BTS Kaohsiung World Games Concert Debuts, City Government Announces Traffic Control Measures

BTS's "BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG' IN KAOHSIUNG" concert will be held at the World Games Main Stadium in Kaohsiung on November 19 (Thursday), November 21 (Saturday), and November 22 (Sunday). It is expected to attract a large number of fans to the venue. The city government will implement traffic control on World Games Avenue and no car parking spaces will be provided at the venue.

The Transportation Bureau explained that in order to maintain pedestrian safety around the event venue, traffic control is expected to be implemented on Shiyun Avenue from 8:00 a.m. to 24:00 on November 19, 21 and 22. Except for emergency ambulance vehicles, official vehicles and shuttle buses, cars and motorcycles are prohibited in the control area. Traffic and parking are closed. Youbike "National Sports Training Center Gate", "World Games Avenue", "MRT World Games Station (Exit 1)", "World Games Main Stadium" and other stations will be suspended from 7:00 on November 19 to 1:00 on November 23. Please pay more attention to the public.

During the concert, there will be heavy traffic on Zuonan Road, Cuihua Road, Military Academy Road, and National Highway 10. Drivers are advised to avoid driving on the roads around the venue and change routes in advance during the event. Please use Minzu Road, Boai Road, the high-speed railway, and the newly opened New Taiwan Line 17 alternative roads (Nanhai Road, Haifu Road, Haiping Road) in the north-south direction. In the east-west direction, you can change to Jiachang Road, Xinzhuang 1st Road, and Shuiguan Road.

The organizer will also plan a free shuttle bus "BUS 613" between Zuoying High Speed ​​Rail Station and the main stadium of the World Games. It will provide inbound shuttle service from 15:00 to 19:00 on November 19, 21 and 22, respectively, and provide outbound shuttle service from 21:30 to 23:30. The MRT Corporation will also increase the capacity of the transportation, and will shorten the bus interval to 3 to 5 minutes during the end of the game to maintain smooth movement.

As for the temporary parking areas for motorcycles, they are planned on both sides of Zuonan Road (north of the MRT station), on the east side of Zuonan Road (south of the MRT station), on the west side of Junxue Road (Shiyun Avenue to Haigong Road), and in the Military Village on the west side of Junxue Road (Weiyi Yiyi Road to Weisi Road). The opening hours are from 8:00 to 23:00 on November 19, 21 and 22. Please pay attention to the opening hours and be sure to leave on time.

The Transportation Bureau reminded that as usual, "no car parking spaces are provided" at the venue. People are asked not to drive. In addition, pick-up and drop-off are prohibited on the roads surrounding the World Games main venue.

In addition, in order to serve out-of-town fans, the Taiwan Railway Corporation and the High-Speed ​​Rail Company will cooperate to open additional trains to the north. The High-speed Railway Company will also operate additional trains to the north. ARMYs can make more use of public transportation and take the MRT to the Red Line R17 World Games Station. With the guidance of the concert staff, it will take 5 to 8 minutes to walk out of the station to the venue.