Kaohsiung Metro
| Kaohsiung Metro | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Owner | Kaohsiung City Government | ||
| Locale | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit, light rail | ||
| Number of lines | 3 | ||
| Number of stations | 76 | ||
| Daily ridership |
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| Annual ridership | 46.13 million (2022) | ||
| Website | www | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 2008-03-09 | ||
| Operator(s) | Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 59.8 km (37.2 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 750 V DC third rail (MRT) | ||
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| Traditional Chinese | 高雄捷運 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 高雄捷运 | ||||||||||||||
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| Kaohsiung Rapid Transit System | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 高雄都會區大眾捷運系統 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 高雄都会区大众捷运系统 | ||||||||||||||
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Kaohsiung Metro (Chinese: 高雄大眾捷運系統, 高雄捷運) is a rapid transit and light rail system covering the metropolitan area of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Its rapid transit network is known as Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit System or Kaohsiung Rapid Transit (KRT). Construction of the MRT started in October 2001. The MRT opened in 2008 and the Circular light rail in 2015. Kaohsiung Metro is operated by the Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation (KRTC; Chinese: 高雄捷運公司) under a BOT contract the company signed with the Kaohsiung City Government.
The system uses romanizations derived from Tongyong Pinyin.