Lumachan () is a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
on the
Alishan Forest Railway line located in
Zhuqi Township,
Chiayi County
Chiayi County ( Mandarin pinyin: ''jiā yì xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Ka-gī-koān'') is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. It is the sixth largest county in Taiwan.
Name
The former Chinese placename wa ...
,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
.
History
The station building was originally constructed in 1910 during the
Japanese rule. The service stopped in November 1982 after the opening of
Provincial Highway 18. As the tourism activities in the area started to grow in the 2000s, the station was restored in December 2004. The station master quarter was restored in April 2006.
Architecture
The station is located 82 meters above sea level.
Around the station
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Renyitan Dam
The Renyitan Dam () is a dam in Fanlu Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan.
History
The dam was initially constructed in April 1980 on Renyi Lake and was opened in October 1987.
Technical specifications
The water intake for the reservoir insid ...
See also
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List of railway stations in Taiwan
There are currently six operating railway systems in Taiwan:
The two Inter-city rail systems, Taiwan Railways and Taiwan High Speed Rail, have several overlaps in station names. See below ''Taiwan High Speed Rail'' section for their relations in ...
References
1910 establishments in Taiwan
Alishan Forest Railway stations
Railway stations in Chiayi County
Railway stations opened in 1910
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