Here are the top 10 facts about WORLD GAMES station in Kaohsiung, Taiwan:
1. World Games metro station was opened in 2008 and has a daily traffic of about 2.000-3.000 passengers.
2. The station was named after the World Games 2009, an international multi-sport event which took place in Kaohsiung.
3. Initially, the planned name for the station was “Banping Mountain Station” but the current name was chosen instead.
4. The station is located on the Red Line (R17) of Kaohsiung MRT in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung northernmost district.
Fun Fact: You can see the National Stadium from the train platform!
5. The station is a four-level, elevated station and has two side platforms and four exits.
6. It is the first elevated station after the line emerges from the underground (coming from Oil Refinery Elementary School station).
7. The station is 134 meters long and is also known as National Sports Complex station.
8. The station is located at the intersection of Zuonan Rd. and Jhonghai Rd.
9. The public art in the station, titled “Floating Forest” was designed by American artists Ron Wood and Christian Karl Janssen.
10. The artwork covers an area of 1000 m2 and tells the story of “Soul of the Land and the People in Southern Taiwan”.
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