After the line's abolishment in 1991, the Taichung County government turned the route into a paved bike path known as the Dongfeng Bicycle Greenway.

It ran a similar route to the defunct Baxianshan Forest Railway between Fengyuan and Eight Immortals Mountain.

The entire line was single-tracked and not electrified; the only passing loop was at Shihgang Station.

Former Dongshi station master Weizheng Yang recounted that "Tungshih station was packed with people... not everyone has ridden a train before... at the sight of the steam engine thundering down the tracks, everyone cheered.

[3][5] The Taichung County government saw potential for tourism along the route, so a paved bike path known as the Dongfeng Bicycle Greenway was constructed on November 15, 2000, making it the first railway line to be rebuilt in Taiwan.