Shenmu railway station

Coordinates: 23°31′09.1″N 120°48′24.1″E / 23.519194°N 120.806694°E / 23.519194; 120.806694

Shenmu Station
神木車站
Train station
Location Alishan, Chiayi County, Taiwan
Owned by Alishan Forest Railway
Operated by Forestry Bureau
Line(s) Alishan
Train operators Alishan Forest Railway
History
Opened 1914
Services
Preceding station   Alishan Forest Railway   Following station
Erwanping   Alishan   Alishan

Shenmu Station or Sacred Tree (Chinese: 神木車站; pinyin: Èrwànpíng Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Forestry Bureau Alishan Forest Railway line located in Alishan Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan.[1]

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.

Nearby stations

Erwanping <-- Alishan Forest railway --> Alishan

See also

References

  1. "Alishan Transportation: Alishan Forest railways & Transportation to Alishan(旅遊王TravelKing)".
  2. "Alishan Forest railway's Shenmu branch line reopens".
Preceding station   Alishan Forest Railway   Following station
TerminusShenmu line
Terminus


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