page_title: Circular light rail
hierarchical_section_title: Circular light rail
caption_attribution_description: English: Future Kaohsiung Circular Line C4 station in July 2013
context_page_description: The Circular light rail is a light rail line in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, operated by Kaohsiung Rapid Transit. The south part of this line makes use of the defunct tracks of the Kaohsiung Harbour Line.
  Forecast to cost 16.5 billion New Taiwan dollars, it is expected be the world's first light rail vehicle system on a fully catenary-free route.
  Phase I construction consists of a section of line from Station C1 to Station C14, where Stations C3 and C14 are the transfer stations to Red line and Orange line, respectively. Construction of Phase I began on 4 June 2013. Stations C1 to C14 were tested from August 2015. The civil construction part of stations C1 to C14 had been completed, and Phase I achieved full operations on September 2017. The CAF Urbos trams used in this line parked at or passed by these stations for demonstrations and tests in several events from November 2014 onwards.
  Phase II construction will not start until the Kaohsiung urban railway is relocated underground in 2017. It is scheduled to be completed in 2019.
context_section_description: The Circular light rail (Chinese: 環狀輕軌) is a light rail line in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, operated by Kaohsiung Rapid Transit. The south part of this line makes use of the defunct tracks of the Kaohsiung Harbour Line.
  Forecast to cost 16.5 billion New Taiwan dollars, it is expected be the world's first light rail vehicle system on a fully catenary-free route.
  Phase I construction consists of a section of line from Station C1 to Station C14, where Stations C3 and C14 are the transfer stations to Red line and Orange line, respectively. Construction of Phase I began on 4 June 2013. Stations C1 to C14 were tested from August 2015 (rides on the trams are open to the public for free during testing). The civil construction part of stations C1 to C14 had been completed, and Phase I achieved full operations on September 2017. The CAF Urbos trams used in this line parked at or passed by these stations for demonstrations and tests in several events from November 2014 onwards.
  Phase II construction will not start until the Kaohsiung urban railway is relocated underground in 2017. It is scheduled to be completed in 2019.
caption: Future C4 station approximate location in July 2013.
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