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Kaohsiung Rapid Transit System

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Kaohsiung Rapid Transit System, is a rapid transit and light rail system covering the metropolitan area of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. [1]

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Build–operate–transfer

Build–operate–transfer (BOT) or build–own–operate–transfer (BOOT) is a form of project financing, wherein a private entity receives a concession from the private or public sector to finance, design, construct, own, and operate a facility stated in the concession contract.

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Bus rapid transit

Bus rapid transit (BRT, BRTS, busway, transitway) is a bus-based public transport system designed to improve capacity and reliability relative to a conventional bus system.

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Central Park MRT station

The Kaohsiung MRT Central Park station is a station on the Red Line in Sinsing District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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Chen Chu

Chen Chu or Kiku Chen (born 10 June 1950 in Yilan County, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese politician who served as Mayor of Kaohsiung between 2006 and 2018.

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China Steel

China Steel Corporation (CSC) is the largest integrated steel maker in Taiwan.

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Cianjhen Senior High School MRT station

The Kaohsiung MRT Cianjhen Senior High School station is a station on the Red Line in Cianjhen District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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Circular light rail

The Circular light rail is a circular light rail line currently under construction in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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Contactless smart card

A contactless smart card is a contactless credential whose dimensions are credit-card size.

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D-class Melbourne tram

The D-class Melbourne tram is a fleet of low-floor Combino trams that operate on the Melbourne tram network.

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Daliao District

Daliao District is a suburban district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

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Daliao MRT station

The Kaohsiung MRT Daliao station is a terminus on the Orange Line in Daliao District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

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Direct current

Direct current (DC) is the unidirectional flow of electric charge.

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Donggang, Pingtung

Donggang Township or Tungkang Township is an urban township in west-central Pingtung County, Taiwan.

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Eastern Broadcasting Company

Eastern Broadcasting Company (EBC), originally called Eastern Television (ETTV), is a nationwide cable TV network in Taiwan that is operated by the Eastern Broadcasting Group, which also operates the online news site ETtoday.

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EasyCard

The EasyCard is a contactless smartcard system operated by the EasyCard Corporation, which was previously named the "Taipei Smart Card Corporation", for payment on the Taipei Metro (also known as "Taipei MRT", or "Taipei Rapid Transit System"), buses, and other public transport services in Taipei since June 2002, expanded to multiple place of business.

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Executive Yuan

The Executive Yuan is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China on Taiwan.

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Fengshan District

Fongshan District is a district located in southern Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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Fongshan Junior High School MRT station

The Kaohsiung MRT Fongshan Junior High School station is station on the Orange Line in Fongshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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Formosa Boulevard MRT station

The Kaohsiung MRT Formosa Boulevard station is a metro station located in Sinsing District, Kaohsiung.

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Gangshan District

Gangshan District (Hakka: Kông-sân-khî), is a suburban district in Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan.

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Gangshan South MRT station

The Kaohsiung MRT Gangshan South station is a station on the Red Line in Gangshan District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

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Gushan District

Gushan District is district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

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Insulated-gate bipolar transistor

An insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) is a three-terminal power semiconductor device primarily used as an electronic switch which, as it was developed, came to combine high efficiency and fast switching.

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IPASS (Taiwan)

The iPASS (Chinese: 一卡通) is a contactless smartcard operated by the iPASS Corporation.

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Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung City (Hokkien POJ: Ko-hiông; Hakka: Kô-hiùng; old names: Takao, Takow, Takau) is a special municipality located in southern-western Taiwan and facing the Taiwan Strait.

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Kaohsiung Arena MRT station

The Kaohsiung MRT Kaohsiung Arena station is a station on the Red Line in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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Kaohsiung City Government

The Kaohsiung City Government (KCG) is the top-tier local government administrative body of the Republic of China from December 2010 that governs Kaohsiung City.

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Kaohsiung County

Kaohsiung County was a county in southern Taiwan between 1945 and 2010.

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Kaohsiung International Airport

Kaohsiung International Airport (commonly), also known as Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport for the Siaogang District where it is located, is a medium-sized commercial airport in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

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Kaohsiung International Airport MRT station

The Kaohsiung MRT Kaohsiung International Airport station is a station on the Red Line in Siaogang District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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Kaohsiung MRT foreign workers scandal

Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit Foreign Workers Scandal, also known as the KMRT Scandal, is a scandal that broke in August 2005, during the presidency of Chen Shui-bian.

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Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation

The Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation (KRTC) is a corporation established by the municipal government of Kaohsiung, Taiwan to build and operate a rapid transit system for the municipality of Kaohsiung.

