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{{Short description|Light rail loop line in Kaohsiung, Taiwan}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width       = 
| name            = 
| other_name      = 
| native_name     = 
| color           = {{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}}
| logo            = Kaohsiung LRT Circular Line.svg
| logo_width      = 38px
| logo_alt        = 
| image           = C3 Star of Cianjhen Station.JPG
| image_width     = 
| image_alt       = 
| caption         = [[CAF Urbos#CAF Urbos 3|CAF Urbos 3]] trams parked at Cianjhen Star
| type            = [[Light rail]]
| system          = [[Kaohsiung Metro]]
| status          = 
| locale          = [[Kaohsiung]], Taiwan
| start           = 
| end             = circular
| stations        = 38<ref>{{cite web |title=Kaohsiung Light Rail |url=https://urbanrail.net/as/tw/kaoh/kaohsiung-tram.htm |website=urbanrail.net |access-date=2024-01-01}}</ref>
| routes          = 
| daily_ridership = 10 000<ref>{{cite web |title=Transport statistics |url=https://stat.motc.gov.tw/mocdb/stmain.jsp?sys=100 |website=stat.motc.gov.tw |access-date=2019-11-10 |language=zh}}</ref>
| ridership2      = 3,360,000 (2018)
| planopen        = <!--{{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}-->
| open            = 16 October 2015<ref>{{cite web |title=領先全台 高雄輕軌4日正式通車 {{!}} 社會 |url=https://newtalk.tw/news/view/2016-07-04/74830 |website=新頭殼 Newtalk |access-date=2019-11-10 |language=zh-TW |date=4 July 2016}}</ref>
| yearcommenced   = {{Start date|2015|10|16|df=y}} (phase 1)
| yearcompleted   = <!--{{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}-->
| event1label     = 
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| event3label     = 
| event3          = 
| owner           = Kaohsiung City Government
| operator        = [[Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation]]
| character       = At-grade, elevated
| depot           = Cianjhen Depot
| stock           = [[Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles|CAF]] [[CAF Urbos#CAF Urbos 3|Urbos 3]]<ref name="Picks CAF">{{cite journal |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/kaohsiung-picks-caf-to-build-catenary-free-trams.html |title=Kaohsiung picks CAF to build catenary-free trams |journal=[[Railway Gazette International]] |date=7 January 2013 |access-date=2013-07-23}}</ref><br/>[[Alstom]] [[Alstom Citadis|Citadis 305]]<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.alstom.com/press-releases-news/2018/9/1st-tram-kaohsiung-arrives-taiwan |title=The 1st tram for Kaohsiung arrives in Taiwan |date=4 September 2018 |access-date=2020-12-19}}</ref>
| linelength      = {{cvt|22.1|km}}
| tracklength     = 
| tracks          = 2
| gauge           = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}
| old_gauge       = 
| load_gauge      = 
| minradius       = 
| racksystem      = 
| routenumber     = 
| linenumber      = 
| electrification = [[Supercapacitor#Light-rails and trams|Electric capacitor]]
| speed           = {{cvt|70|km/h}} maximum<ref name="CAF">{{cite web |url=http://www.caf.net/en/productos-servicios/proyectos/proyecto-detalle.php?p=263 |title=KAOHSIUNG LRV |publisher=CAF |access-date=2013-07-23}}</ref>
| signalling      = 
| elevation       = 
| website         = [http://www.krtco.com.tw/en/index.aspx krtco.com.tw]
| map             = {{Kaohsiung LRT Circular light rail map|inline=yes}}
| map_name        = Map
| map_state       = collapsed
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}}
{{Infobox Chinese
| t = {{linktext|環狀|輕軌}}
| s = {{linktext|环状|轻轨}}
| hp = Huánzhuàng Qīngguǐ
| tp = Huánjhuàng Cingguěi
| w = Huan²-chuang⁴ Chʻing¹-kuei³
| poj = Khoân-chōng Kheng-kúi
| phfs = Fàn-chhong Khiâng-kuí
}}
{{Rapid transit OSM map|system_qid=Q700041|stations=y|stations_qid=Q4121246|zoom=12|frame-width=300|frame-height=450|frame-lat=22.625|frame-long=120.3|frame-align=right}}
[[File:機電調整作業中的C1車站.JPG|thumb|C1 Station (9 March 2015)]]
[[File:KMRT_Cianjhen_Star_Station_2016-08-27.jpg|thumb|C3 station (27 August 2016)]]
[[File:KLRT LovePier Station.jpg|thumb|C11 station (22 July 2017)]]
[[File:Kaohsiung LRT C8 Station IMG 2010.jpg|thumb|LRT C8 Station and the [[85 Sky Tower]]]]

