The text that follows documents the 1935 Kuantao Mountain earthquake, the damage to the railways, and the repairs. It is said that under the monument are the bones of personnel who lost their lives on the job.
湊合著碑文上的漢字可以得知一九三五年關刀山大地震的災情、鐵道遭受的損失以及事後的補救措施，據說在碑底下還埋藏了地震復健工程殉職人員的骸骨。