Alishan railway station

Alishan station (Chinese: 阿里山車站; pinyin: Ālǐshān Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Forestry Bureau Alishan Forest Railway line located in Alishan township, Chiayi County, Taiwan.[1]

Alishan

阿里山
Alishan railway station
LocationAlishan, Chiayi County, Taiwan
Coordinates23°30′36.7″N 120°48′16.3″E
Owned byAlishan Forest Railway
Operated byForestry Bureau
Line(s)Chushan, Shenmu, Zhaoping
Train operatorsAlishan Forest Railway
History
Opened1981-01-11
Services
Preceding station Alishan Forest Railway Following station
Chushan
Terminus
Chushan line Terminus
Shenmu
Terminus
Shenmu line
Zhaoping
Terminus
Zhaoping line
Alishan station platform

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.[2]

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.

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