Forest Railway Alishan Station

Alishan Station is situated on the upper part of the town center.  This station is being used by the trains going into the forest recreation area.  Cherry blossoms can also be seen here.

Alishan Station

Ground Floor of Alishan Station

Alishan Station

Alishan Station

Alishan Station

Map of Alishan Forest Railway

During the day, the ticket counter on the 2nd level is used.  One-way ticket, either going to Zhaoping/Chaoping or Sacred Tree/Shenmu station cost NTD50; a round-trip ticket cost NTD80.  The staff at the counter, though they do not know much English, told me to use the round trip ticket using Alishan-Zhaoping (since it's the next train out) then Sacred Tree-Alishan.  I could walk inside the forest recreation area to go from Zhaoping to Sacred Tree station.

2nd Level of Alishan Station
Tickets can be bought at the counter on the left

Forest Train Schedule

Artwork at the 2nd level of Alishan Station

I was able to hop on the 13:30 train.  It's a scenic 10-minute ride going to Zhaoping Station.

Alishan Station

Going to Zhaoping Station

Zhaoping Station

After getting out of the train, I followed the trail and made sure I'll end up in Sacred Tree Station before 4PM.  My next post contains the sights within the forest area.  I got to my destination just in time for the 3:30PM train back to Alishan Station.

Sacred Tree Station

It was a 10-minute train ride back to the town center.  When I got there, the fog is already starting to envelop the area.

Fog and cherry blossoms at Alishan Station

FYI: Before leaving the station, I bought a ticket for the next morning's sunrise trip.  They pre-sell these tickets from 2:00-5:00PM.  Round-trip ticket cost NTD150 (NTD100 for a single trip).  Check their board as they would also have there the time of the sunrise and the departure of the last train from Jhushan.  These information would most likely be available in the hotel's reception area as well.