The '''Kaohsiung Circular Light Rail''' ({{zh|t= 高雄環狀輕軌}}) is a [[light rail]] [[Circle route|loop line]] in [[Kaohsiung]], [[Taiwan]], operated by the [[Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation]].<ref name="LRT Project content">{{cite web | url= http://mtbu.kcg.gov.tw/en/LRT_content.php | title=Light Rail System - Project Content | publisher=Mass Rapid Transit Bureau, Kaohsiung City | date=17 August 2012 | access-date=2013-07-23}}</ref> The line stretches over a length of 22.1 kilometers and has 38 stations. The southern part of this line makes use of the defunct tracks of the Kaohsiung Harbor Railway Line. Construction cost was forecasted to be 16.5 billion [[New Taiwan dollar]]s.<ref name="1st LRT">{{cite web | url=http://www.kaohsiung.gov.tw/EN/NewsArt_Detail.aspx?n=D025BFDE98126962&ss=9A4A9343F71DC5B3&parent=DD2A3343D78E64EB | title=Trams: Kaohsiung Launches Taiwan's First Light Rail Service | publisher=Kaohsiung City Government | date=8 January 2015 | access-date=2015-01-25 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128113413/http://www.kaohsiung.gov.tw/EN/NewsArt_Detail.aspx?n=D025BFDE98126962&ss=9A4A9343F71DC5B3&parent=DD2A3343D78E64EB | archivedate=2015-01-28 }}</ref>

Phase I consists of the section of the line from Station C1 to Station C14, of which Stations C3 and C14 are transfer stations to the [[Kaohsiung Metro|KMRT]] {{lnl|Kaohsiung Rapid Transit|Red}} and {{lnl|Kaohsiung Rapid Transit|Orange}}, respectively. Construction of Phase I began on 4 June 2013.<ref name="Construction begins Focus Taiwan">{{cite news | url= http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201306040034.aspx | title=Kaohsiung begins circular light rail construction | work=Focus Taiwan News Channel | date=4 June 2013 | access-date=2013-07-23}}</ref> Stations C1 to C14 were open on a test-basis (free for the public<ref name="ICRT">{{cite magazine |author=Tim Berge |url=http://www.icrt.com.tw/wordpress/blog/2015/10/16/kaohsiung-lrt-opens-to-public/#.VtHgyhjmaGA |title=Kaohsiung LRT Opens to Public |magazine=ICRT FM.100 | date=16 October 2015 | access-date=2016-02-27}}</ref>) from August 2015, and commenced formal operations in September 2017.<ref name="Info Taiwan">{{cite web | url=http://www.taiwan.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=126574&CtNode=3770&mp=1 | title=About Taiwan | publisher=Info Taiwan | date=17 March 2014 | access-date=2014-03-20 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414143521/http://www.taiwan.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=126574&CtNode=3770&mp=1 | archive-date=14 April 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="IRL-06-2015">{{cite magazine |author=James Chuang |url=http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/light-rail/kaohsiung-light-rail-line-set-to-go-full-circle.html |title=Kaohsiung light rail line set to go full circle |magazine=[[International Railway Journal]] | date=8 June 2015 | access-date=2016-02-27}}</ref>

