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Description: Plan around Chiayi’s two stations, the main-line railway or bus, and the separate Zhushan sunrise train.

# Chiayi and Alishan: Connect the Uphill Journey, Sunrise and Overnight Stay

Plan around Chiayi’s two stations, the main-line railway or bus, and the separate Zhushan sunrise train.

Choose your arrival station and uphill and downhill services first. If you want sunrise, set aside a mountain night, then check the Zhushan ticket and the previous day’s departure announcement.

For a Fenqihu stop, plan the onward service and your luggage before getting off. A service that passes through the town is different from a stopover followed by a later departure.

## Arrival station and uphill transport

THSR Chiayi and the conventional station in the city are separate starting points. Decide whether the train journey or time in Alishan matters more, then check the destination, arrival time and any bus detour.

- [Chiayi transport and bus reservation conditions](<https://tripfieldbook.com/en/taiwan/alishan/chiayi-train-or-bus/#stations>)

## Separate the main line from the sunrise train

The Forest Railway main line from Chiayi and the Zhushan sunrise branch from Alishan are separate journeys. Plan your mountain arrival day and the following morning independently.

- [Sunrise announcements and tickets](<https://tripfieldbook.com/en/taiwan/alishan/sunrise-train/#sunrise-train>)

## Mountain and city hotel bases

Shermuh is a mountain candidate for a shorter pre-dawn approach; Nice Prince is a city candidate before going up or after descending. Check access to the station, stairs, luggage and shuttle conditions for each.

- [Mountain and city hotel conditions](<https://tripfieldbook.com/en/taiwan/alishan/chiayi-train-or-bus/#accommodation>)

## Final checks before booking

This hub does not guarantee seats, rooms or weather for your dates. Check operating notices, booking results and cancellation conditions before fixing onward connections.

- [Fenqihu stopovers and return connections](<https://tripfieldbook.com/en/taiwan/alishan/chiayi-train-or-bus/#fenqihu>)

- [Alishan Forest Railway](<https://afrch.forest.gov.tw/en/0000115>)
- [Alishan Forest Railway · online booking](<https://afrts.forest.gov.tw/>)
- [Taiwan Tourist Shuttle · Alishan A](<https://www.taiwantrip.com.tw/Frontend/Route/Select_p?RouteID=R0007>)
- [Taiwan Tourist Shuttle · Alishan B](<https://www.taiwantrip.com.tw/Frontend/Route/Select_p?RouteID=R0008>)
- [Chiayi County Bus](<https://cyhg.fontour.com/en/page/taiwantrip>)

## Detailed transport, sunrise and accommodation guides

- [![Alishan Forest Railway train at Chiayi Station, 2008](<https://tripfieldbook.com/images/chiayi-alishan-train-bus/chiayi-rail-1280.webp>)](<https://tripfieldbook.com/en/taiwan/alishan/chiayi-train-or-bus/>)

  ### [Chiayi to Alishan: Forest Railway or Bus?](<https://tripfieldbook.com/en/taiwan/alishan/chiayi-train-or-bus/>)

  

  Taiwan · AlishanSources checked 2026.10.29
- [![Sunrise at Zhushan, Alishan](<https://tripfieldbook.com/images/alishan-sunrise-train/sunrise-1280.webp>)](<https://tripfieldbook.com/en/taiwan/alishan/sunrise-train/>)

  ### [Alishan Sunrise Train: What to Book the Day Before and Where to Stay](<https://tripfieldbook.com/en/taiwan/alishan/sunrise-train/>)

  

  Taiwan · AlishanSources checked 2026.10.29

Photo credits2

Alishan Forest Railway train at Chiayi Station, 2008

Photo: [Nils Öberg](<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chiayi_station_with_Alishan_Railway_train.JPG>) · [CC BY-SA 3.0](<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>)

Sunrise at Zhushan, Alishan

Photo: [David Jones](<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunrise_at_Zhushan,_Alishan_National_Scenic_Area_2020-01-03.jpg>) · [CC BY 2.0](<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/>)