Vista Station
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| Vista Station | |
|---|---|
| Survival 5 Akita | |
Vista Station as viewed from the main entrance. | |
| Station | |
| World | Survival 5 (Akita) |
| Network | Survival Railway Network (Survival 5) |
| Line | Akita South Line |
| Opened | 1st October 2022 |
| Builder(s) |  Montenator |
| Location | X= 10 Y= 120 Z= 4830 |
| Connections |  1  0 |
Vista Station was the fourth station on the Akita South Line on Survival 5 of the Dogcraft Server. The station was designed and built by Akita South Line Manager Montenator and opened to the public on the 1st of October 2022. The station was the first fourth station on a line built in Survival 5.
About The Station
As the name would suggest, Vista Station boasted impressive views of the surrounding snowy tundra, due to its position atop a large mountain. This mountain necessitated heavy terraforming in order to fit the station build. Even after this, extra land had to be built out to fit the station. As a result, a large piece of land jutted out from the mountain unnaturally. To remedy this, Montenator proposed building a cliff face underneath it, and delegated the job through the Open Tasks channel on the SRN Discord. The cliff would end up being a team effort between 
starr274 and 
GracessNella, with starr274 building the shape of the cliff, while GracessNella worked on landscaping and blending it in better with the surrounding terrain.
The station itself was inspired off of rustic-modern style ski lodges found in the Alpine regions of Europe. The building was built atop a stone foundation, with lots of glass integrated into the design, that allowed for natural light to access the interior spaces. The roof had several large overhangs that cover the two large balconies of the station, where players were able to view the surroundings. On the western end of the station, a stone tower rose above rest of the building, providing a good place for elytra users to take-off from.
The interior space of the station was split into three main rooms, the first room being the main line terminal room. In addition to housing the two South Line connections, this room also had the main entrance of the station, at the bottom of the large bay window. Other facilities in this room included elytra tower access, as well as general utilities and a station logbook. At the very far end of the room was a small Monty Coffee stall, staffed by one of 
Wanderer_06's pigs.
Continuing directly forward when entering via the main entrance, a smaller room housing the area map was found. This room has two smaller off-shoots that led to a sleeping area and a nether portal with NTN access, respectively. The final room contained the station's four branch line terminals as well as a large departure board telling players the journey times to all the Akita South Line stations from Vista Station. SRN network maps were also located nearby all minecart terminals.
Gallery
A shader view of the station from the back.
A zoomed-out view of the station from the front.
The main line terminal room.
The branch line terminal room.
The room with beds and an NTN portal.
The cliff that the station sits atop of, built by starr274 and GracessNella.
The mountain is terraformed ready for building.
The first framework of the station is built.
Work begins on the roof of the station.
Players at the station during its opening.
Players gather at the front of the station for an opening screenshot.
Line Opening Video
Below is footage of the opening of Vista Station, hosted by Montenator.
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