Beimen Station (Alishan Forest Railway)

Beimen
北門車站
Location East District, Chiayi City
 Taiwan
Coordinates 23°29′18.8″N 120°27′14.7″E / 23.488556°N 120.454083°E / 23.488556; 120.454083Coordinates: 23°29′18.8″N 120°27′14.7″E / 23.488556°N 120.454083°E / 23.488556; 120.454083
Operated by Taiwan Railways Administration
Line(s) Alishan Forest Railway
History
Opened 1 October 1912 (1912-10-01)
Services
Preceding station   Taiwan Railway Administration   Following station
Chiayi   Alishan Forest Railway   Lumachan

Beimen Station (Chinese: 北門車站; pinyin: Běimén Chēzhàn) (literally "Northgate") is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) Alishan Forest Railway Line located in East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan.[1]

History

The station was opened on 1 October 1912. In August 1999, section of the railway between Fenqihu Station and Alishan Station was badly damaged by Typhoon Morakot. After restoration efforts, a successful trail run of the train between Beimen Station and Alishan Station was made on 16 September 2015.[2]

Around the station

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peimen Station.

References

  1. "Transport in Chiayi". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  2. "Typhoon damage stops Alishan forest railway at Fenchihu stop". The China Post. 5 October 2015.


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