Modern Kaohsiung - R9 Central Park Station Introduction
Central Park Station is a stop on the Kaohsiung MRT Red Line located at the intersection of Wufu and Zhongshan Roads. Due to its surroundings being a bustling area in Kaohsiung City, the MRT Bureau specifically adopted "Modern Kaohsiung" as the design concept, with the project led by British architect Richard Rogers. The design features an enormous white canopy and lightweight yellow columns, creating an image of flight. This white canopy not only provides a stylish atmosphere and structural beauty for Central Park Station but also incorporates a unique rainwater collection system that directs rainwater into an indoor stair-step waterfall. Sunlight, flowing water, and lush green plants on the walls give the station a fresh and natural forest-like appearance, resonating with the theme of Central Park. At night, the station is illuminated, with the twin escalators and waterfall becoming extraordinarily glamorous, while the rain shelter appears transparent, as if it could flutter in the wind, symbolizing the city's vigor, ascent, and growth.