Phase II construction of the northern section partially began on 12 January 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=New light rail stop - Focus Taiwan |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/photos/20210112ENP0002m |access-date=12 January 2021 |website=focustaiwan.tw |date=12 January 2021 |language=zh-Hant-TW}}</ref> after the underground relocation of the Kaohsiung urban railway. The northern part of Phase II was scheduled to be opened in June 2021 along with the rest, but was delayed until 1 January 2024 due to local opposition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kaohsiung light rail system to be completed by 2023: mayor - Focus Taiwan|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202011100013|access-date=2021-01-02|website=focustaiwan.tw|date=10 November 2020 |language=zh-Hant-TW}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=New Kaohsiung circular light rail section to go into service Jan. 12 - Focus Taiwan|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202101060011|access-date=2021-01-08|website=focustaiwan.tw|date=6 January 2021 |language=zh-Hant-TW}}</ref>

== History ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Phase
!Segment
!Commencement
!Length (km)
!Stations
|-
|I
|Lizihnei - Hamasen
|4 July 2016<ref name="Construction begins Focus Taiwan" />
|8.7<ref name=":0" />
|14
|-
|II Phase 1
|Hamasen - Gushan District Office<br/>Lizihnei - Kaisyuan Park
|12 January 2021<ref name=":0" />
|4.1<ref name=":0" />
|9
|-
|II Phase 2
| Gushan District Office - TRA Museum of Fine Arts
|16 December 2021
|1.8
|3
|-
|II Phase 3
|TRA Museum of Fine Arts - Heart of Love River
|5 October 2022
|2.4
|4
|- 
|II Full
|Heart of Love River - Kaisyuan Park
|1 January 2024
|5
|7
|}

