The old wooden Peimen Railway Station, which has been designated a Grade 3 historic site, is the departure point for the line. Combined with the sheds for visiting trains, the maintenance facilities, and the now abandoned train yards nearby, the station has long served as the base camp for trains ascending Mt.
鐵路的始站──舊北門車站，是一座以阿里山紅檜建造的三級古蹟，車站附近客車場、修理場、廢車場聚集，是阿里山鐵路的機關要地。