If you are planning to visit the various towns along
Pingxi line, you should considering getting the All-Day
pass (about NT$54/person) which will give
you unlimited rides for the day (along Pingxi line only). A single trip ticket
is about NT$20.
Directions
By Bus:
MRT Muzha Station (捷運木柵站) -> No. 15 Taipei Bus (台北客運15路公車) ->
Shifen (十分); To PingXi at 07:15 08:20 09:45 11:00 12:20 and
coming back at 17:50 18:30 20:00 21:10 daily (NT 45).
By Train:
Take East Line train to Ruefang Station (瑞芳站) ->
Pingxi Branch Line (平溪支線) -> Shifen Railway Station (十分火車站)
Taking a Taxi from Ruifang Station
You can save some time by taking the train to Ruifang Station, and
taking a taxi there. The prices are regulated by the authorities and clearly
indicated, so the taxi drivers cannot overcharge. Save even more by sharing a
taxi with other travelers going the same way.
Single destinations: Jiufen (九份): NT180; Jinguashi (金瓜石); NT240, Shifenliao (十分): NT480;
Shuangxi (双溪): NT600
Packaged destinations:
- Package A (NT$1,000)
Ruifang Railway Station (瑞芳火车站),
Nanya Rocks(南雅奇石), Yin Yang Sea (阴阳海), Thirteen Level Refining
(十三层遗址), Gold Waterfall (黃金瀑布), Jiufen Old Street (九份老街)
- Package B (NT$2,300)
Ruifang Railway Station (瑞芳火车站),
Jiufen Old Street (九份老街), Shifen Waterfall (十分瀑布), Shifen Old Street (十分老街),
Taipei (台北)
- Package C (NT$2,000)
Ruifang Railway Station (瑞芳火车站),
Jiufen Old Street (九份老街), Yehliu Geopark (野柳风景区)
- Package D (NT$2,800)
Ruifang Railway Station (瑞芳火车站),
Nanya Rocks(南雅奇石), Yin Yang Sea (阴阳海), Thirteen Level Refining
(十三层遗址), Gold Waterfall (黃金瀑布), Jiufen Old Street (九份老街),
Shifen Waterfall (十分瀑布), Shifen Old Street (十分老街),
Taipei (台北)
Shifen Waterfall （十分大瀑布）
Shifen
Waterfall is located between Dahua Station and Shifen Station of the Pingxi
Branch Rail Line. The voluminous waterfall pours down with a mighty force,
forming what looks like an overflowing white silk curtain.. It looks similar to
North America’s Niagara Falls, so it is sometimes called “Taiwan’s Niagara
Falls”. The top of the waterfall is filled with water drops. When the sun is
out, the rainbow across the waterfall can make quite an impression.
Opening
Hours
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Nov ~ Jan
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Mon ~ Sun
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08:00 - 18:30
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Feb ~ Oct
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Mon ~ Sun
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08:00 - 19:00
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Admission
Charges: NT$100 per person
The
Shifen Waterfall is about 30 min walk from Shifen Old Street and at times you
get so closed to the railway tracks – it is quite an exhilarating feeling
walking along it while keeping a lookout for passing trains.
We can
take the Taiwan Shuttle Bus from Shifen (Old street) to Shifen Tourist Center
then take a 15 min walk to Shifen Waterfall.
Sky lantern @ Shifen (十分放天燈)
Shifen is a small town in the Pingxi District. Its characteristic is
that the town is built alongside the railway creating the so called
"train-passing-your-door" kind of housing.
Releasing
a sky lantern costs TWD 100~200 each.
