Browsing: Kaohsiung redevelopment

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.

The change means people without memberships can no longer purchase food-court items independently at affected warehouses. Until now, some Costco food courts, particularly those accessible without entering the main shopping area, have served both members and non-members.

Kaohsiung’s tax-registered homes averaged 34.41 years in the second quarter of 2026, with Renwu the youngest district and Tianliao the oldest.

President Department Store’s Wufu building has been demolished, with part of the jointly owned site tentatively set for parking and long-term redevelopment still unclear.

Following heavy rain and reports of potholes across Kaohsiung, author Shen Nai-hsun argues that the city must explain how repairs will be funded and completed. However, funds carried forward in government accounts should not automatically be described as unspent money available for immediate use.

Taiwan-based lawyer and political analyst Ross Feingold (方恩格) observed to Kaohsiung Times that “The length of time this case has taken to make its way through the litigation process is normal in Taiwan for a case that involves dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries, and that involves a dispute over whether corporates or local/central government agencies also might bear responsibility due to negligence in public works or regulatory oversight of the companies involved. Often, both the criminal and civil side of these matters can take this long.”

Kaohsiung plans to spend NT$160 million on a new bridge beside Fongshan’s historic Dongfu Bridge, providing a safer route across Fongshan Creek.

Kaohsiung has several major retail projects in the pipeline, but their opening dates range from this November to 2028, and not all are conventional shopping malls.

Once a magnet for young shoppers, Kaohsiung’s Yu-Chu district has spent years in decline. Lower rents and a wave of bars, music events and independent shops have brought people back at night, but the city still needs a credible plan to make the area work in daylight too.

By KHT Staff KAOHSIUNG — Swiss train manufacturer Stadler has presented a full-size mock-up of the driverless metro trains it…