Cherry blossoms and vintage trains: Limited steam train rides in Alishan flower season for just 5 days

▲ A small train in Alishan passes through blooming cherry blossoms. (Photo / From the official Facebook page of Alishan National Scenic Area Administration)

Reported by Chen Ruizhong / Comprehensive report

The Alishan Flower Festival will be held in full swing from March 10 to April 10. This year, in addition to crowd control measures on holidays, the Alishan Forest Railway will also operate steam locomotives with four cypress wood carriages on selected services starting March 10.

The steam locomotives and four cypress wood carriages on the Zhaoping Line of the Alishan Forest Railway will be in service from the start of the flower season until April 6.The operating dates are March 10, 16, 23, 30, and April 6..

Alishan Steam Locomotive Schedule:
March 10
Alishan–Zhaoping: Train No. 31, departure at 09:00, arrival at 09:06
Zhaoping–Alishan: Train No. 32, departure at 09:15, arrival at 09:21
Alishan–Zhaoping: Train No. 33, departure at 09:30, arrival at 09:36
Zhaoping–Alishan: Train No. 34, departure at 09:45, arrival at 09:51
Alishan–Zhaoping: Train No. 35, departure at 10:00, arrival at 10:06
Zhaoping–Alishan: Train No. 36, departure at 10:15, arrival at 10:21

March 16 to April 6
Alishan–Zhaoping: Train No. 37, departure at 10:30, arrival at 10:36
Zhaoping–Alishan: Train No. 38, departure at 10:45, arrival at 10:51
Alishan–Zhaoping: Train No. 39, departure at 11:00, arrival at 11:06
Zhaoping–Alishan: Train No. 40, departure at 11:15, arrival at 11:21
Alishan–Zhaoping: Train No. 41, departure at 11:30, arrival at 11:36
Zhaoping–Alishan: Train No. 42, departure at 11:45, arrival at 11:51