Central Park is a station on the Red line of Kaohsiung MRT in Sinsing District,

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 ...

, Taiwan. The station is named after the nearby Central Park.

Station Overview

The station is a two-level, underground station with an island platform and three exits. It is 197 meters long and is located at the intersections of Zhongshan 1st Rd., Minsheng 2nd Rd., and Wufu 3rd Rd. It was originally planned to be named "Shinkuchan Station", but was later changed to its current name. The station was designed by British architect

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. Windmill-shaped flowers cover the courtyard grass areas.

Around the Station

* Central Park *

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* Holy Rosary Cathedral * Urban Spotlight Arcade * Shinkuchan * Talee's Department Store * Star Place Department Store * Datong Department Store (Wufu Branch) * Sinsing High School * Sinsing Elementary School * Datong Elementary School * Datong Hospital

References

2008 establishments in Taiwan Kaohsiung Metro Red line stations Railway stations opened in 2008 {{Taiwan-metro-stub