Alishan railway station

Alishan station (traditional Chinese: 阿里山車站; simplified Chinese: 阿里山车站; pinyin: Ālǐshān Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Forestry Bureau Alishan Forest Railway line located in Alishan township, Chiayi County, Taiwan.^[1] There is a commemorative stamp at the service counter.

Alishan Station 阿里山
Train station
General information
Location	Alishan, Chiayi County, Taiwan
Coordinates	23°30′36.7″N 120°48′16.3″E
Owned by	Alishan Forest Railway
Operated by	Forestry Bureau
Line(s)	Chushan, Shenmu, Zhaoping
Train operators	Alishan Forest Railway
History
Opened	11 January 1981
Services
Preceding station Alishan Forest Railway Following station Terminus Main line Shenmu towards Chiayi Shenmu line Shenmu Terminus Zhaoping towards Chushan Chushan line Terminus Zhaoping Terminus Zhaoping line
Location

History

Alishan station platform

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.

See also

• List of railway stations in Taiwan