In 1922, the Japanese built the Chichi line to transport building materials to an electric power plant they were building. Checheng station was the end of the line. In the 1960s, the place became a transportation center for lumber.
1922 年，日人為了方便電廠工程建材的運送，修建了集集支線，以車埕為終點站；1960 年代，車埕一躍成為南投木材集散地。