Shenmu railway station
Shenmu or Sacred Tree station (Chinese: 神木車站; pinyin: Shénmù Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Forestry Bureau Alishan Forest Railway line located in Alishan Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan.[1]
Shenmu 神木 | |||||||||||
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| Alishan railway station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Alishan, Chiayi County, Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°31′09.1″N 120°48′24.1″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Alishan Forest Railway | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Forestry Bureau | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Alishan | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Alishan Forest Railway | ||||||||||
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| Website | Shenmu (Sacred Tree) Station | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1914 | ||||||||||
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Name
The station was named after a famous Alishan sacred tree that aged more than 3,000 years locally known as Shenmu. However, the tree was toppled in a storm in 1997.[2]
History
The station was opened in 1914. In April 2011, a train on the Shenmu line derailed killing five passengers and injuring 113 others. The station was then subsequently closed. The station was then reopened on 20 January 2012.[3]
See also
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