Zhaoping station () 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 pre ...
on the
Alishan Forest Railway
Alishan Forest Railway () is an 86 km network of narrow gauge railways running up to and throughout the popular mountain resort of Alishan in Chiayi County, Taiwan. The railway, originally constructed for logging, has become a tourist a ...
line located in
Alishan 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 was ...
,
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 was opened on 14 March 1914. The station was in important hub for the logging industry and the largest log collection center during the
Japanese rule. The station was re-inaugurated on 21 April 2013 after refurbishment made by Chiayi Forest District Office.
Nearby stations
<-- Alishan Forest railway
Around the station
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Alishan Museum
The Alishan Museum () is a museum in Alishan National Scenic Area, Alishan Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan.
History
The museum was established in 1935 and renovated in 2007.
Architecture
The museum was built using cypress woods originating fr ...
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Zhaoping Park
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
1914 establishments in Taiwan
Alishan Forest Railway stations
Railway stations in Chiayi County
Railway stations opened in 1914
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