Miaoli station is the starting station of mountain line, and the Miaoli Railway Heritage Exhibition Museum which preserve the Taiwan railway heritage, you can experience railway history of different period. The old mountail line from Sanyi to Houli have the popular spot of Shenxing Station and Longteng Earthquake Collapsed Bridge, everyday tourist come here to enjoy the beautiful architect and natural scenery. Here we comes to the Art village, the No20 Warehouse behind the Taichung station, this is the starting point of Taiwan’s railway art network, also the representative of recycling program of railway warehouse art, and Taichung station is a Baroque style station, and also the first historical site of railway stations.

The mountain vegetable and food served game is the combined digest of traditional Hakka food and aborigine food, these two combines out a new taste and make everyone surprise experience. You can take the train to Fengyuan station, after walk 5 minutes from station you will visit the Ciji Temple which have 170 years history, and then you can go to east side to have light repast such as Shrimp meatball, spareribs noodles is the food that you can never miss it. Next you can get off the train at Taichung Station then go to the biggest night market in Taichung, the Fengjia Night Market, except the food such as double layer roll sausage, fried chicken and stinky tofu, you can also shopping here to relax yourself.

1. Taiwan Railway work with Giant Bicycle to start a bike rental station in Taiyuan station to provide different play ways for tourists. You can use Taichung Bikeways to start from Taiyuan station and go around the downtown area and go to National Chung Hsing University and National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts.
2. Take train to Houli station or Fengyuan station, then you can go to the Houli Bikeway, this bikeway has the first bike tunnel(Taiwan railway old No. 9 tunnel) in Asia, and you can enjoy the scenery of Dajia River, and the experience of pass through the tunnel.
3. Dongfong Green Bikeways is the first one which re-construct from abandoned railroad, with night lighting, and also a closes bikeway which no other vehicles will come in for you to enjoy the pleasure of bike.
4. Tanyashen Bikeway is re-construct from the old military railroad, and has the first Bike dedicated bridge in Taiwan, the gentle road with greenery all the way is very suitable for whole family.

Central region’s hot spring are all in mountains and steep terrains. You can take train to Taichung and then take bus to Kukuan hot spring, Dongpu hot spring, or take train to Miaoli station and then go to Taian hot spring. By connecting railway journey and hot spring you can enjoy the beautiful mountain scenery and also the carbonated spring from the mountain which can full relax of your body. And the event on Christmas eve of Caroling from Bunun Tribe, the festive atmosphere will resolve the low temperature of the mountain.