Alishan Railway ranked world’s fifth most beautiful train journeyBy Hollie Younger / Staff writerTaiwan's Alishan Forest Railway has been named the fifth most beautiful train journey in the world, after a new eye-tracking study conducted by travel insurance specialist InsureandGo. The UK-based firm analyzed 24 well-known rail routes across the globe, tracking the eye movements of 100 participants. The Alishan Express travels up a mountain past an upland forest of Formosan cypress trees in an undated photograph. The Alishan Forest Railway in Chiayi County ranked in fifth, with an average viewing duration of 1.89 seconds and a time to first fixation of 2.03 seconds, InsureandGo said. The company added it hopes to promote train travel as a more sustainable way to travel, offering a slower pace and “once-in-a-lifetime" views.

Source: Taipei Times April 01, 2026 06:52 UTC