Beimen railway station

Beimen 北門車站
General information
Location	East, Chiayi City, Taiwan
Coordinates	23°29′18.8″N 120°27′14.7″E
Owned by	Forestry Bureau
Operated by	Alishan Forest Railway
Line(s)	Alishan
Train operators	Alishan Forest Railway
Other information
Website	Beimen Station
History
Opened	1 October 1912 (1912-10-01)
Services
Preceding station Alishan Forest Railway Following station Lumachan towards Alishan Main line Chiayi Terminus

Platform at Beimen Station

Beimen (traditional Chinese: 北門車站; simplified Chinese: 北门车站; pinyin: Běimén Chēzhàn) (literally "North gate") is a railway station on the Forestry Bureau Alishan Forest Railway line located in East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan.[1]

History

The station was opened on 1 October 1912. On 16 May 1998 the station caught in fire which resulted the 40% burning of station right side. The Chiayi Forest District Office then planned a budget to restore the station and restoration work with red cypress was completed on 7 November the same year. In August 1999, section of the railway between Fenqihu Station and Alishan Station was badly damaged by Typhoon Morakot. On 20 September 1999, it was damaged again by the 1999 Jiji earthquake.[2] After restoration efforts, a successful trail run of the train between Beimen Station and Alishan Station was made on 16 September 2015.[3]

Architecture

The station is a Japanese architectural style building made of wood.[4]

Around the station

• Chiayi Old Prison
• Chiayi Park
• Hinoki Village
• Renyitan Dam

See also

• List of railway stations in Taiwan

References

1. "Transport in Chiayi". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
2. "Beimen Station". Alishan Forest Railway and Cultural Heritage Office. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
3. "Typhoon damage stops Alishan forest railway at Fenchihu stop". The China Post. 5 October 2015.
4. "Beimen Station". Alishan Forest Railway and Cultural Heritage Office. Retrieved 27 May 2021.