Kaohsiung｜Step into a Railway Office from the Last Century

This Japanese-style wooden station, built in 1908, has witnessed Kaohsiung's transformation from a small fishing village to an international port city. Today, it has become a nostalgic cultural attraction - the Old Dagou Railway Story House. The site of today's Hamasen Railway Cultural Park has undergone several transformations. In 1900, the north-south railway line was opened, with the Old Dagou Station as its terminus. However, due to the limitations of its original location by Dagou Mountain and the Houbi River, and its distance from Kaohsiung Port, it was relocated to its current site. The Old Dagou Station was well-equipped at the time, serving as a crucial hub for freight and commerce, working in tandem with the port to make Hamasen the birthplace of Kaohsiung's modernization. In 1920, Dagou was renamed Kaohsiung, and the Dagou Station was renamed Kaohsiung Station. Later, the new Kaohsiung Station was completed in 1941, and the old Kaohsiung Station was renamed Kaohsiung Harbor Station, primarily handling freight. However, during World War II, Kaohsiung Station was heavily bombed by the US military, and its facilities were completely destroyed. The rebuilt station is almost identical to the railway park we see today. Kaohsiung Harbor Station was officially closed on December 16, 2008, and the Kaohsiung Port Line ceased operations in 2018. The station was converted into the Old Dagou Railway Story House in 2010, allowing visitors to experience the bustling railway traffic of Kaohsiung Harbor in the past. 📍Old Dagou Railway Story House Kaohsiung MRT Sizihwan Station / Light Rail Hamasen Station, right outside the station.