Beimen railway station

Beimen (Chinese: 北門車站; pinyin: Běimén Chēzhàn) (literally "North gate") is a railway station on the Forestry Bureau Alishan Forest Railway line located in East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan.[1]

Beimen

北門車站
LocationEast, Chiayi City, Taiwan
Coordinates23°29′18.8″N 120°27′14.7″E
Owned byForestry Bureau
Operated byAlishan Forest Railway
Line(s)Alishan
Train operatorsAlishan Forest Railway
Other information
WebsiteBeimen Station
History
Opened1 October 1912 (1912-10-01)
Services
Preceding station Alishan Forest Railway Following station
Lumachan
towards Shizilu
 Main line Chiayi
Terminus

History
Old building of Beimen railway station

The station was opened on 1 October 1912. On 16 May 1998 the station caught in fire which resulted the 40% burning of station right side. The Chiayi Forest District Office then planned a budget to restore the station and restoration work with red cypress was completed on 7 November the same year. In August 1999, section of the railway between Fenqihu Station and Alishan Station was badly damaged by Typhoon Morakot. On 20 September 1999, it was damaged again by the 1999 Jiji earthquake.[2] After restoration efforts, a successful trail run of the train between Beimen Station and Alishan Station was made on 16 September 2015.[3]

Architecture

The station is a Japanese architectural style building made of wood.[4]

Around the station

See also

References
  1. "Transport in Chiayi". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  2. "Beimen Station". Alishan Forest Railway and Cultural Heritage Office. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. "Typhoon damage stops Alishan forest railway at Fenchihu stop". The China Post. 5 October 2015.
  4. Su, Z.X. (2012). "Stations on the line". Alishan Forest Railway. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.


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