In the northeast corner, in addition to the mountain and sea views and trails, there is the North Central South Road of the Tamlan Ancient Trail;
The railways in the northeast corner are colorful. For details, please see the previous post:
Sungai Mudan Station: https://taipeihousing.homes/?p=94
About “Three Claws Tunnel” and “San Diao Ling Tunnel”: https://taipeihousing.homes/?p=110
The starting point of the northern end of Sanzhao and Sandiaoling Tunnel is Sandiaoling Station, which is said to be inaccessible by road!
Sandiaoling Station has many unique railway elements such as history and secrets. It was opened in 1922 and has become one of the best secret stations in Taiwan in the eyes of train fans.
It was a very important signal station in the early days, responsible for the dispatching function of the Yilan Line and the Pingxi Line. However, with the double-tracking and electrification, it no longer has the train dispatching function, and has become a small station where only EMUs stop. Although it is a small station, in the hearts of railway fans, it is as big a station as the mountains and Duoliang!
Sandiaoling Railway Station will be 100 years old next month. Its brief history is as follows:
July 1921: Taiyang Mining Co., Ltd. funded the construction of the “Shidaoling-Jingtongkeng” special railway for coal transportation (the predecessor of the Pingxi Line).
May 21, 1922: “Sandiaoling Parking Lot” (meaning Sandiaoling Station) opened.
1929: The Japanese government purchased the Taiyang Mining and Stone Base Line Railway and renamed it the Pingxi Line. After renovation, it began to serve as a passenger transport service, starting from this station.
March 5, 1968: The route between Houtong and Sandiaoling was double-tracked.
September 30, 2013: Multi-card reader enabled.
The beautiful San Diao Ridge-
There are two key tunnels on the Yilan Line of the Japanese-occupied railway in the northeast corner. The northern end is the “Sanzhao Tunnel” and “Sandiaoling Tunnel”. At the southern end is the “Cao Ling Tunnel”!
The tunnels at the north and south ends are equally important, and the completion time is also from the north to the south.
Whether it is the tunnel “Sanzhao Tunnel”, “San Diao Ling Tunnel”, or the tunnel is “Cao Ling Tunnel”, they were all occupied by the Japanese The Times Railway Yilan Line can run from Taipei to Yilan, an important link!
[North entrance of the old Sanguazi Tunnel ruins]
The Sanguazi Tunnel is here. After Sandiaoling Station passes the Sandiaoling Tunnel on the other side of Keelung Creek, there is an abandoned tunnel entrance. The plaque says “Sincerity Moves Heaven and Earth” are five characters. This is the north entrance of the tunnel, although it is only about 110 meters.
After exiting the Sanguazi Tunnel, it immediately leads to the old San Diao Ling Tunnel. The total length is about 1,875 meters. The south entrance is at Shuangxi Peony Village.
The tunnel was built in the seventh year of Taisho (the seventh year of the Republic of China, AD1918) and completed in the eleventh year of Taisho (the eleventh year of the Republic of China, AD1922) Later, after a new Sandiaoling Tunnel was built next to it, the old tunnel was abandoned. The new Sandiaoling Tunnel is now in use, and the north entrance of the Sanguazi Tunnel is sealed with red bricks.
The Chinese character “Sincerity Moves the World” must be due to the difficult excavation work. ”.
[South entrance of the old San Diao Ridge Tunnel Relics]
When the Yilan Line was widened to double lines, the two tunnels were merged into one, leaving only the New Sandiaoling Tunnel.
The abandoned old San Diao Ridge Tunnel, with the inscription “All directions converge” written by Governor Kenjiro Arita at the south exit.
The south entrance of the old tunnel is located in Sandiaoli, Shuangxi District. The old Sandiaoling Tunnel spans Shuorenli, Ruifang District and San Diao, Shuangxi District. In Diao Li, Governor Kenjiro Arita inscribed the title “All Directions Convergence”.
Current railway San Diao Ling Tunnel-Taipei Housing
[Two or three things about the inscription at the north entrance of the old Sanguazi Tunnel – Akashi Genjiro]
Akashi Genjiro, the seventh governor of Taiwan during the Japanese occupation, was born on September 1, 1864 and died on October 24, 1919. , a Japanese army general from Fukuoka Domain. What is very special about Akashi Genjiro is that he is the only governor who died during his tenure and was buried in Taiwan.
He took office as the Governor of Taiwan from June 6, 1918 to October 24, 1919. During his tenure as the Governor of Taiwan, he founded Taiwan Electric Power Co., Ltd., finalized the Sun Moon Lake Hydropower Project, the largest electric power construction project in Taiwan when Japan ruled it. Its greatest achievement was its great contribution in the Russo-Japanese War. When he took office as governor of Taiwan, Japan had already ruled for 23 years. In 2000, he was appointed Governor of Taiwan, perhaps because of his rich military attache qualifications. However, although he took office for only two years, his achievements were still related to the continuous construction of Taiwan and were not related to repression and other related deeds. Others became the Governor of Taiwan. The last term held by a military general, after which the eighth governor was appointed by a civilian. In 1919, the second year after coming to Taiwan (Taisho 8), Akashi fell ill on a ship journey back to Japan and died in his hometown of Fukuoka. He was the only governor to die during his term of office. But what is very special is that he still misses Taiwan.
After his death, he followed his last words, “I hope that after my death I can become the soul of protecting the country, or protect our Taiwanese people”, he was buried in Taipei (now Taipei) Linsen Park), is the only governor whose remains are buried in Taiwan. Later, he was moved to Sanzhi Gospel Hill Christian Cemetery in 1988.
[The inscription at the south entrance of the old San Diao Ridge Tunnel – Tian Kenjiro Ersanshi]</div>
Tian Kenjiro, the eighth governor of Taiwan during the Japanese occupation, was born on March 25, 1855 and died on November 16, 1930. He was a native of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, and the eighth governor-general of Taiwan during the Japanese colonial period. He served as the governor-general of Taiwan from October 29, 1919 to September 1, 1923. He became Taiwan’s first civilian governor on October 29, 1919 (the eighth year of Taisho). During his term of office, Kenjiro Tian was different from the previous military attachés who governed Taiwan. Instead, he adopted the policy of assimilating Taiwanese into Japanese governance. After the Great Kanto Earthquake occurred, he resigned as Governor-General and returned to Japan in September 1923, where he became Minister of Agriculture and Commerce and Minister of Justice.
He appointed Yatsuta and Ichi to build the Kanan Dazhen, and facilitated the ceremonial tour of the East Palace (Emperor Showa, who was the Crown Prince at the time, came to Taiwan), etc. They are all the most important achievements of his governorship.
Perhaps the railways have their own stories. Find time to come to the Northeast Point Railway Station and take a break from the busy schedule. Make sure you return home slowly and find your own. The most beautiful scenery in my heart!
Welcome everyone to share your wonderful experience on the Northeast Point Railway!
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