World Games metro station explained

World Games/
National Sports Complex
Native Name:R17 世運 / 國家體育園區
Native Name Lang:zh-TW
Symbol Location:tw
Symbol:kmrt
Mlanguage:
T:世運車站
S:世运车站
P:Shìyùn Chēzhàn
W:Shih4-yun4 Ch'ê1-chan4
Bpmf:ㄕˋ ㄩㄣˋ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ
First:t
Borough:Nanzih, Kaohsiung
Country:Taiwan
Coordinates:22.7015°N 120.3026°W
Platforms:Two side platforms
Structure:Elevated
Opened:2008-03-09

World Games is a station on the Red line of Kaohsiung Metro in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The station is named after the 2009 World Games.[1]

Station overview

The station is a four-level, elevated station with two side platforms and four exits.[2] It is 134 meters long and is located at the intersection of Zuonan Rd. and Jhonghai Rd.[3]

It was originally planned to be named "Banping Mountain Station",[4] but was changed in July 2005 to its current name. Because it is the first elevated station after the line emerges from underground, the aim was to create an iconic station similar to the Taipei Metro's Jiantan metro station.

Public art

Public art in the station was designed by Ron Wood and Christian Karl Janssen.[5] Titled "Floating Forest", the artwork covers an area of 1000m2 and is displayed on the glass canopy overlooking the tracks, at the concourse level, and along the stairways.[6] The artwork depicts many plants and insects, and tells the story of "Soul of the Land and the People in Southern Taiwan".

Around the station

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.krtco.com.tw/flourishing/flourishing-1_detail.aspx?ID=ab37145d-a91a-4049-a56b-95f24f5cff62. zh:捷運新站名公佈了. 高雄捷運股份有限公司. Chinese. 2010-12-20.
  2. Web site: 世運站. 高雄捷運公司. 2010-07-09.
  3. Web site: 世運車站週邊地圖. 高雄市政府捷運工程局. 2010-07-09.
  4. Web site: w3.krtco.com.tw/news/newspaper_(9307)-2.htm. 高雄捷運股份有限公司. 2004-07-23. Chinese. 2010-12-20.
  5. Web site: R17世運站-海上雄師. 高雄捷運股份有限公司. Chinese. 2010-12-20.
  6. Web site: R17 World Games Stadium. KRTCO. 2010-12-20.