To better accommodate mainland Chinese tourists, repair work has begun on the railway's Zhangnaoliao section, which collapsed last October due to a typhoon. The project is due to be completed by October 2009, putting an end to the current absurdity of passengers having to lug their bags for 500 meters along the tracks. The CFDO has also begun clearing away obstructive vegetation "for better views," says Yang Hung-chih.
為了迎接陸客，去年 10 月因颱風崩塌的阿里山森鐵樟腦寮路段業已發包動工，預計今年 10 月恢復通車，旅客自提行李行走 500 公尺的荒謬情事將不再發生；林管處也開始為阿里山森林疏林整容，「有穿透性才有好景觀，」楊宏志說。