Scenic route
Alishan Forest Railway
Chiayi → Alishan · Taiwan
- Distance
- 71 km
- Fastest time
- 5 h
- Top speed
- 30 km/h
- Operator
- Alishan Forest Railway & Cultural Heritage Office
- Train
- DL-class diesel, 762 mm
- Countries
- Taiwan
- In service since
- 1912
762 mm trains climb 2,186 m in 71 km via the Dulishan spiral and summit switchbacks; fully reopened in 2024, 15 years after Typhoon Morakot.
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