Alishan Formosensis Package | Train Ticket & Chinese Guided Tour & Specialty Meal
- All-cypress carriages equipped with extra-large panoramic windows and British leather ergonomic seats, providing passengers with a premium and comfortable riding experience.
- The first digital photo frames on a train in Taiwan, showcasing 10 representative Alishan paintings from the Japanese colonial period. Feel the beauty of Alishan's nature and history as the train moves.
- Four major themes: 'Forest Gourmet', 'Forest Healing', 'Forest Sound', and 'Forest Tea', offering different experience routes to enjoy a new, elegant, and luxurious forest railway experience.
- Railway travel recommendations: Breezy Blue Sightseeing Train, Sea Breeze Dessert Sightseeing Train, Mountain Mist Sightseeing Train, The Dining Escape
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－ Introduction to the Formosan Train －
After a 15-year reconstruction journey, the Alishan Forest Railway fully resumed operations in July 2024. The carriages are crafted with Taiwan's endemic red cypress and yellow cypress, featuring natural, understated window frames and a vaulted ceiling design that creates an expansive sense of space and visual openness.
The Formosan Train carries the essence of local Chiayi experiences and the beauty of Alishan, utilizing brand-new exclusive routes to create an elegant and luxurious experience on the forest railway.
The interior of the Formosan Train is accented with soft lighting, highlighting the warm, unique atmosphere of solid wood. The seats are positioned right against the large viewing windows, ensuring passengers never miss the breathtaking mountain scenery passing by.
The art gallery carriage features a curated selection of 10 representative paintings of Alishan from the Japanese colonial period to the early post-war era. Each piece comes with a dedicated digital information panel, presenting the cultural context of Alishan's forestry and railway through the shifts in time, geography, and the artists' perspectives. The Formosan Train offers attentive table-side service, exclusive wooden bento boxes from Hotel Indigo Alishan, and indigenous welcome performances, promoting local Chiayi experiences and the beauty of Alishan, combined with brand-new exclusive routes to create an elegant and luxurious experience on the forest railway.
－ Route Introduction －
【Forest Gourmet｜Upbound｜Beimen → Shizilu Route】Beimen (New Station) → Zhangnaoliao → Third Viewing Platform → Fenqihu → Dulian (Slow Speed) → Shizilu (One-way)
- Meeting Time: 09:00
- Meeting Point: Next to the Forest Railway ticket counter at Beimen New Station
- Meeting Instructions: Please meet the train staff next to the Forest Railway ticket counter. The staff will escort you to the platform to wait for boarding.
- Inclusions: Formosan Train commemorative certificate (exclusive ticket) / Commemorative gift / Formosan Train x Hotel Indigo bento box + beverage (items subject to change) / Musical performance / Indigenous dance performance / Travel industry liability insurance
【Forest Healing｜Upbound｜Shizilu → Alishan Route】Shizilu → Erwanping → Zhushan → Alishan (One-way)
- Meeting Time: 14:00
- Meeting Point: Next to the Forest Railway ticket counter at Shizilu Station
- Meeting Instructions: Please check in with the train staff at Shizilu Station. You may board the train once the doors are opened.
- Inclusions: Formosan Train commemorative certificate (exclusive ticket) / Commemorative gift / Light meal + beverage (items subject to change) / Healing experience / Musical performance / Indigenous dance performance / Alishan National Forest Recreation Area admission ticket / Travel industry liability insurance
【Forest Melody｜Downbound｜Alishan → Fenqihu Route】Alishan → Erwanping → Dulian (Slow Speed) → Fenqihu (One-way)
- Meeting Time: 08:30
- Meeting Point: Next to the 2F Forest Railway ticket counter at Alishan Station
- Meeting Instructions: Please meet the train staff next to the Forest Railway ticket counter. You may board the train once the doors are opened.