==Stations==
{|class=wikitable
!rowspan=2|Code!!colspan=2|Station Name!! rowspan="2" |Connection!! rowspan="2" |District
|-align=center
!English!!Chinese
|-align=center bgcolor={{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}}
| colspan="5" |
|-align=center
| colspan="5" style="background:#A0A0A0;font-size:85%" align="center" | — ↑ Loop line towards Depot ↑ —
|-align=center bgcolor={{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}}
| colspan="5" |
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C1</span>||{{lrt|Lizihnei}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:籬仔內站|籬仔內]]}}</span>
|align=left|
|rowspan=8|[[Cianjhen District|Cianjhen]]
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C2</span>||{{lrt|Kaisyuan Rueitian}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:凱旋瑞田站|凱旋瑞田]]}}</span>
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C3</span>||{{lrt|Cianjhen Star}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:前鎮之星站|前鎮之星]]}}</span>
|align=left|{{rint|kaohsiung|r}} {{small|via {{stl|Kaohsiung Rapid Transit|Kaisyuan}} (R6)}}
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C4</span>||{{lrt|Kaisyuan Jhonghua}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:凱旋中華站|凱旋中華]]}}</span>
|align=left|
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C5</span>||{{lrt|Dream Mall}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:夢時代站|夢時代]]}}</span>
|align=left|
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C6</span>||{{lrt|Commerce and Trade Park}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:經貿園區站|經貿園區]]}}</span>
| align="left" |
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C7</span>||{{lrt|Software Technology Park}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:軟體園區站|軟體園區]]}}</span>
|
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C8</span>||{{lrt|Kaohsiung Exhibition Center}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:高雄展覽館站|高雄展覽館]]}}</span>
|align=left|
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C9</span>||{{lrt|Cruise Terminal}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:旅運中心站|旅運中心]]}}</span>
| align="left" |{{Rint|kaohsiung|Yellow}} (planned)
|rowspan=2|[[Lingya District|Lingya]]
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C10</span>||{{lrt|Glory Pier}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:光榮碼頭站|光榮碼頭]]}}</span>
|
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C11</span>||{{lrt|Love Pier}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:真愛碼頭站|真愛碼頭]]}}</span>
|
|rowspan=2|[[Yancheng District, Kaohsiung|Yancheng]]
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C12</span>||{{lrt|Dayi Pier-2}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:駁二大義站|駁二大義]]}}</span>
|
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C13</span>||{{lrt|Penglai Pier-2}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:駁二蓬萊站|駁二蓬萊]]}}</span>
|
|rowspan=13|[[Gushan District|Gushan]]
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C14</span>||{{lrt|Hamasen}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:哈瑪星站 (高雄輕軌)|哈瑪星]]}}</span>
|align=left|{{rint|kaohsiung|o}} {{small|via {{stl|Kaohsiung Rapid Transit|Hamasen}} (O1)}}
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C15</span>||{{lrt|Shoushan Park}}<br /><small>(ALIEN Art Centre)</small>||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:壽山公園站|壽山公園]]}}</span><small>([[:zh:金馬賓館當代美術館|金馬賓館當代美術館]])</small>
| align="left" |
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C16</span>||{{lrt|Wenwu Temple}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:文武聖殿站|文武聖殿]]}}</span>
|
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C17</span>||{{lrt|Gushan District Office}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:鼓山區公所站|鼓山區公所]]}}</span>
|
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C18</span>||[[Gushan railway station (Taiwan)|Gushan]]||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:鼓山車站|鼓山]]}}</span>
|align=left|{{rint|tw|TRA}} {{stl|Taiwan Railways|Gushan}}
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C19</span>||{{lrt|Makadao}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:馬卡道站|馬卡道]]}}</span>
|align=left|
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C20</span>||[[Museum of Fine Arts railway station (Taiwan)|TRA Museum of Fine Arts Station]]||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:美術館車站|臺鐵美術館]]}}</span>
|align=left|{{rint|tw|TRA}} {{stl|Taiwan Railways|Museum of Fine Arts}}
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C21A</span>||{{lrt|Neiwei Arts Center}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:內惟藝術中心站|內惟藝術中心]]}}</span>
|align=left|
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C21</span>||{{lrt|Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:美術館站|美術館]]}}</span>
|align=left|
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C22</span>||{{lrt|Kaohsiung Municipal United Hospital}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:聯合醫院站|聯合醫院]]}}</span>
|
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C23</span>||{{lrt|Longhua Elementary School}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:龍華國小站|龍華國小]]}}</span>
|
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C24</span>||{{lrt|Heart of Love River}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:愛河之心站|愛河之心]]}}</span>
|align=left|{{rint|kaohsiung|r}} {{small|via {{stl|Kaohsiung Rapid Transit|Aozihdi}} (R13)}}
|-align=center 
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C25</span>||{{lrt|Sinshang Elementary School}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:新上國小站|新上國小]]}}</span>
| align="left" |
|rowspan=1|[[Zuoying District|Zuoying]]
|-align=center 
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C26</span>||{{lrt|Dashun Minzu}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:大順民族站|大順民族]]}}</span>
|
|rowspan=5|[[Sanmin District|Sanmin]]
|-align=center 
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C27</span>||{{lrt|Wanzihnei}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:灣仔內站|灣仔內]]}}</span>
|
|-align=center 
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C28</span>||{{lrt|Kaohsiung Industrial High School}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:高雄高工站|高雄高工]]}}</span>
|align=left|{{Rint|kaohsiung|Yellow}} (planned)
|-align=center 
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C29</span>||{{lrt|Shu-Te Home Economics & Commercial High School}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:樹德家商站|樹德家商]]}}</span>
|align=left|
|-align=center 
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C30</span>|||[[Science and Technology Museum railway station|Science and Technology Museum]]||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:科工館站|科工館]]}}</span>
|align=left|{{rint|tw|TRA}} {{stl|Taiwan Railways|Science and Technology Museum}}
|-align=center 
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C31</span>||{{lrt|St. Joseph Hospital}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:聖功醫院站|聖功醫院]]}}</span>
|
|rowspan=5 bgcolor = #F9F9F9 |[[Lingya District|Lingya]]
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C32</span>||{{lrt|Kaisyuan Park}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:凱旋公園站|凱旋公園]]}}</span>
|align=left|{{rint|kaohsiung|o}} {{small|via {{stl|Kaohsiung Rapid Transit|Wukuaicuo}} (O8)}}, {{small|via {{stl|Kaohsiung Rapid Transit|Cultural Center}} (O7)}}
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C33</span>||{{lrt|Department of Health}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:衛生局站|衛生局]]}}</span>
|align=left|
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C34</span>||{{lrt|Wucyuan Elementary School}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:五權國小站|五權國小]]}}</span>
|align=left|
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C35</span>||{{lrt|Kaisyuan Wuchang}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:凱旋武昌站|凱旋武昌]]}}</span>
| align="left" |
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C36</span>||{{lrt|Kaisyuan Ersheng}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:凱旋二聖站|凱旋二聖]]}}</span>
|
|rowspan=2|[[Cianjhen District|Cianjhen]]
|-align=center
|<span style="color:#{{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}};">C37</span>||{{lrt|LRT Depot}}||<span style="font-size:125%;">{{lang|zh-hant|[[:zh:輕軌機廠站|輕軌機廠]]}}</span>
|
|-align=center bgcolor={{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}}
| colspan="5" |
|-align=center
| colspan="5" style="background:#A0A0A0;font-size:85%" align="center" | — ↓ Loop line towards {{lrt|Lizihnei}} ↓ —
|-align=center bgcolor={{rcr|Kaohsiung Metro|C}}
| colspan="5" |
|}

