Taiwan
Kaohsiung
A port city in southern Taiwan. The light rail circles the city centre, and the MRT runs straight to the airport.
Kaohsiung Circular Light Rail (高雄環狀輕軌)
Updated on August 20, 2026
How to ride
- 1Get coins or an IC card readyThe single-ticket machines take coins only. With an iPASS, EasyCard or icash you can just ride.
- 2Tap the platform validator before boardingHold an IC card below the screen, or a QR ride code above it. This is what replaces a ticket gate.
- 3Press the door button yourselfOnce the train stops, riders getting on and off both press the button by the door - it does not open on its own.
- 4Tap again after you get offAlways tap before you leave the platform - skip it and your card gets locked.
- 5Changing direction needs no extra tapTo ride the other way, cross at the street crossing to the opposite platform - no need to tap out and in.
Fares
Single fares1
Passes & multi-ride4
Card itself1
Estimates use exchange rates as of November 3, 2026
Payment
Tap to ride 
Card payment at machines 
IC card 
App tickets 
QR ticketing Issued under iPASS and Taiwanese bank rules. Paper tickets 
Cash Quick facts
Fares
MeN Go 交通效期票The 24/48/72-hour passes cover the light rail; sold at MRT stations
Daily fare capNo daily fare cap - unlimited travel comes only from the timed passes
Transfer discounts（Limited）Free first 30 min on YouBike within an hour - members borrowing by card only.
Facilities
Lifts (step-free)Ramps or lifts lead up to every platform. An emergency intercom sits in the middle of each platform and connects to the light rail control centre.
Suitcases & luggageUp to 165 cm on the longest side, and 220 cm for length plus width plus height
ToiletsNo toilets at the stops; the station map points to public ones nearby
Rules
Eating & drinking on board（Banned）The cars are a no-eating zone; breaking it costs NT$1,500-7,500
Smoking（Banned）Banned outright on transport and at stations under the tobacco control act
Pets（Limited）Animals ride in a carrier or bag (pet strollers excepted), nothing sticking out
Fare evasion fine（Banned）Fare plus a penalty of 50x the ticket price, reckoned from the top fare
Apps & info
Journey planner app (Google Maps)For routing - the line is a loop, so use it to check whether clockwise or counter-clockwise is shorter
Operating hoursService runs 06:30-22:30, though the last train at each stop is later - at C14 Hamasen it is 23:05 clockwise and 23:33 counter-clockwise on weekdays. The last train that circles the full loop back to the same stop leaves at 21:35 clockwise and 22:03 counter-clockwise on weekdays (21:58 counter-clockwise at weekends). Trains come every 10 minutes at peak (06:30-08:30 and 16:30-18:30 on weekdays, 14:00-18:00 at weekends) and every 15 minutes otherwise.
Heads-up
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Miss the tap-out and it costs NT$55
Forget to tap out and your IC card locks. The next operating day, tapping in on the light rail deducts a NT$55 special-entry charge and clears the lock at the same time. To clear it without riding, use the unlocking validators at MRT stations R6 Kaisyuan, R11 Kaohsiung Main Station, R13 Aozihdi, R16 Zuoying, O1 Hamasen and O8 Wukuaicuo.
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The 1- and 2-day passes are the exception
The MRT + light rail 1-day and 2-day QR passes are the one exception: on the light rail you do not tap the validator, you show the screen when an inspector asks.
Timetable
Editor Naotaka