- Inclusions: Formosan Train commemorative certificate (exclusive ticket) / Commemorative gift / Light meal + beverage (items subject to change) / Small concert / Travel industry liability insurance
【Forest Tea Tasting｜Downbound｜Fenqihu → Beimen Route】Fenqihu → Shuisheliao → Jiaoliping → Zhuchi → Beimen (One-way / Departs on Mondays)
- Meeting Time: 12:20
- Meeting Point: Fenqihu Railway Station Platform
- Meeting Instructions: Please check in with the train staff at Fenqihu Railway Station platform. You may board the train once the doors are opened.
- Inclusions: Formosan Train commemorative certificate (exclusive ticket) / Commemorative gift / Light meal + beverage (items subject to change) / Tea ceremony experience / Travel industry liability insurance
【Forest Tea Tasting｜Downbound｜Shizilu → Beimen Route】Shizilu → Fenqihu → Shuisheliao → Jiaoliping → Beimen (One-way / Departs on Wednesdays)
- Meeting Time: 14:00
- Meeting Point: Next to the Forest Railway ticket counter at Shizilu Station
- Meeting Instructions: Please check in with the train staff at Shizilu Station. You may board the train once the doors are opened.
- Inclusions: Formosan Train commemorative certificate (exclusive ticket) / Commemorative gift / Light meal + beverage (items subject to change) / Tea ceremony experience / Travel industry liability insurance
－ Special Limited Edition｜2026 Formosan Train Steam Special －
★ The century-old whistle sounds again: Ride the steam train into the secret realm of Alishan, and book a five-sense journey through time with the 'Formosan Train' ★
【Section A Alishan → Zhaoping → Zhushan → Zhaoping｜Departs at 08:30】
◎ Check-in Time: 08:20
◎ Check-in (Boarding) Point: 2F of Alishan Station inside Alishan Recreation Area <in front of the ticket counter> / No. 1, Alishan, Zhongzheng Village, Alishan Township, Chiayi County
★ Please check in with the butler on the 2F of Alishan Station. You may board the train once the doors are opened.
★ The butler will arrive with the train. If you arrive early at the check-in point, please wait patiently.
【Section B Zhaoping → Zhushan → Zhaoping｜Departs at 10:30】
◎ Check-in Time: 10:20
◎ Check-in Point: Zhaoping Railway Station - Ticket Counter / No. 17, Xianglin Village, Alishan Township, Chiayi County
★ Please check in with the butler at Zhaoping Railway Station. You may board the train once the doors are opened.
★ The butler will arrive with the train. If you arrive early at the check-in point, please wait patiently.
【Section C Zhaoping → Zhushan → Zhaoping｜Departs at 12:45】
◎ Check-in Time: 12:35
◎ Check-in Point: Zhaoping Railway Station - Ticket Counter / No. 17, Xianglin Village, Alishan Township, Chiayi County
★ Please check in with the butler at Zhaoping Railway Station. You may board the train once the doors are opened.
★ The butler will arrive with the train. If you arrive early at the check-in point, please wait patiently.
【Section D Zhaoping → Zhushan → Zhaoping → Alishan｜Departs at 14:30】
◎ Check-in Time: 14:20
◎ Check-in Point: Zhaoping Railway Station - Ticket Counter / No. 17, Xianglin Village, Alishan Township, Chiayi County
★ Please check in with the butler at Zhaoping Railway Station. You may board the train once the doors are opened.
★ The butler will arrive with the train. If you arrive early at the check-in point, please wait patiently.
The Fusen sightseeing train uses unique Taiwanese red juniper and hinoki wood to build a unique wooden carriage.
The soft lighting on both sides of the carriage highlights the unique warm atmosphere of solid wood. The seats are close to the large viewing windows to ensure that passengers will not miss the beautiful scenery of the mountains whizzing by outside.
In the painting viewing carriage, 10 representative paintings of Alishan from the Japanese colonial period to the early post-war period are selected. Each painting has its own digital explanation board and is titled "Mobile Art Museum"
2026 Füssen Steam Train | Limited Departure on July 13
Purchase Notice
- Online booking does not guarantee successful booking and is still subject to receipt of order confirmation.
- Due to the terrain and safety considerations, if you have mobility difficulties, please consider participating in this itinerary. We apologize for any inconvenience.
