Kirwick Station
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| Kirwick Station | |
|---|---|
| Survival 5 Shepherd | |
| |
| World | Survival 5 (Shepherd) |
| Opened | Saturday, 24 September 2022 |
| Builder(s) |  Slomo_1994 |
| Location | X= 4268 Y= 71 Z= 633 |
| NTN Connection | East Line |
| Station | |
| Network | SRN |
| Line | Shepherd East Mainline (future - Shepherd Ring Line) |
| Connections |  2 |
| Shelter | |
| Network | RHN |
| Roads | Kirwick Road |
| Port | |
| Network | Kirwick Port |
| Adjoining Waterways | River Kir |
Kirwick Station is the second station on the Shepherd East Line of the SRN. As well as a station, it serves as the primary base of its deisgner (and Shepherd East Line Manager) Slomo_1994. The station also serves the Shepherd Ring Line.
About
The station is designed in a British Victorian suburb style, with the exterior based on Hanwell Station in West London. The station sits very far south for an East Line station, owing to difficult terrain and biomes. The station is right in the middle of Kirwick town, and can be accessed from 2 entrances: the main one to the south, or the side entrance to the north. In Dogcraft lore, it was built by the Great Eastern Railway during its expansion to spawn.
The station can be approached by various means. Obviously, the Shepherd East Main Line runs through the station, with a tunnel to the West and the large Kirwick viaduct to the East, as the line runs through the town. The station has two connections for the Shepherd Ring line, with the connection going North expected to join to Caelon. No route is planned for the Ring line South, but it still goes through Kirwick at street level, going past the Slomo Corp Factory complex (a repourpoused POI from the Survival 4 Husky East Line from Hub station to Meridian). There are also two (currently unused) branchline terminals too. You can reach the station by foot along the RHN's Shepherd Turnpike and Kirwick Road, where there is a small stable facility. Eventually, Kirwick Road will also lead to the Caelon/Leon road. A CSC connection is planned for Kirwick, close to the station. The station has an NTN portal.
Inside the station, you will find all the SRN essentials, including beds, crafting tables and an ender chest.
Outside the station, there is a small plaza to the south, which includes a small Monty Coffee shop, nestled inside one of the railway arches. The rest are used as garages by the owners of the townhouses opposite. To the North, there is a small park.
History
The station was designed before Survival 5 started, with the plan being for the station to be the first on the East Line, and in a temperate biome, (e.g. a forest/plains). However, when the server reset, this was very much not the case. The majority of the land to the East of spawn (especially around East Station and Kiriwick) are all warm biomes (e.g. Desert, Savanna). This posed a problem for a station with greenery elements, and so the design for East Station was eventually slotted in.
During the design phase, numerous elements were chopped and changed, the most noticable being the addition of the branches. These was added with advice from senior members of the NTN.
It was difficult to find the right spot for Kirwick due to the large mountain range to the West of the station, therefore comprimises had to be made. The way the station was designed and placed required a tunnel for the mountain, and this was designed by 
DragonFire441, a smaller version of the original. The larger version has been used on the line between Kirwick and East. Both tunnels came out very well.
In terms of lore, more about Kirwick and the entirity of the East Line can be found on this page.
Gallery
The station as viewed from Slomo's Storage room
The Station from the North East (close to the site of an eventual CSC stop)
The small park next to the station (here you can see the branchline terminals)
The station platforms, looking towards the main storage area
The station's North entrance. Here you can see the park, as well as the main storage area
Inside the station, facing South
Station staircase, leading to the exits and the NTN portal
Platform level, looking South-West
Station frontage (in this image the high street has not been built yet). You can clearly see the plaza, as well as the main storage facility)
Crafting station at Kirwick Station
The station, looking West. This image was taken on top of the viaduct, showing the mountain and tunnel in the background
Monty Coffee @ Kirwick Station
The station, lookin East. Here you can clearly see the main town.
