The four-hour trip from Taipei to Hualien winds along a beautiful coastal route where sea and sky meet. From Hualien to Taitung, the train passes through steep canyons. All of the windows in the Formosa Star have been enlarged so that passengers can lose themselves in the beauty of the surrounding scenery.
從台北至花蓮這段四個小時的路程中，沿途海天合一的美麗海岸線蜿蜒；至於花蓮到台東，兩旁則是山脈所包圍的縱谷線。