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Formosa Boulevard () is a station of Kaohsiung Metro located in
The station is a three-level, underground station with an
KRTC Public Art Center / Formosa Boulevard Station
{{Coord, 22, 37, 53.2, N, 120, 18, 7.1, E, display=t, type:railwaystation 2008 establishments in Taiwan Kaohsiung Metro Red line stations Kaohsiung Metro Orange line stations Railway stations opened in 2008
Sinsing District
Sinsing District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency () is a downtown district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Name
Sinsing means ''new prosperity'' in Mandarin Chinese.
History
Sinsing used to be called Tāi-káng-po͘ () in ear ...
, Kaohsiung. 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 additiona ...
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 2009 World Games
The 2009 World Games () the eighth edition of the World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (under the name Chinese Taipei) from 16 July 2009 to 26 July 2009. The games featured sports that are not conteste ...
. Formosa Boulevard is in turn named after the Formosa Incident. Transferring from the Red line to the Orange line (or vice versa) takes roughly 4 minutes.
Station Design
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 platform ...
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, Shin Takamatsu Architect & Associates.
Around the Station
*Liuhe Night Market
The Liuhe Night Market () is a tourist night market in Sinsing District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is one of the most popular markets in Taiwan where seafood, handicrafts, clothing, knives, cameras and live animals are sold.
History
In the 1950s, t ...
*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
{{Coord, 22, 37, 53.2, N, 120, 18, 7.1, E, display=t, type:railwaystation 2008 establishments in Taiwan Kaohsiung Metro Red line stations Kaohsiung Metro Orange line stations Railway stations opened in 2008