refer to Xi Shi, an alternative name used by the ...

, a nearby scenic area.

Station overview

The nearby TRA closed after service began on the Orange Line through this station. It opened in 1908 to begin train service into the Kaohsiung Harbor area. The train station area will be turned into a railway cultural park.

Station design

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 ...

. It is located at the junction of Linhai 2nd Road and Gushan 1st Road and has 2 exits. The station is long.

Station layout

Exits

*Exit 1: Gushan Ferry Station, Gushan Post Office Accessibility-directory

*Exit 2: Kaohsiung Customs,

Kaohsiung Fisherman's Wharf The Kaohsiung Fisherman's Wharf (also Fishermen's Wharf, ) was a wharf in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Today it is Kaohsiung Port Warehouse No. 2 (KW2), a multi-functional space combining cultural creative industries, exhibitions and dini ...

Around the station

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, Gushan Branch *

Chunghwa Post Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd. is the official postal service of Taiwan (officially the Republic of China). Chunghwa Post was a government agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications until 2003, when it was reorganized into a governm ...

, Gushan Post Office *

Former British Consulate at Takao The British Consulate at Takao (or Ta-kau; ) is a former British consulate built in 1865 in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It has been designated a historic site by the Ministry of Culture. It lies on the peak of Shaochuantou (哨船頭) ...

Former Sanhe Bank The Former Sanhe Bank () is a historical bank building in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The bank building was the branch of Sanjushi-Ginko Bank set up in 1921. In 1933, the bank was changed to Sanwa Bank after series of merging neg ...

Gushan Daitian Temple The Gushan Daitian Temple () or Hamasen Temple is a temple in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The temple was built in 1951 and used as the Kaohsiung City Government office. It was the original location of Shuangye Elementary School ...

* Gushan Elementary School * Gushan Ferry Station * Gushan Market *

* Kaohsiung Harbor Museum *

Kaohsiung Martyrs' Shrine The Kaohsiung Martyrs' Shrine () is a Martyrs shrine, martyrs' shrine in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History Empire of Japan The site was originally established as Takao Shrine, Takao Kotohira Shrine during the Taiwan under Japanese ru ...

* Kaohsiung Wude Hall * Mount Shou *

National Sun Yat-sen University National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU; ) is a public research-intensive university renowned as an official think tank scholars' community, located in Sizihwan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. NSYSU is listed as one of six national research universities, ...

North Gate of Xiong Town The North Gate of Xiong Town or Syongjhen North Gate () is a historical gate in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The area was built in 1875 by the Chinese military of Qing dynasty as a fort to protect the Takao Harbor. It was buil ...

Port of Kaohsiung The Port of Kaohsiung (POK; ) is the largest harbor in Taiwan, handling approximately 10.26 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) worth of cargo in 2015. The port is located in southern Taiwan, adjacent to Kaohsiung City, and surrounded by t ...

* Shaochuantou Park *

Sizihwan Tunnel The Sizihwan Tunnel () is a tunnel in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It links National Sun Yat-sen University and Linhai Road in Hamasen. History Empire of Japan The tunnel was originally built by the Japanese as part of the infrastruct ...

Takao Railway Museum The Takao Railway Museum () is a museum in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The museum was formerly the Kaohsiung Harbor Station, built during the Japanese period. Then called the , the station was the first railway station in Ka ...

(Formerly the Kaohsiung Port Station)

References

2008 establishments in Taiwan Gushan District Kaohsiung Metro Orange line stations Railway stations opened in 2008 {{Taiwan-metro-stub