Legislator Li Kunze pays close attention to the construction status and route planning of Kaohsiung Station and holds an on-site survey to continue to supervise the progress of the project | JNEWS

[Media Today/Reporter Li Zudong reported]Today (04/25) Legislator Li Kunze held the “Kaohsiung Railway Station Parking Lot Line Study and Existing Survey” and invited local Representative Kang Yucheng, Deputy Speaker Zeng Junjie, He Quanfeng, Zheng Mengzhen, and Zhang Boyang, As well as the state-owned Taiwan Railway Corporation, the Railway Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation, and the Kaohsiung City Government, they discussed and discussed the station’s future inbound and outbound routes, the connection channels with surrounding business districts, as well as the construction progress and investment plans.

Li Kunze said that everyone is looking forward to the new Kaohsiung Station and the construction progress of various projects. He also urged the Railway Bureau to complete the project as scheduled and with quality. The current commercial building in front of Kaohsiung Station is expected to apply for a use license in June 2020 and hand it over to the Taiwan Railways Corporation in September of the same year. The hotel building is expected to apply for a use license in October 2013 and is expected to be handed over to the Taiwan Railways Corporation in January 2014. He will hand over the relevant investment schedule to the Taiwan Railway Corporation at the end of the month. He will also urge the Taiwan Railway Company to pay close attention to the progress and plan the operations required for investment promotion in advance, hoping to start operations as soon as possible; the fire safety inspection of the underground station and underground parking lot will be separately It is expected to apply for pendants in September and November 2013, and strive to complete the overall Kaohsiung Station in October 2014.

Li Kunze also pointed out that the pedestrian traffic and vehicle route planning at Kaohsiung Station have a very important impact on the development of local business districts. After the new station is completed, it is expected to bring crowds of people to the business district and promote local economic activity. Today, we also put forward improvement suggestions for the future inbound and outbound lines. It is expected that in early May, we will ask the Kaohsiung City Government to integrate local opinions. Specific improvement suggestions and plans were put forward and submitted to relevant central units for evaluation. In late May, the Legislative Yuan Transportation Committee held an inspection and again invited all units to have a dialogue to clearly point out the direction of improvement.

Li Kunze emphasized that the new look of Kaohsiung Station has given new life to the train station and the surrounding business district. After the new Kaohsiung Station is completed in the future, it will not only provide passenger transportation services from south to north, but also be the best place for citizens and friends to relax, stay and sightsee. He will continue to track and supervise, and all units must implement the progress of various projects. Looking forward to it. The new station opens a beautiful new chapter for Kaohsiung.