Cianjin is a station on the Orange line of

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in Cianjin District,

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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 four exits. The station is 206 metres long and is located at the intersection of Jhongjheng 4th Rd and Jhonghua 3rd Rd. During the opening of the station, it was named City Council station. However, after the merging of Kaohsiung City and Kaohsiung County in 2010, the Kaohsiung City Council was relocated to the original Kaohsiung County Council, located near

Fongshan West metro station Fongshan West–City Council is a station on the Orange line of the Kaohsiung MRT in Fongshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Station overview The station is a two-level, underground station with an island platform and two exits. The station is 21 ...

, so it was marked with “Former site” to the end of the station name to avoid confusion. However, the name of the station still remains unchanged. The station was renamed Cianjin Station in 2024.

Station layout

Exits

*Exit 1: Kaohsiung City Government Department of Education, Southern Taiwan Joint Services Center of the Executive Yuan Accessibility-directory

*Exit 2: Cianjin District Administrative Center, Cianjin Elementary School *Exit 3: Datong Elementary School *Exit 4: Jianguo Elementary School, Liuhe Night Market

Around the station

* Cianjin Market * Cianjin Junior High School * Kaohsiung City Government Police Bureau * Kaohsiung City Government Fire Bureau *

Kaohsiung Li De Baseball Stadium Kaohsiung Li De Baseball Stadium () is a baseball stadium in Cianjin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is mainly used for junior and amateur level baseball games, but also frequently hosts the minor league games of the Lamigo Monkeys, a profession ...

Kaohsiung Museum of Labor The Kaohsiung Museum of Labor () is a museum about labor in Cianjin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The museum was originally officially opened in conjunction with the International Workers' Day on 1 May 2010 in Pier-2 Art Center. Howeve ...

References

External links

Cianjin - KRTC-Kaohsiung Metro
Kaohsiung Metro Orange line stations Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 2008 {{Taiwan-metro-stub