Orange line (Kaohsiung Metro)

The Orange Line is an East-West line of the Kaohsiung Metro in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It opened on 14 September 2008, the day of Mid-Autumn Festival, for a week-long free trial service. After the free trial service, the Kaohsiung Metro offered a month-long single one-way promotional NT$15 service on both the Red and the Orange line, with regular ticket price applies after this.

Orange line
Platform at Hamasen station
Overview
Locale	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Termini	Sizihwan Daliao
Stations	14
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Kaohsiung Metro
Depot(s)	Daliao
History
Opened	14 September 2008; 16 years ago (2008-09-14)
Technical
Line length	14.4 km (8.9 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Character	Underground/At-Grade
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Route map Legend Hanmasen (  ) Sizihwan Yanchengpu Love River City Council Formosa Boulevard (  ) Sinyi Elementary School Cultural Center Wukuaicuo Martial Arts Stadium Weiwuying Fongshan West Fongshan Dadong Chienchen River Fongshan Junior High School Daliao Daliao depot This diagram: view talk edit

Orange line
Traditional Chinese	橘線
Simplified Chinese	橘线
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jú-Xiàn Wade–Giles Chü2- Hsien4 Tongyong Pinyin Jyú-Siàn Southern Min Hokkien POJ Kiat-Soàⁿ

The 14.4 kilometres (8.9 mi) line has 14 stations and is the second metro line to open in southern Taiwan.^[1] Shortly prior to opening, flaws such as emergency exit lighted signs, unclear ticket displays, and jammed emergency exits were fixed.^[2] Although it was originally supposed to open with the Red Line, it was delayed due to tunnel collapse during construction December 2005.^[3]

Stations

Code	Station Name		Transfer	Location
	English	Chinese
O1	Hamasen	哈瑪星	via Hamasen (C14)	Gushan	Kaohsiung
O2	Yanchengpu	鹽埕埔		Yancheng
O4	Cianjin	前金		Cianjin
O5	Formosa Boulevard	美麗島	(R10)	Sinsing
O6	Sinyi Elementary School	信義國小
O7	Cultural Center	文化中心		Sinsing Lingya
O8	Wukuaicuo	五塊厝	via Kaisyuan Park (C32)	Lingya
O9	Lingya Sports Park	苓雅運動園區
O10	Weiwuying	衛武營
O11	Fongshan West (Kaohsiung City Council)	鳳山西站 (高雄市議會)		Fongshan
O12	Fongshan	鳳山
O13	Dadong	大東
O14	Fongshan Junior High School	鳳山國中
OT1	Daliao (Cianjhuang)	大寮 (前庄)		Daliao

References

1. "Kaohsiung inaugurates its new MRT line". The China Post. 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
2. "Kaohsiung MRT fixes flaws in Orange Line". The China Post. 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
3. "MRT Orange Line inspected by mayor". The China Post. 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2010-07-10.