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Judicial Reform Party mayoral candidate Chang Ching has proposed removing Kaohsiung’s former railway station building, putting the light rail underground and making public transportation free. No costs or implementation schedules were released.

he free event will run from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 19 and 20, across the station’s B1 and B2 levels. KACG is a regular event devoted to anime, comics, and games. Its monthly editions bring independent creators, performers, cosplayers and related businesses into different areas of Kaohsiung Station.

A debate on Threads prompted Kaohsiung police to explain what motorists should do when a traffic signal turns yellow.

Kaohsiung will mark National Heritage Day with exhibitions, historical games and walking activities while showcasing buildings that have found new uses after restoration.

Restaurants, guesthouses and cultural businesses are preparing to open in restored former Navy residences along Wei 6th Road in Zuoying. The first phase is scheduled to begin operating in October.

The 23rd Compass Food & Music Festival will bring two days of live bands, DJs, food and drinks to Taichung’s Civic Square this weekend. Admission to the main festival is free.

Taiwanese rotoscoped feature Welcome to Dolly’s House brings Kaohsiung Music Center and other landmarks into a fantasy world before its Oct. 30 release.

The Taiwan Railway Corporation (台灣鐵路公司) plans to demolish and rebuild the 60-year-old Lujhu Station (路竹車站) after the facility failed to meet structural seismic standards. According to information published by local community outlet Kaohsiungdian (高雄點), the railway authority expects to open the public tender process for the reconstruction project in October. Preliminary project timelines indicate the new transit station is scheduled to become fully operational by mid-2029.

Once associated paths are completed, the city intends the bridge to form part of a largely traffic-separated walking route connecting Shuanghu Forest Park (雙湖森林公園), Guoling Natural Park and Chengcing Lake.

By Roseline Gao. Images and info via Kaohsiung City Tourism Bureau. KAOHSIUNG — A coastal forest in Cijin will again host art installations, a 40-vendor market and environmental activities this weekend as the inaugural 津之森・海風散策, rendered by the city’s English tourism website as “Jin Forest: Sea Breeze Stroll,” returns for its second and final weekend. The free event will run from 1 to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 19 and 20, in the windbreak forest outside the Cijin Shell Museum (旗津貝殼館). According to the Kaohsiung City Tourism Bureau, the Sea Breeze Market will bring together local brands, craftspeople…