新營糖廠學甲線山寮站

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The handwriting of Hawthorn Station is still visible, and a few kilometers further, there is Wattay Station.

This old railway is a childhood memory! The sugar industry occupies an important position in the historical development of Taiwan. The sugar railway, built in response to industrial demand, not only transports raw materials, but also serves the function of carrying passengers. Today, although most of the sugar and iron have been suspended, there have been some transformations. Sightseeing, open sugar factory for tourists to visit, you can also take a five-minute car to experience life in the old age. Select Taiwan's 5 sugar railways, suitable for planning a day trip itinerary for the whole family. Taiwan's first new-style sugar factory was established by Taiwan Sugar Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Taiwan Sugar Co., Ltd.) in Meiji 35 (1902) and is located in the Qiaozaitou Sugar Factory in Kaohsiung. The sugar production capacity of the new sugar mills is much higher than that of the past sugar mills. For example, the first mill in Qiaozaitou can squeeze 660 metric tons of sugar cane per day. Therefore, the area for planting and using sugar cane continues to expand. In addition, because the quantity of raw materials for sugar production must be supplied in time, the method of transporting raw materials in cattle carts can no longer meet the needs, and how to have more efficient transportation vehicles has become the primary problem. In Meiji 38 (1905), the executive director of Taiwan Sugar Co., Ltd. Tejiro Yamamoto and three technicians took a boat from Yokohama to Hawaii for inspection, and found that the track gauge of its sugar railway was 914mm, which was almost the same as that of Taiwan Railways. demand. Later, they found a railway with a gauge of only 762mm in a small sugar factory on Maoyi Island (Maui Island). They were overjoyed and decided to introduce it to Taiwan; they opened the opportunity for the launch of five-minute trains all over Taiwan.