Hilo Station
Hilo Station, a modern edifice located in the Civic Center ward, is the second busiest railway depot on Nejiro, after Leyte, with more than four hundred trains (largely electric but some hydrocell and diesel, and even some steam) arriving daily and serves most regional, continental, and intercontinental rail lines (major and minor tourist, passenger, commuter, rapid transit, military, freight, tram, light rail, monorail, maglev, and shinkansen rail lines across the immense continent of Tairiku), as well as the Hilo Subway System (which operates on a twenty eight hour schedule), and the Hilo Metropolitan Rail Network. The main station consists of sixteen island platforms serving thirty two tracks raised above street level and the main concourse is below the platforms. The three maglev subway platforms serving six tracks are several stories underground with an additional concourse and moving walkways, lifts, and escalators to serve connecting passengers. The aeroport express access lines are located to the west of the main station and the freight terminal and railyards are located to the east of the main station with a number of companies operating a variety of maintenance, repair, and logistics facilities and a military platform. (e.g. Meishan Freight {plum mountain} {Loingsigh Koichizoku}, Trinity Logistics {MacDiarmid Koichizoku}, Sorenson Logistics {Sorenson Koichizoku of the Four Corners Zaibatsu}, Stella Blu {Isobe Koichizoku of the Four Corners Zaibatsu}, Nekton Enterprises {Mahelona Koichizoku}, Sherpa air Service {Takayama Koichizoku}, Koun'na Unchin {lucky freight} {Phoenix Industries}, TransContainer Limited {Phoenix Industries}, Kvaerner Govan {finnic gaelic smiths town} {Ceallach Cooperative}, Horizon Tradeships {Drake Consortium}, Swift Transport {Drake Consortium}, Neptune Orient Lines {Zakharovich Dai Ichizoku}, Trinity Rail {Sugai Dai Ichizoku}, Phoenix Mercantile {Phoenix Industries} etc.) The whole complex is linked by an extensive underground network of pedestrian passageways, canals, and utilidors that merge with the surrounding industrial parks, commercial buildings, hospitality, and shopping centers. Be sure to greet Yontama, a sweet natured and photogenic calico feline who acts as the informal station master (complete with properly sized hat and recordings of her meow plays when the doors of the station open), and as station mascot. She is a very popular guest on talk shows and morning news shows and has enjoyed guesting on scripted television soaps and dramas, and even a movie. Many of the local kawaii rail coaches are painted and decorated in her likeness. Images of Yontama from badges and keychains to knickknacks and branded candy to hundreds of glossy photos and canvas prints fill the station's souvenir shop. The Hilo Eki Kon a free public concert series sponsored by the Hilo City Council featuring some of the hottest names in music takes place every weekend in July as part of the Founders Day celebration in Eki Plaza in front of the station.
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