Beimen Station (Alishan Forest Railway)
Beimen 北門車站 | |||||||||||
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| Location |
East District, Chiayi City Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°29′18.8″N 120°27′14.7″E / 23.488556°N 120.454083°ECoordinates: 23°29′18.8″N 120°27′14.7″E / 23.488556°N 120.454083°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Taiwan Railways Administration | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Alishan Forest Railway | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 October 1912 | ||||||||||
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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
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References
- ↑ "Transport in Chiayi". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ↑ "Typhoon damage stops Alishan forest railway at Fenchihu stop". The China Post. 5 October 2015.
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