World Games Station

World Games/ National Sports Complex 世運 / 國家體育園區
World Games Station
Location	Nanzih, Kaohsiung Taiwan
Operated by	Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation
Line(s)	Red Line (R17)
Platforms	Two side platforms
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
History
Opened	March 9, 2008
Traffic
Passengers	2,464 daily (Jan. 2011)[1]

World Games Station
Traditional Chinese	世運車站
Simplified Chinese	世运车站
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shìyùn Chēzhàn Bopomofo ㄕˋ ㄩㄣˋ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ Wade–Giles Shih^4-yun^4 Ch'ê^1-chan^4

The Kaohsiung MRT World Games Station is a station on the Red Line in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The station is named the "World Games Station" due to its proximity to Kaohsiung National Stadium where World Games 2009 was held.^[2]

Station overview

World Games Station exit.

The station is a four-level, elevated station with two side platforms and four exits.^[3] It is 134 meters long and is located at the intersection of Zuonan Rd. and Jhonghai Rd.^[4]

It was originally planned to be named "Banping Mountain Station",^[5] but was changed in July 2005 to its current name.^[2] 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 Station.

Public art

Public art in the station was designed by Ron Wood and Christian Karl Janssen.^[6] Titled "Floating Forest", the artwork covers an area of 1,000 m² (11,000 sq ft) and is displayed on the glass canopy overlooking the tracks, at the concourse level, and along the stairways.^[7] The artwork depicts many plants and insects, and tells the story of "Soul of the Land and the People in Southern Taiwan".^[7]

Station layout

4F	Connecting Level	Skyway
3F
	Concourse	Information desk, one-way faregates, automatic ticket dispensing machines
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Platform 1	← KMRT Orange Line toward Siaogang (Zuoying)
	Platform 2	→ KMRT Red Line toward Gangshan South (Oil Refinery Elementary School) →
	Side platform, doors will open on the right
	Concourse	Information desk, one-way faregates, automatic ticket dispensing machines, restrooms
1F	Street Level	Entrance/Exit

Exits

• Exit 1: Intersection of Zuonan Rd. and Jhonghai Rd.
• Exit 2: Zuonan Rd.
• Exit 3: Zuonan Rd. - CPC Corporation Kaohsiung Plant
• Exit 4: Zuonan Rd.

Around the station

• CPC Corporation Kaohsiung Plant
• Zuoying High School
• National Stadium
• Banping Mountain
• Republic of China Naval Academy

Nearby stations

Preceding station		Kaohsiung MRT		Following station
Oil Refinery Elementary School toward Gangshan South		Red Line		Xinzuoying toward Siaogang

References

1. "統計資訊 > 統計月報". Transportation Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
2. 捷運新站名公佈了 (in Chinese). 高雄捷運股份有限公司. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
3. "世運站". 高雄捷運公司. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
4. "世運車站週邊地圖". 高雄市政府捷運工程局. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
5. "http://w3.krtco.com.tw/news/newspaper_(9307)-2.htm" (in Chinese). 高雄捷運股份有限公司. 2004-07-23. Retrieved 2010-12-20. External link in |title= (help)
6. "R17世運站-海上雄師" (in Chinese). 高雄捷運股份有限公司. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
7. "R17 World Games Stadium". KRTCO. Retrieved 2010-12-20.

Coordinates: 22°42′5.5″N 120°18′9.2″E / 22.701528°N 120.302556°E