Kaohsiung Station 高雄車站 under construction [episode 15] 🇹🇼 (2023-07) {aerial}

Views of Kaohsiung Station construction site in mid-July 2023, Sanmin District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
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Stages of the (above ground visible) Kaohsiung Station 高雄車站 ongoing construction works are presented in several episodes.

Episode 15
Status as per 2023, mid July.
Canopy construction is ongoing. The steel structure of the main roof has been erected further to the north. Corrugated steel sheets are in place in some areas (waiting for the concrete slab to be poured). Waterproofing and root control fabric have been installed in some areas. The future cycling path and walkways on the roof are clearly visible.
This video: https://youtu.be/r5ykggbNnro

Episode 14
Status as per 2023, mid February.
Lower levels of the station building can be seen in construction north of the already finished part of the station building. The bus station area saw significant progress (east of Zhandong Rd). Station access for pedestrians from the east has been opened. Canopy construction is ongoing. Road traffic flow has been changed on 2022 October, 29: Southbound traffic runs from Boai Rd via Zhanxi Rd to Zhongshan Rd. Northbound traffic runs from Zhongshan Rd via the newly opened Zhangdong Rd to Boai Rd.
Video: https://youtu.be/QK8U6z8oWUo

Episode 13
Status as per 2022, end June.
Extended construction pits can be seen north of the already finished part of the station building. One construction pit is located east of the old station building. Canopy construction is ongoing. The east-west axis canopy structure is complete.
Video: https://youtu.be/_U8mTNa8GOs

Episode 12
Status as per 2022, beginning March.
Steel frame of second tall building is complete; some floor slabs have been already concreted. Cladding of the first tall building has been (almost fully) installed. Canopy construction is ongoing (in particular at the bus station area). Construction pits can be seen north of the already finished part of the station building.
Video: https://youtu.be/8d_8X327ffg

Episode 11
Status as per 2021, end September.
Steel frame of second tall building is under construction. Shifting of the old station building to the final location has been completed (celebration event on 2021-09-26). The old building has been jacked up by 394 cm in two lifting phases. The 2500 t building has then been moved by 4.5 m horizontally northward and 57.9 m westward to its final position in the center axis of the new station. Braced excavations of construction pits are proceeding. Coverage of the station works can be found at Liberty Times Net:
https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/3616313
https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/paper/1475141
Video: https://youtu.be/IxkJuehwTMM

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Architect’s project website:
https://www.mecanoo.nl/Projects/project/170/Kaohsiung-Station?d=0&t=0

Architectural rendering:
https://youtu.be/xnNJcV57cGk

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