Dulishan () is a
railway station
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on the
Forestry Bureau
The Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency () is an agency of the Ministry 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 d ...
Alishan Forest Railway
Alishan Forest Railway ( zh, t=阿里山森林鐵路, p=Ālǐshān Sēnlín Tiělù, poj=A-lí-san Sim-lîm Thih-lō͘) is an 86 km network of Narrow gauge railway, narrow gauge railways running up to and throughout the popular mountain r ...
line located in
Zhuqi Township,
Chiayi County
Chiayi is a County (Taiwan), county in Taiwan. Located in Regions of Taiwan, southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City, it is the sixth largest county in the island of Taiwan. Its major tourist destination is Alishan Natio ...
,
Taiwan
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. It is situated on the "Dulishan Spiral" portion of the line.
History
The station was opened on 1 October 1912.
Architecture
The station is located at 743 meters above sea level. The station houses the water crane used to fill water at the
steam locomotive
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s of the trains passing through.
See also
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List of railway stations in Taiwan
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References
Alishan Forest Railway stations
Railway stations in Chiayi County
Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 1912
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