| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 土木工程學研究所 === 93 === The function of railway industry in advanced countries has changed gradually. Tourist modes of the masses also have becoming the subject tours. By this background, it is a new trend to combine railways with tourism. There are many successful cases in Japan, America, and Australia. In Taiwan, “Railway tourism” originated from Alishan Forest Railway and developed on TRA’s branch lines during 1990s. It spreads to other railways continually now. The main function of railways is transportation, tourism is an additional function. The process from transportation to tourism of railways is the researchful target in this thesis.
This thesis will analyze the influence of operation which caused by this process. The influence will be discussed by tourist strategies, space, and time. In tourist strategies, TRA put the changing policy of operation into practice on April, 1992. It got remarkable effect. And the process can promote tourist development at other stations along Pingsi line. In addition, Pingsi line shows the operational characteristic which is affected by tourist activities. There are rush and slack seasons in this line.
From the result of investigation on trains in Pingsi line, this rail has become the attractive scenic spot locally and tourists have high inclination to travel this area again. This opinion can provide the consultation for planning in the future.
This research categorizes the problems and straits of development today in tourists’ and TRA’s viewpoints finally. And it suggests short-term and long-term measures. Besides, it will discuss the straits of railway tourism which caused by “Railway Law”. But the measures proposed by this thesis still need to carry feasibility studies out further to estimate the enforceable effect.
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