Shenmu or Sacred Tree station (traditional Chinese: 神木車站; simplified Chinese: 神木车站; pinyin: Shénmù Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Forestry Bureau Alishan Forest Railway line located in Alishan Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan.[1]

Shenmu 神木
Alishan railway station
General information
Location	Alishan, Chiayi County, Taiwan
Coordinates	23°31′09.1″N 120°48′24.1″E
Owned by	Alishan Forest Railway
Operated by	Forestry Bureau
Line(s)	Alishan
Train operators	Alishan Forest Railway
Other information
Website	Shenmu (Sacred Tree) Station
History
Opened	1914
Services
Preceding station Alishan Forest Railway Following station Terminus Shenmu line Alishan Terminus

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.[2]

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.[3]

Nearby stations

Erwanping <-- Alishan Forest railway --> Alishan

See also

• List of railway stations in Taiwan

References

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