Taipingshan’s Bong-Bong Train reopens after 1 year of repairs

Taipingshan’s Bong-Bong Train reopens after 1 year of repairs

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Have you ever ridden the Bong-Bong Train? This popular attraction in Yilan’s Taipingshan was shut down in July last year, due to damage from Typhoon Gaemi. Now, after more than a year of repairs, the train is up and running once again. On its reopening on Wednesday, some 200 visitors flocked to the attraction to take a ride on its historic track, which runs for 2.6km between Taipingshan and Maoxing Station. Let’s get their reaction.

Visitor
Here for the Bong-Bong Train
I came here with my family just for this. The weather is so good lately, it’s so rare. And the scenery is stunning. I’m over the moon.

Visitor
Here for the Bong-Bong Train
It’s fantastic. The air is so fresh!

Lee Shu-cheng
Bong-Bong Train Stationmaster
Last year, the heavy downpours from Typhoon Gaemi hollowed out the tracks of the Bong-Bong Train. After more than one year of repairs, we’re finally ready to reopen the full track once again.

The track that the Bong-Bong Train runs on was built during the Japanese colonial period, and was used to haul lumber from the mountains. The entire length of the railway has been preserved, and is now a popular tourist attraction, showing visitors the stunning views and history of Taipingshan.

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去年因颱風受損太平山蹦蹦車10/1全線恢復通車

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宜蘭太平山蹦蹦車，自從去年7月因凱米颱風受損後，改成局部通車，進行了一年多的災害復建工程，如今修復完畢，10/1號開始，從起點太平山站到終點茂興站，全線2.6公里恢復通車。週三上午首航班次發車，吸引了約200位旅客見證。

[[遊客]]
“我們家族旅遊特地來的哦，所以今天難得天氣這麼好，而且又風景這麼壯觀，真的非常高興。”

[[遊客]]
“非常的棒，空氣非常的好。”

[[宜蘭太平山蹦蹦車站長李書承]]
“太平山蹦蹦車受到去年凱米颱風的豪雨重創，路基掏空，停駛了一年多的蹦蹦車，終於以今天開始全線通車。”

太平山蹦蹦車自日治時期興建，長達百年歷史，是極具代表性的林業鐵道設施，全線恢復營運不僅象徵林業文化的延續，也讓遊客能輕鬆遊山林。

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