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The station was opened on 15 December 1900 as Agongdian Station (阿公店停車場), and was renamed as Okayama Station (岡山駅) in 1920. In November 1923, a second, wooden station building was opened to replace the original 1900 station.
On 21 November 2023, Kaohsiung Metro announced that this station will be renamed as Kaohsiung Medical University Gangshan Hospital Station when the extension works of Red line to Gangshan railway station is complete.
In Year 58 of the Kangsi Period (1719), Gan Zhen-lin St. was the original name of Gangshan District. It was later renamed as Agongdian, because an old man set up a thatched hut selling food to travelers; the Fukien name for grandfather is “Agong”, therefore the store was called “Agongdian”.
Aug 24, 2018 · If the town of Gangshan (岡山) in Kaohsiung is known for anything, it’s the Republic of China Air Force Academy and goat-meat restaurants. Founded in China in 1928, the academy has since 1949 been located in Gangshan, which is roughly equidistant between central Tainan and central Kaohsiung.
10 hours ago · Meanwhile the Place de Francophonie was renamed after the Alliance of Sahel States – a confederation created with Mali and Burkina Faso in 2023, cementing relations between the coup-hit countries.
Apr 30, 2021 · The Japanese, who took a dim view of Taiwanese folk practices, left their mark on Gangshan in the form of practical, prosaic infrastructure. The 31m-high Old Gangshan Water Tower (岡山舊水塔) at 450 Gangshan Road (岡山路) dates from 1937. It played a role in the town’s water supply until 1992.
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