Transportation
By Eryk Michael Smith – NOTE: I am using the city’s official pinyin — under protest 🙂 KAOHSIUNG — A major resurfacing…
Train No. 1985 will depart Nangang Station at 10:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, stopping only at Taipei and Banqiao before continuing directly to Tainan and then Zuoying. The streamlined route will cut travel time to approximately 83 minutes from Taipei to Tainan and 95 minutes to Zuoying, offering a significantly faster late-night option for travelers heading to Tainan and Kaohsiung.
By RK Shih/Staff KAOHSIUNG — Ridership on the Kaohsiung Light Rail (高雄輕軌) continued to climb in 2025 following completion of its full…
Officials from both Taipei and Kaohsiung say if the Legislative Yuan can’t figure out budget issues, the TPASS transportation program could run out of money by the end of January.
Did you know? –Drivers can register their mobile number and basic details via the official Kaohsiung traffic violation service website or by scanning a QR code provided on police or city sites. Once approved, the system will send SMS alerts as soon as a violation is confirmed.
By Eryk Michael Smith/Staff Image via 房蟲說房事 Alain’s Post FB page. KAOHSIUNG — Kaohsiung International Airport (高雄國際航空站) plans to remove part of…
According to transport authorities, seniors account for roughly 40 percent of traffic-related deaths in Kaohsiung, making them among the city’s most vulnerable road users.
Lin suggested that if the harbor project could attract approximately 2.3 million international tourists annually—roughly 6.5 percent of Paris’s inbound visitors—it could generate around NT$90 billion in tourism value each year.
A diaphragm wall (also called a slurry wall) is a high-strength, reinforced concrete wall built from the ground down. It is a “wall before a hole”—meaning the wall is constructed deep into the earth before the soil inside is excavated to create a basement or subway station.
Kaohsiung City’s “station front” makeover moves from concept to contract, with a three-tower, mixed-use redevelopment designed to turn foot traffic into long-term commercial gravity.