Alishan Station

Coordinates: 23°30′36.7″N 120°48′16.3″E / 23.510194°N 120.804528°E / 23.510194; 120.804528

Alishan Station
Alishan Station platform

Alishan Station (Chinese: 阿里山車站; pinyin: Ālǐshān Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) Alishan Forest Railway Line located in Alishan Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan.

History

The station was opened on 11 January 1981. The station was badly damaged due to the 921 earthquake on 21 September 1999. It was then rebuilt on the same spot and reopened in 2007.[1]

Architecture

The station building is made by wood with the line of arched wooden pillars. The station has also spacious viewing platform outside the building.

Nearby stations

Shenmu Station <-- Alishan Forest Railway --> Zhaoping Station

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Alishan National Scenic Area Administration - Alishan Railway Station".


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