 Xi-Hu Sugar Factory train is one of the earliest tourism trains in Taiwan to obtain operation permit. Nowadays, "Taking sugar factory train; eating sugar ice stick; visit sugar factory", has become most popular choice on weekend.
From Japan dominated Taiwan period, sugar cane used to be very important to the economy of Taiwan, however, the prospect doesn't exit anymore when time pass by. As a result, Taiwan Sugar Factory tried very hard to turn around the business type from selling sugar to tourism. The sugar factory takes best advantages of past history, production equipment and try to re-arrangement the sugar train and let visitors can experience sitting on it.
The length of the tourism train is about 7 km, company with various agriculture plants. It will be very appropriate to have field trip here for students and guiders will explain the whole history about the sugar factory to them.
Train Schedule: (Only run on weekend and national holidays)
9:00 am; 10:10 am; 11:20 am; 13:00 pm; 14:10 pm; 15:20pm; 16:30pm; and 17:40pm
Price: Adult NT$100; Child NT$50; free black tea served
Direction: Take National Highway exit at "Yuan-Lin", then follow the direction of "Xi-Hu"
TEL: (04)885-5868
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