Kaohsiung Main Station reopens after a 20-year renewal project

Kaohsiung Main Station reopens after a 20-year renewal project

2024-12-29

Kaohsiung Main Station has reopened after undergoing a major overhaul that took 20 years to complete. At an event held by the Railway Bureau over the weekend, the public was invited to tour the newly opened facilities.

Some of the station’s areas that were shown on the tour are places normally closed off to the public, such as emergency escape routes, tunnel fans that can be activated during fires, air conditioning facilities, water and electricity pipelines, the central control room, and other rooms that the public would rarely get a glimpse of.

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等20年! 高雄車站完工啟用限時導覽"探神秘機房"

2024-12-29

台鐵高雄車站睽違20年終於完工，鐵道局特別舉辦限時活動，帶領民眾來趟車站導覽。

但要導覽的地點可是平常禁止進入的機房重地，如逃生用緊急通道、火災時保命用的隧道風機、空調電機、水電管路和中央監控室等罕見機房。帶大家探索車站內平時看不到的角落秘境。

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