==Rolling stock==
[[File:KMRT CAF train at C7 2016-08-27.jpg|thumb|[[CAF Urbos]]]]
[[File:Kaohsiung Light Rail Alstom Citadis, Pier-2 Art Center (20240316a) (53607047337) - cropped.jpg|thumb|Citadis 305]]
The line's fleet consists of nine [[CAF Urbos]] trams that are powered by [[supercapacitor]] banks.<ref name="CAF Kaohsiung">{{cite web|title=Trams: KAOHSIUNG TRAMWAY|url=http://www.caf.es/en/productos-servicios/soluciones-integrales/casos-estudio/tranvia-kaohsiung.php|access-date=2014-03-20|publisher=[[Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles|CAF]]}}</ref> The tramway cars are {{convert|34|m|sp=us}} in length, and are able to transport a total of 250 passengers (seated, and standing).<ref name="1st LRT" />

15 [[Alstom Citadis]] 305 tramway cars entered service in November 2020.<ref name="Alstom Kaohsiung">{{cite web | url= https://www.railway-technology.com/news/alstom-citadis-x05-trams-enter-service/| title=Alstom Citadis X05 trams enter service on South Circular LRT in Taiwan | date=13 January 2021 | publisher=Railway Technology | access-date=2021-02-03}}</ref>

==Ticket==
Unlike the [[Red line (Kaohsiung Metro) |Kaohsiung Metro Red]] and [[Orange line (Kaohsiung Metro) |Orange]] Lines, the Kaohsiung Light Rail is charged at a lower rate. As of January 2019, the fare for each light rail is [[New Taiwan dollar|NT]]$30. There is special rate of NT$10 by using a [[digital wallet]] (such as [[IPASS (Taiwan)|iPass]], [[EasyCard]], [[icash]], etc). Card readers are available at each station and inside of tramway. When paying the fare by the e-ticket ([[digital wallet]]), passengers are only charged one of them at each time. When paying by cash, passengers can purchase tickets at the ticket vending machines at each station for the ticket inspector to check.

==Previous light rail demonstration project==
[[File:Ddm 2004 007 Kaoshiung Cable Car on Rail.jpg|thumb|230px|The [[Siemens Combino]] vehicle was used for light rail demonstration at [[Central Park (Kaohsiung)|Central Park, Kaohsiung]] in 2004.]]

In 2004, the [[Kaohsiung City Government]] and [[Siemens Mobility|Siemens]] built a temporary two-station circular light rail line in Central Park, operated by a single trainset, to demonstrate the feasibility of building a light rail system in Kaohsiung City.{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}} It was meant to alleviate some residents' concerns that light rail would negatively impact their surroundings by producing excessive noise and hindering normal traffic flow.{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}} This [[Siemens Combino]] vehicle would later become the [[D-class Melbourne tram|D2 Class]] operated in [[Trams in Melbourne|Melbourne, Australia]].

==See also==
* [[Danhai light rail]]
* [[Transportation in Taiwan]]
* [[Kaohsiung Metro]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Kaohsiung LRT Circular Line}}
*{{official| https://www.krtc.com.tw/eng/KLRT/}}


{{KMRT Circular Line}}
{{Taiwan rapid transit}}

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