Hamasen station
light rail station in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Hamasen (Chinese: 哈瑪星站; pinyin: Hāmǎxīng Zhàn) is a metro station and light rail station of Kaohsiung Rapid Transit, served by the Orange line and the Circular light rail. It is located in Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
The station name is derived from Hamasen, the historic name of the area.
Station overview
Formerly called Sizihwan station after a nearby scenic area Sizihwan, the metro station was renamed in 2024. It was originally planned to be constructed inside the National Sun Yat-sen University. Due to construction issues and oppositions from the university, it was eventually built at the current location instead.
The nearby Taiwan Railway Kaohsiung Port Station, 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 island platform. It is located at the junction of Linhai 2nd Road and Gushan 1st Road and has two exits. The station is 282 metres (925 ft) long.
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