White Thorns Station
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| White Thorns Station | |
|---|---|
| Survival 5 Shepherd | |
| Station | |
| World | Survival 5 (Shepherd) |
| Network | Survival Railway Network (Survival 5) |
| Line | Shepherd South Line |
| Opened | August 18th 2023 |
| Builder(s) |  Elasmotherium1 |
| Location | X= -5 Z= 6800 |
| NTN Connection | None as of now |
| Connections |  2  0 |
White Thorns Station is the fourth station on the Shepherd South Line on Survival 5. The station was designed and built by Elasmotherium1 and was opened to the public on the 18th of August 2023, in a joint opening with the third and fifth stations on the Shepherd South Line, Cape Turtle Station and Pinewood Station respectively.
About The Station
The station location was picked out by 
Montenator, after Elasmotherium1 expressed interest in building an SRN station. The station is situated in a mega taiga biome on the end of a large peninsula, overlooking another large ocean. It is unique from many other stations as verticality plays a big role in the design of the station, with it having a small surface area but a height of over 80 blocks. The main building is sat upon a rocky formation, with a gradient made from blocks such as diorite, wool, calcite, clay and concrete powder. A large spire rises above the rest of the building with a large array of lamps near its top. This spire, accompanied by the slightly smaller spire in the main building and the one in the adjacent bell tower give the station its name, with the spikey spires being similar to 'thorns'. Stripped spruce wood provides the framework for the build with the turrets and roofs being made with a combination of deepslate and blackstone.
Two large viaducts connect the rail line to the main building, while the other acts as a footpath between the bell tower and main building. The rail line heading to Pinewood Station features a seldom used drop to leave the station, and a spiraling track tower to get back up, in a similar fashion to the system used in Tower Station which was built by 
Mrs_Diss. The surrounding area is decorated with many custom pine trees, with meandering dirt path connecting the various buildings in the area. Down by the waters edge, Sleepy Thorns Port can be found. This connects the whole station up with the CSC, allowing for an interchange between both transport networks. The port itself is hung across the sea facing cliff, with basic utilities like beds and maps found inside.
In the lower floor of the main building, a large 2 floored atrium houses beds and the stations NTN portal. A custom fountain using tipped arrows to give a bubble effect is also found in this room. Bubble-vators allow players to travel upwards to the top floor, where both main line connections can be found, as well as network maps and basic utilities. Taking the stairway down a floor brings the player to a large Monty Coffee branch, with the whole floor decorated in tables and chairs and serving various warm beverages.
Stick Sacrifice
The final building in the area is a large calcite/diorite pedestal, where pixel art of two intertwined sticks is build above it. This is the venue of Elasmotherium1's Stick Sacrifice game. The premise of the game is that those wanting to sign up pick one of the chests and edit the sign to have their name on it. Whenever the player makes a chat fail in game, for example, forgetting a / before a command, accidentally sending a private message in global chat or forgetting to turn off caps lock to name a few, the player must come over to the Stick Sacrifice area and place a stick in their chest. Whoever has the least sticks in their chest by the end of Survival 5 is declared the winner. The area can be accessed using /phome Stick Sacrifice.
Gallery
A view of the bell tower.
The footpath leading into the main building.
The staircase up to the bell tower.
The Stick Sacrifice game.
The decorated pathways around the area.
A view of the whole area from the ocean.
Sleepy Thorns Port
The interior of the port.
The lower atrium in the main building.
Monty Coffee @White Thorns
The main line terminal area.
