Zhushan Station on the Alishan Forest Railway reopened after three years of renovations. Zhushan Station is not only Taiwan's tallest railway station but also the country's first mountain station featuring a diamond-level green building. In the future, it is anticipated to become a new landmark in Alishan.
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Alishan’s new landmark Zhushan Station is officially opened, the station with the highest green building above sea level.Photo provided by Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency's Alishan Forest Railway and Cultural Heritage Office
Zhushan Station's inauguration ceremony was recently held by the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency's Alishan Forest Railway and Cultural Heritage Office. Tsou elders, as well as all of the elementary school students and teachers in the area, were invited to witness this historic event. The visitors traveled from Alishan Station to Zhushan Station aboard the century-old steam train, the SL-31 welcome train. The Tsou elders sang customary tribe songs and prayed using age-old customs for the opening of Zhushan Station.
The concept of "the starting point of light" serves as the foundation for the Zhushan Station refurbishment project. The roof design deftly incorporates the idea of mountains covered in clouds, and the station's natural terrain slope is exploited to create a sun-viewing platform that can be ascended via the waves and clouds. The station hall, entrance graphics with rhombus ceilings, and platform flooring with wood-grain flat tiles and twill pavement are all derived from Tsou cultural totems, which turn regional Tsou tribal features into spatial components.
Alishan’s new landmark Zhushan Station is officially opened, the station with the highest green building above sea level.Photo provided by Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency's Alishan Forest Railway and Cultural Heritage Office
