Formosa Boulevard metro station

Formosa Boulevard (Chinese: 美麗島站; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bí-lē-tó-chām) is a station of Kaohsiung MRT located in Sinsing District, Kaohsiung. It is the sole interchange station between metro lines in Kaohsiung.[2]

Formosa Boulevard

美麗島
Formosa Boulevard station exit 3
LocationSinsing, Kaohsiung
Taiwan
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms (upper level)
1 island platform (lower level)
ConnectionsBus stop
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Disabled accessYes
History
Opened2008-09-14
Traffic
Passengers11,551 daily (Jan. 2011)[1]
Services
Preceding station Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Following station
Kaohsiung Main Station
towards Gangshan South
 Red line Central Park
towards Siaogang
City Council
towards Sizihwan
 Orange line Sinyi Elementary School
towards Daliao
Formosa Boulevard metro station
Traditional Chinese美麗島站
Simplified Chinese美丽岛站
Former name
Traditional Chinese大港埔站
Simplified Chinese大港埔站

Formosa Boulevard station is named after the Formosa Boulevard project, a remodelling of Kaohsiung's Jhongshan Road in preparation for the 2009 World Games.[3] 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 Dome of Light at Formosa Boulevard station

The station is a three-level, underground station with an island platform and two side platforms.[4] 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.[5] It was designed by Italian artist Narcissus Quagliata.[6] It is 30 metres in diameter and covers an area of 2,180 square metres. It is made up of 4,500 glass panels.[7] The dome will be offered as venues for weddings.[8]

Another spectacular, yet almost unknown, 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.

Station layout
Street Level Entrance/Exit Entrance/Exit, Public art "Prayer"
B1 Concourse Public art "Dome of Light"
Information desk, automatic ticket dispensing machines, one-way faregates, Restrooms (Near exit 2, 4, 5, 7)
B2
Transit Zone Connecting with Platform 1,
stairs and escalators to the Red Line Platform
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Platform 1 ← KMRT Orange Line toward Sizihwan (City Council)
Platform 2 → KMRT Orange Line toward Daliao (Sinyi Elementary School) →
Side platform, doors will open on the right
Transit Zone Connecting with Platform 2,
stairs and escalators to the Orange Line Platform
B3 Platform 1 ← KMRT Red Line toward Siaogang (Central Park)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 2 → KMRT Red Line toward Gangshan South (Kaohsiung Main Station) →

Around the Station
  • Liuhe Night Market
  • Kaohsiung General Post Office
  • Sinsing Market
  • Nanhua Shopping Street
  • Kaohsiung Police Department, Sinsing Branch
  • Jhongshan and Jhongjheng Road Wedding Street
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References
  1. "統計資訊 > 統計月報". Transportation Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
  2. "About the Stations". Kaohsiung rapid Transit Corporation. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
  3. "高市美麗島大道工程 明年八月展新貌". Epoch Times. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  4. "美麗島站". 高雄捷運公司. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
  5. "Kaohsiung throngs new MRT line". The China Post. 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
  6. "Bonus Taiwan". Bangkok Post. 2010-03-06. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
  7. "Dome of Light focus of rights talks". Taipei Times. 2008-08-04. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
  8. "Money-losing Kaohsiung MRT system pushing to increase revenues". Taiwan News. 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2010-07-01.

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