- When registering for a single or two people, if the seats for two people are full, four people may be seated and need to sit at the same table with strangers. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
- Seats cannot be assigned in advance. Car seats are subject to arrangement. We do not accept on-site seat changes. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
- Before the transformation of the barrier-free carriages of the sightseeing train Xuyue is completed, the Forest Railway Office and the Lions Travel Club will send personnel to assist passengers in folding wheelchairs to get on and off the train.
- Please be sure to provide your meat and vegetable requirements in the special requirements column when making a reservation. None of them offer vegetarian options, only meat and vegetarian options.
- The Fussen train is a train with reserved seats. To maintain passenger safety and service quality, no tickets without seats are available.
- Passengers who wish to bring a stroller must make a note in the order form when registering.
- Pet regulations (please click here for details):
- Pets such as cats, dogs, rabbits, fish and shrimps must be placed in a pet box or bag with a length of 43 cm, a width of 32 cm, and a height of less than 31 cm, and the packaging must be complete and there is no risk of feces leakage, and placed under the seat. Carry for rides. (However, during the period when rabies and other diseases are prevalent, passengers are prohibited from bringing cats, dogs and other mammals on board in areas prohibited from transportation as announced by the Council of Agriculture of the Executive Yuan). The Council of Agriculture of the Executive Yuan announced that only the Chiayi-Fenchi Lake area can transport pets specified above.
- The pets mentioned in the preceding paragraph do not include birds, snakes, wild beasts, and species that are harmful to tourists or affect public health, etc.
- Police dogs, guide dogs, deaf guide dogs, physical assistance dogs or professional trainers of guide dogs, deaf guide dogs and physical assistance dogs when carrying out training, and other persons who are allowed to do so in accordance with the law
Reminders
A minimum of 1 traveler(s) are required for the tour to depart. If the number of participants does not reach the minimum requirement, the tour will be canceled. An email regarding tour cancellation will be sent 7 day(s) before the departure date
This is a special package and no date changes or substitutions are allowed. Once the order is confirmed, it means that you agree to the refund policy of this platform and the service provider, please be informed.
Please present your electronic confirmation letter and identity documents (such as ID card, health insurance card, residence permit, passport, etc.) to the staff on the same day. Name changes and passenger substitutions are not accepted at the Xuyue sightseeing train check-in site. If you change passengers, you will need to pay the full fare again, and no refund will be given.
If the type of ticket purchased does not match the passenger's identity, the ticket will not be allowed to travel.
If a passenger cannot meet up due to personal reasons, no refunds will be given and no commemorative gifts will be reissued.
Once the ticket is taken, if the passenger gets off the bus midway due to personal factors, he will not be able to get on the bus again. If there are unfinished itineraries and items, it will be deemed to be abandoned and no refund will be made.
Disposable bottled water is not provided on the Fussen sightseeing train, so passengers are asked to bring their own drinking water with them.
Depending on your physical condition, you may bring your own motion sickness medicine.
In order to ensure the safety of passengers, the company reserves the right to change and cancel the itinerary due to weather and other force majeure factors. Please inform passengers in advance.
Our company operates in compliance with the relevant regulations of the Tourism Bureau and signs travel contracts with tourists. The cancellation provisions in the contract are: the notification date must be based on the normal working hours announced by the Personnel Administration Bureau. If the time is exceeded, it will be calculated on the following working day ( Please note that in case of holidays and working days, advance notice is required).
Cancellation Policy
- Cancellations 34 day(s) (inclusive) before the selected date are allowed. Unused orders can be canceled for free
- For cancellations made 24 to 33 days prior to selected date, a cancellation fee of 10% will apply
- For cancellations made 14 to 23 days prior to selected date, a cancellation fee of 20% will apply
- For cancellations made 7 to 13 days prior to selected date, a cancellation fee of 30% will apply
- For cancellations made 4 to 6 days prior to selected date, a cancellation fee of 70% will apply
- Cancellation is not allowed between 0–3 days from the selected date. Orders cannot be canceled or modified, and refunds will not be granted.
