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Introduction─
KMRT |
Traffic
jam and air pollutions are commonly seen on the street of big
cities. As for
Kaohsiung
City
traffic, we see car moving very slowly on main streets during the
peak hours. To reduce the number of cars, the people are encouraged
to take the public transportation. However, the public
transportations can not satisfy the needs of the people commuting
from their offices to their home. People feel unhappy about public
transportation being delayed, or too expensive. Rapid Transit helps
solve their problems. |
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History─
Birth of KMRT |
The
construction plan started on
April 12, 1990
when the Preparation Office of the Bureau was established. Committee
of Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit was established on
14 April 1990
. Mass Rapid Transit
Bereau,
Kaohsiung
City
took its present form on
9 May 1994
. The construction started in October, 2001. |
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Lines
of KMRT─ Red Line |
There
are two lines of KMRT, the Red Line and Orange Line.
《Red
Line》
Running
south to north, the Red Line will start at the intersection of
Yanhai and Hanmin Roads in Hsiaokang District, and follow Jungshan
and Boai Roads through Kaohsiung City before ending in Chiaotou,
Kaohsiung County, with the total length of 28.3 kilometers. The Red
Line comes with 24 stations, of which 15 will be underground, 8
elevated, and one at ground level. The Line goes through commercial
center, railway station,
Central Park
and
Sando Commerce Circle
. The Formosa Station has been planned to be one of the large
stations. The end of the Line will come to
Kaohsiung
International
Airport
and ends at the intersection of
Yanghai Road
and Hanming Raod. |
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Lines
of KMRT─ Orange Line |
《Orange
Line》
Running west to east, the Orange
Line will start at Hsitzuwan and then follow Jungjeng Road out to
Fengshan City and on to Taliao, Kaohsiung County. The total length
of this line is about 14.4 kilometers with 14 stations. All the
stations will be underground except for the ground level Taliao
Station. A single depot will be built to serve the line. It passes
the earliest developed Yanchangpu, City Council and intersects with
the Red Line and goes east to Datung Department Stores and military
camp in
Kaohsiung
County
. It goes through the most prosperous area and ends at Daliao. |
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Route
Map & Station Information
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Funding
for KMRT |
The
total cost of the construction will be NT$181,370 billion. The
construction applies BOT model. The funding will be not made only by
the government. The company will support the construction, which may
be detailed in “BOT” model. |
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Concept
of KMRT |
KMRT
construction will be completed at the end of next year. It will
start operating then. For
Kaohsiung
City
, it means a milestone. There are four main goals of KMRT. KMRT will
be “safe,” ”innovative,” “comfortable,” and
“convenient.” |
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The
most important？safety！ |
《Safety》
I.
Night time women waiting zone:
To
provide a safe space for women passengers waiting for the trains.
II. Set up
surveillance facilities:
There surveillance
facilities set up in most of the public area. The monitoring devices
in KMRT are installed by consulting Taipei MRT.
III. Securities, staff:
The company arranges the securities patrolling the station.
Station staff and guards will join the tasks if necessary.
IV. Preventing falling:
Warning signs and strips warn the passengers to keep a
distance with the rail, should there be a person or belonging
falling onto the tracks, staff will provide assistance.
V. Fire
extinguishers and hydrants are located on all platforms. |
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New
elements |
《Innovative》
Each station will
combine artistic element in it, incorporating with the local
features.
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Convenience |
《Convenient》
I.
Disability-free space
For
the safety of disabled,
elderly or temporarily encumbered, elevators, pathway for
wheelchairs can be found in the station. Spaces for wheelchairs
are located at both ends of train behind the driver’s
compartment.
II.
Transfer services:
Since
KMRT may not take the passengers to their destination, the
company plans many transfer buses, community buses to take the
passengers to industrial park and large communities. Staff in
KMRT stations would help the passengers call a taxi at night.
III. Value-adding cards:
In the future, the people can use the value adding card
issued by KMRT to take the buses, ferry, or even use the pay
phone or shop in a convenient store.
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A pleasant trip |
《Comfortable》
KMRT stations provide variety services. It is to provide every
passenger feel at home and have a pleasant trip.
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Expectation
of KMRT |
According to the plan, the south end, Siaogang Station, of Red
Line to Sanduo Shopping District Station will be opened at the end
of 2006. The Red and Orange Line will start operating at the end of
2007. Recent reports of
accidents occurred in KMRT construction sites and some even damaged
houses of citizens. Some of the
Kaohsiung
citizens have doubts in the construction. But I still believe that
all of the
Kaohsiung
would like to have a safe, comfortable and convenient public
transportation! |