Alishan forest railway in Taiwan from Chiayi to Alishan via Fenqihu a beautiful railway journey

The Alishan forest railway is a famous scenic railway journey in Taiwan from Chiayi up on the mountains in the Alishan mountain range. This beautiful railway line takes you through, obviously, the forest in the Alishan mountain range. This is actually a very popular train, therefore it might sometimes be a bit hard to book, however it is defiantly a great experience. We'll be taking the train to Fenqihu from where on we continue by bus to Alishan. From Alishan, we do take the sunrise train, that was very early. On the way back we travel by bus from Alishan to Chiayi station.
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00:00 Introduction
00:57 Chiayi & Chiayi railway station for the Alishan forest railway (& summery of this Taiwan trip by train)
04:40 Alishan forest railway trains from Chiayi railway station
08:40 Views from the Alishan forest railway train between Chiayi Fenqihu
12:02 Fenqihu, Taiwan (including Fenqihu Alishan forest railway station & bus stop)
15:53 Fenqihu, bus from Fenqihu to Alishan
18:04 Alishan recreational area part
21:51 Sunrise train from Alishan to Zhushan station (Taiwan's highest railway station)
25:17 Train from Alishan to Shenmu and short hike
27:20 Train from Alishan to Chaoping Station
29:04 Alishan transport station (bus station at Alishan)
29:59 Bus Alishan - Chiayi (Alishan shuttle bus)
31:37 Views from the bus from Alishan to Chiayi (Alishan shuttle bus)
32:56 Alishan tea farm, shop & tea ceremony
35:09 End of the video
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[@AngKamiSherpa]

Really beautiful I enjoyed watching your video. I was also in Alishan from 21 to 23 December 2023 but sometimes the weather is good sometimes bad but I like the trees and all the beautiful scenery. Originally I am from Nepal and I am a mountaineer. In Nepal. But I lived in New York for 20 years and then I moved here. Taiwan 2017 .Taiwan is really beautiful and the people are very nice. Have you been to Penghu Ireland? Please visit here if you haven't been. It is a very beautiful place. It has been seven years since I came to this place. I live here, Penghu and if you guys come here Penghu,I take you around.🙏🏻🙏🏻🍀🍀🍀

[@125600]

This was so helpful! We will be visiting soon and taking the same route up the mountain, staying one night in fengchihu. Great video!

[@Trainviking]

Great to hear. Enjoy your time there, Taiwan is awesome.

[@marijedijkma4793]

Super all this info! We will take the train tommorow and also some busses. Thank you for sharing!

[@Trainviking]

Hopefully this has been helpful to you 😀

[@FinancialIndependenceEindhoven]

Fantastic video! I will be taking this railway in mid March, so your vlog was mighty helpful, especially the part about the buses. Let’s see if any more train stations towards Alishan will be operational by then.

[@Trainviking]

Thank you so much, this is exactly where I make these video's for. Hope you enjoy your time in Taiwan.

[@michaelhall8586]

Can’t wait to visit Taiwan one day!

[@Trainviking]

It's absolutely worth visiting. Because it's not super big, its also very doable to see a lot.

[@TheMaartian]

Absolutely gorgeous! Added to my bucket list! I lived in Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S. for 8 years before moving to France. My house was at 2 331 meters ASL. When the temperature in Phoenix was 45°C, the temperature in Flagstaff was 30°C. It was a great place to live, but Alishan is much prettier.

[@Trainviking]

So nice, yeah the difference can be big in the mountains. With the temperatures you're mentioning the mountains can be a great escape as well.

[@TaiwanAmmayi.164k]

Beautiful

[@Travel-by-Train]

Taïwan looks very cool to Travel by Train 🍒🍒🍒

[@Trainviking]

It absolutely is.

[@Travel-by-Train]

I should try soon to go

[@jfilmtravels]

The old trains will not retire and neither will new trains replace the old, sadly. The 福森號 （the new one you showed）and 栩悅號 are both new trains completed in 2023. The former have completed testing while the latter was unveiled on 26 Dec 2023. Operations of both will be outsourced to tour companies who will run the service as a tour package. This probably mean no free and easy tickets which is a shame and I feel a missed opportunity. Currently, no operator has announced it will take up the contract, so hopefully Alishan forestry will run them themselves. The full line is scheduled to be reopened by 3rd quarter this year after multiple delays. Originally scheduled to reopen in 2021 it was delayed by Covid to Dec 2022, where it is delayed again by a lack of explosives due to the Ukraine war to July 2023. They have since pushed the deadline to 2024 with reports of the new tunnel 42 nearing completion. Im personally waiting for it to reopen and I hope peace persist in the region so that I can experience the Chiayi to fenqihu (stay one night), fenqihu to Alishan itinerary by train. Lastly, zhushan has always been a sunrise station only in recent times, even pre Covid. I haven’t heard of any official plans for regular service except for charter trains. A shame indeed. Otherwise, very well researched and I learnt new things too from this video (especially about the buses, they always change schedules and routes, which is annoying). Hopefully, more foreigners and people can appreciate the beauty of Taiwan and the unique culture in Taiwan. It would be amazing if Taiwan and its unique culture receives the respect it deserves amidst all the global tensions! Anyway enjoy your trip!

[@doo847]

Question, is it better to sit on the left or the right of the train? :D Which side has better views? THANKS!

[@Trainviking]

Actually I think this doesn't really matter, it's all beautiful.

[@nickloong]

Is Alishan worth all the transportation hassle just to get there? Honest opinion is much appreciated! 😅

[@Trainviking]

I think this is really a personal thing I think it's worth it however I can imagine you might skip it. I really liked it, but there are tons of other nice spots in Taiwan.

[@user-ic8dp9th2s]

Did You hear anything about a reopening date for the rest of the line between Fenqihu and Alishan station?

[@user-um5fm2ev7k]

@@user-ic8dp9th2sRumor among our local rail fans has it that it is scheduled to reopen June this year. However it never been officially announced.

[@user-um5fm2ev7k]

As a Taiwanese, I think this video do Alishan justice. You can do a judgment by it.