- Due to time zone differences, the confirmed cancellation date is based on the supplier’s local time. Please allow 2–5 business days to process your cancellation request, after which the cancellation fee will be charged according to the product’s cancellation policy. Once your refund request is confirmed, KKday will initiate the refund to your original payment method within 15 days. The actual refund timing depends on your card-issuing bank’s policy.
FAQ
1. What makes the Alishan Fusen Sightseeing Train a unique experience among Taiwan's scenic railways?
The Alishan Fusen Sightseeing Train offers a luxurious and unique experience with its all-cypress carriages, featuring large landscape windows and ergonomic British cowhide seats for superior comfort and panoramic views. It's also Taiwan's first train to integrate digital picture frames, showcasing 10 representative paintings of Alishan from the Japanese colonial period, transforming the journey into a mobile artistic and historical aesthetic experience.
2. What is typically included in an Alishan Fusen Sightseeing Train package?
An Alishan Fusen Sightseeing Train package typically includes the train ticket for the selected route, the services of a Chinese-speaking guide who provides insights into the region's history and nature, and special meals designed to complement the forest experience. These elements are curated to offer a comprehensive and luxurious journey through Alishan's rich railway heritage and natural beauty.
3. What is the recommended duration for experiencing the Alishan Fusen Sightseeing Train and its themed routes?
The duration for experiencing the Alishan Fusen Sightseeing Train and its themed routes varies. The train ride itself can range from a few hours for a specific themed journey, such as 'Forest Food' or 'Forest Healing,' to a full day when combined with other Alishan attractions. It's recommended to allocate at least half a day to fully immerse in the train's unique features and scenic surroundings, allowing time for photo opportunities and guided explanations.
4. What are the primary transportation options to reach the Alishan area for the Fusen Sightseeing Train?
To reach the Alishan area for the Fusen Sightseeing Train, visitors primarily use public buses or private transfers. Public buses are available from Chiayi HSR Station or Chiayi Railway Station, offering direct routes to Alishan. For more convenience and comfort, private car charters or shared transfer services can pick up directly from major cities or transport hubs, providing a hassle-free journey through the mountainous terrain.
5. What unique features does the Alishan Fusen Sightseeing Train carriage offer for passenger comfort and viewing?
The Alishan Fusen Sightseeing Train carriages are crafted entirely from cypress wood, offering a natural aroma and elegant ambiance. They feature expansive landscape windows that provide unobstructed, panoramic views of the Alishan forest scenery. For ultimate comfort, the seats are upholstered with high-quality British cowhide, ergonomically designed to ensure a top-tier comfortable riding experience throughout the journey.
6. What historical and artistic elements are integrated into the Alishan Fusen Sightseeing Train journey?
The Alishan Fusen Sightseeing Train journey seamlessly integrates historical and artistic elements. It features Taiwan's pioneering use of digital picture frames on a train, displaying 10 iconic paintings of Alishan from the Japanese colonial period. As the train moves, passengers can appreciate these artworks, allowing for a deeper connection to Alishan's rich natural beauty and historical significance.
7. Can passengers choose specific themed routes like 'Forest Food' or 'Forest Healing' when experiencing the Alishan Fusen Sightseeing Train?
Yes, passengers can often choose specific themed routes when booking the Alishan Fusen Sightseeing Train experience. The train offers four distinct themes: 'Forest Food,' 'Forest Healing,' 'Forest Sound,' and 'Forest Tea.' Each theme is designed with a different focus and corresponding route, allowing travelers to select an experience that best suits their interests, whether it's culinary discovery or tranquil relaxation.
8. What is the best time of year to visit Alishan to experience the Fusen Sightseeing Train?
Alishan offers distinct beauty throughout the year, making any season suitable for experiencing the Fusen Sightseeing Train. Spring (March-April) is popular for cherry blossoms, while summer (June-August) provides cool, refreshing weather. Autumn (September-November) showcases vibrant maple leaf colors, and winter (December-February) is known for its stunning cloud seas and sunrises. Each season offers a unique backdrop for the train journey.
