Kaohsiung Station 高雄車站 under construction [episode 12] 🇹🇼 (2022-03) {aerial}

Views of Kaohsiung Station construction site early March 2022, 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 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.

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
This video: https://youtu.be/IxkJuehwTMM

Episode 10
Status as per 2021, mid August.
Steel frame of second tall building is under construction. A tower crane in place for the hoisting tasks there. Shifting of the old station building to the final location has commenced. The old building has been jacked up by 394 cm in two lifting phases in the recent months (having reached this elevation on May 22). The 2500 t building has been moved by 4.5 m horizontally northward till now. A 57.9 m westward relocation to its final position in the center axis of the new station still has to be done. 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/breakingnews/3612508
https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/3606495
https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/3542023
https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/3507593
Video: https://youtu.be/sFPQROFKwHM

Episode 09
Status as per 2021, early April.
Floor slabs of the first tall building have been concreted. Steel frame of second tall building is under construction now. Roof structure assembly is complete (south-west). Preparations for shifting the old station building to the final location can be seen. The old building has been jacked up by 394 cm in two lifting phases in the recent months (having reached this elevation on May 22). The 2500 t building will then be 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. The green corridor to the east and west of the station looks finally green after the recent rainfall.
Video: https://youtu.be/Iwin4juPloQ

Episode 08
Status as per 2021, mid April.
Zhongbo Bridge 中博高架橋 superstructure and piers have been completely removed. Scaffolding encasing the tall building being erected. Roof structure assembly has started (south-west). Station building underground work ongoing (north-west).
Video: https://youtu.be/u-0z9Q74UZc

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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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