Shenmu or Sacred Tree station () is a
railway station
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on the
Forestry Bureau
The Forestry Bureau () is an agency of the Council of Agriculture of Taiwan (ROC).
History
The Forestry Bureau was originally established in 1945 as the Office of Forestry Administration. In June 1947, the office was disbanded and the Forestry ...
Alishan Forest Railway 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 wa ...
,
Taiwan
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Name
The station was named after a famous Alishan sacred tree that aged more than 3,000 years locally known as ''Shenmu''. However, the tree was toppled in a storm in 1997.
History
The station was opened in 1914. In April 2011, a train on the Shenmu line derailed killing five passengers and injuring 113 others. The station was then subsequently closed. The station was then reopened on 20 January 2012.
Nearby stations
<-- Alishan Forest railway -->
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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