Alishan railway is one of reason why Alishan is a popular place to visit for locals and tourists. Riding a forest train could lead you seeing the diversity of views along the city、suburb and mountain to Alishan. Unfortunately , the forest train no longer direct to Alishan anymore but Fenchifu station. However, there still have many tourists come to visit Alishan. Nowadays, there are 4 Alishan railway routes you could ride. Let us check it out what is the special things to do via forest train in Chiayi Alishan.
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Alishan railway – Routes & Fares
・Main Line
・Zhaoping Line
・Sacred Line
・Zhushan Line
Conclusion
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So far , there is 1 Alishan train line up to fenchifu station from Chiayi station called Main line and 3 of others could be ride in the Alishan recreation area. Here are their informations below：
1. Main line
Route：Chiayi train station – Fenchifu station
Fare：NT 384
Duration：2hr20mins
Ticket：Online、In counter
Attraction：Fenchifu Street、Fenchifu garage、Bamboo、Lunch box
How to booking Alishan ticket online: Alishan Forest Railway Ticket guide | How to get it ?
Transfer bus to Alishan from Fenchifu: Alishan Travel guide | Things you need to know about Alishan
Main line is departure from Chiayi to Fenchifu station. At Fenchifu, you can stay over a night or spent couple hours and then drop on transfer bus to Alishan.
enjoy the nostalgic street and food at Fenchifu is a beautiful experience.
2.Zaoping line
Route：Alishan train station – Zaoping station
Fare：NT100
Duration：7mins
Ticket：In counter
Attraction：Zhaoping park、Sister pond、three generation tree 、Shou-zhen temple
Zaoping line processe to Zaopping park and the other trails such as sister pond. The cherry blossom is also at this station.
3. Sacred line
Route：Alishan train station – Sacred tree station
Fare：NT100
Duration：7mins
How to get the ticket：In counter
Attraction：Sacred tree、Giant Trees Plank、No.28 Giant tree
Sacred tree line is the best route to see the Sacred tree, There are two trail routes around here and you can meet the most of the famous attraction.
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4.Zhushan line
Route：Alishan train station – Zhushan station
Fare：NT150
Duration：30mins
How to get the ticket：In counter
Attraction：Sunrise、Mt. Ogasawara Viewing lot
If you are going to see the sunrise , then Zhushan line is the train you have to ride it. You can buy the ticket at the Alishan station or Chiayi station before a day you departure. They will launch the train time-table according to the sunrise , meanwhile we can purchase the ticket. Normally, it will start at 14:00~16:00.
I write this blog to the people who might interest in Chiayi, Taiwan. Therefore, if you have any question or need a help, please leave a comment below , I will reply as soon as possible.
Have fun! Greeting from yucheng.
