When the 27,000 residents of Shuili Rural Township heard that the Chichi line would be dismantled as soon as their fleet new highway was finished, they launched a mass petition drive and formed the Chichi Line Preservation Committee, pooling local tourist resources and holding special activities to attract outside visitors.
只有二萬七千居民的水里鄉民，在有了快速、便捷的新公路後，聽到要拆集集線，仍發動萬人簽名，組成「保護集集鐵路促進委員會」。陳情、請願之外，他們更積極結合地方旅游資源，舉辦活動，吸引外來遊客。