Hamasen () is a

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and light rail station of Kaohsiung Rapid Transit. It is located in Gushan 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 ...

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. The station name is derived from

Hamasen 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 J ...

, the historic name of the area.

Station overview

Formerly called Sizihwan station after a nearby scenic area

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 ...

, the metro station was renamed in 2024. This station was originally planned to be constructed inside the

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, ...

. Due to construction issues and oppositions from the university, it was eventually built at the current location instead. The nearby

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, which opened in 1908 to provide train service in the Kaohsiung Harbor area, ceased operations and was turned into a railway cultural park after service began on the Orange Line. The metro station is a two-level, underground station with an

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. It is located at the junction of Linhai 2nd Road and Gushan 1st Road and has 2 exits. The station is long. The light rail station is a ground level station with two

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. It is located inside Hamasen Railway Cultural Park.

Station layout

Around the station

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 ...

and Hamasen Railway Cultural Park * Gushan Triangle Park * Sky Balcony * Da'an Park * International Cruise Terminal *

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 dinin ...

Kaohsiung Harbor Museum The Kaohsiung Harbor Museum () is a museum in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan dedicated to the preservation of artifacts on the development of Port of Kaohsiung. History The museum building was built in 1916 and completed in 1917 to be used ...

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 The Kaohsiung Wude Hall () is a museum in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The Dai Nippon Butoku Kai was established in Kyoto, Japan in 1895, and most of its members were police officers. After the Treaty of Shimonoseki with the Qi ...

* Mount Shou *

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 infrastructur ...

(Old Shoushan Cave) *

Scenic Area *

* Sizhiwan Beach

References

External links

Hamasen - KRTC-Kaohsiung Metro
Kaohsiung Metro Orange line stations Circular light rail stations Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 2008 Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 2015 {{Taiwan-metro-stub