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Kaohsiung station

Kaohsiung is a railway station in Kaohsiung, Taiwan served by TRA and Kaohsiung MRT, where it is known as Kaohsiung Main Station.

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LCD television

Liquid-crystal-display televisions (LCD TV) are television sets that use liquid-crystal displays to produce images.

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Light rail

Light rail, light rail transit (LRT), or fast tram is a form of urban rail transport using rolling stock similar to a tramway, but operating at a higher capacity, and often on an exclusive right-of-way.

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Linyuan District

Linyuan District is a suburban district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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List of metro systems

This list of metro systems includes electrified rapid transit train systems worldwide.

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Lizihnei LRT station

Lizihnei station is a light rail station of the Circular Line of Kaohsiung rapid transit system.

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Luzhu District, Kaohsiung

Lujhu District is a suburban district of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

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Orange line (Kaohsiung MRT)

The Orange Line is an East-West line of the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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Patronage (transportation)

In public transportation, patronage or ridership refers to the number of people using a transit service.

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Pingtung City

Pingtung City is a county-controlled city and the county seat of Pingtung County, Taiwan.

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Pingtung County

Pingtung County is a county in Southern Taiwan known for its agriculture and tourism.

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Platform screen doors

Platform screen doors (PSDs) and platform edge doors (PEDs) at train or subway stations separate the platform from the train.

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Qianzhen District

Cianjhen District is a district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

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Qiaotou District

Ciaotou District is a rural district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

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Radio-frequency identification

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects.

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Rail transport in Taiwan

Rail transport in Taiwan consists of 1691.8 km (as of 2015) of railway networks.

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Rapid transit

Rapid transit or mass rapid transit, also known as heavy rail, metro, MRT, subway, tube, U-Bahn or underground, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas.

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Red line (Kaohsiung MRT)

The Red line is a metro line of Kaohsiung MRT which runs north–south through the city of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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Siaogang MRT station

The Kaohsiung MRT Siaogang station is the terminal station on the Red Line in Siaogang District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

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Siemens

Siemens AG is a German conglomerate company headquartered in Berlin and Munich and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe with branch offices abroad.

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Siemens Mobility

Siemens Mobility is a division of the German conglomerate Siemens.

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Siemens Modular Metro

The Siemens Modular Metro is a family of electric multiple unit trains for rapid transit systems produced by Siemens Transportation Systems and used by rail operators around the world.

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Sizihwan MRT station

Sizihwan station is a terminal station of the Orange Line of KMRT.

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ST Engineering

ST Engineering (Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd) is an integrated engineering group providing solutions and services in the aerospace, electronics, land systems and marine sectors.

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Standard-gauge railway

A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of.

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Taipei Metro

Taipei MRT (mass rapid transit), branded as Taipei Metro, is a rapid transit system serving greater Taipei, Taiwan.

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Taipei Times

The Taipei Times is the only printed daily English-language newspaper in Taiwan and the third to be established in the nation.

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Taiwan

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a state in East Asia.

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Taiwan High Speed Rail

Taiwan High Speed Rail (abbreviated THSR or HSR) is a high-speed rail line that runs approximately, along the west coast of Taiwan, from the capital Taipei to the southern city of Kaohsiung.

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Taiwan Railways Administration

The Taiwan Railways Administration is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Taiwan responsible for managing, maintaining, and running passenger and freight services on 1097 km of conventional railroad lines in Taiwan.

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Thai people

Thai people or the Thais (ชาวไทย), also known as Siamese (ไทยสยาม), are a nation and Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia, primarily living mainly Central Thailand (Siamese proper).

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Thailand

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam, is a unitary state at the center of the Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsula composed of 76 provinces.

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Third rail

A third rail is a method of providing electric power to a railway locomotive or train, through a semi-continuous rigid conductor placed alongside or between the rails of a railway track.

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Variable-frequency drive

A variable-frequency drive (VFD; also termed adjustable-frequency drive, “variable-voltage/variable-frequency (VVVF) drive”, variable speed drive, AC drive, micro drive or inverter drive) is a type of adjustable-speed drive used in electro-mechanical drive systems to control AC motor speed and torque by varying motor input frequency and voltage.

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Volt

The volt (symbol: V) is the derived unit for electric potential, electric potential difference (voltage), and electromotive force.

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Xiaogang District

Siaogang District is the southernmost district of Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan.

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KMRT, Kaohsiung KiloMetro, Kaohsiung MRT, Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit, Kaohsiung Metro, Kaohsiung Rapid Transit, Kaohsiung Subway, 高雄大眾捷運系統, 高雄捷運.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaohsiung_Rapid_Transit_System

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