Spotted history for popular Alishan railway line | 祝山英文
SpottedhistoryforpopularAlishanrailwayline (2011/04/27)ThederailingaddsanotherblemishtotheAlishanrailway’slonghistory.Twiceinthepastdozenyearsithasbeenseverelydamagedbynaturaldisasters.Nowwithsixpeopledeadandmanymoreinjured,touroperatorswonderwhenservicewillreturntonormalonthepopularattraction.AnargumenteruptsbetweentwoChinesetourgroupsfightingoveraspotontheAlishanForestRailway.Thistypeofconflicthappensabouttwiceeveryweek,showinghowpopularthelineisamongChinesetourists.LeeYing-rongT...
Spotted history for popular Alishan railway line (2011/04/27)The derailing adds another blemish to the Alishan railway’s long history. Twice in the past dozen years it has been severely damaged by natural disasters. Now with six people dead and many more injured, tour operators wonder when service will return to normal on the popular attraction.
An argument erupts between two Chinese tour groups fighting over a spot on the Alishan Forest Railway. This type of conflict happens about twice every week, showing how popular the line is among Chinese tourists.
Lee Ying-rongTour OperatorA conservative estimate from our tour group is that if there’s an average of 100 groups a month, at least 90 go to Alishan.
The Alishan line was built b...