Sheng Hsing (), also spelled Shengsing, Shengxing or Shengzing, is a railway station on the
Taiwan Railways Administration
Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) was a governmental agency in Taiwan which operated Taiwan Railway from 1948 to 2023. It managed, maintained, and operated conventional passenger and freight Rail transport, railway services on of track. Pa ...
West Coast line (
Former Mountain line
The Former Mountain line () is a railway branch line in Taiwan operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration. The name literally means "old Mountain line" (another name for the Taichung line) and can refer to any section of the Taichung li ...
). It is located in
Sanyi Township,
Miaoli County
Miaoli is a county (Taiwan), county in western Taiwan. Miaoli is bordered by Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City to the north, Taichung to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the west. Miaoli is Regions of Taiwan, classified as "central Taiwan" by t ...
,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
. It is now a tourist spot surrounded by a cluster of tea shops and traditional
Hakka
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restaurants.
History
The station was completed in 1905 and functioned as a station on the Mountain line section of the TRA's
West Coast line for nearly the rest of the century. At the time of opening, the line was the highest stretch of the main north-south line. The station itself is located at an altitude of 402 meters above sea level.
However, due to the steepness of the West Coast line in the vicinity of the station, the TRA constructed a new, more easily navigable section of the Mountain line. As a result, passenger services to Shengxing Station ceased in 1998 when the new section of the Mountain line opened while the previous segment of the Mountain line containing Shengxing station became known as the
Former Mountain line
The Former Mountain line () is a railway branch line in Taiwan operated by the Taiwan Railways Administration. The name literally means "old Mountain line" (another name for the Taichung line) and can refer to any section of the Taichung li ...
. However, due to its history and value to local people, the TRA kept the station as a tourist attraction, and in 1999 the
Miaoli County Government
The Miaoli County Government () is the local government of the Republic of China that governs Miaoli County
Miaoli is a county (Taiwan), county in western Taiwan. Miaoli is bordered by Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City to the north, Taichung ...
designated the station as a historic site.
In 2010 as part of an initiative to increase tourism in the region, the TRA began steam train services on the Old Mountain line on special occasions.
Shengxing Station once again became a stop on passenger train services.
See also
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List of railway stations in Taiwan
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Qishan Train Station
Qishan Station () is a former train station in Cishan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
History
The station was originally built by the Japanese government in Taiwan in 1912 to transport sugar cane, rice, bananas and people along the . In the foll ...
References
Railway stations in Miaoli County
Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration
Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 1907
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