Train Station

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The Train Station (Станция) is a train station located in the lower end of the Knots Quarter.

Description
"Closed at the moment."

- The Station's subtitle

The Train Station is split into two parts: the Passenger Station and the Cargo Hold for humans and cargo respectively. As the Town exists in the rural space of the Steppe, the Train Station is the only way in and out of the town, both for people and for supplies. The Town maintains a regular shipment of meat and is sent other supplies that cannot be made or grown in the Town, such as medicine and nuts, in return. The Passenger Station is sparsely used due to interruptions of passenger trains caused by the Civil War.

Sometimes children gather at the station. It is a neutral ground in the war between the Soul-and-a-Halves and the Dogheads.

Corpus
"Nobody could imagine any of the difficulties or terrible events that could come with the building of the railway that was bound for the north-west of the Mountain Knot. So the Local Administrative Council decided to go on with the project. This decision was inspired by the rate of development of our country and the promising results of the geological survey. The scarce settlements of this area, most of which were built in the previous century, are basically cattle-dealing factories, and few of them became small towns. Theses towns’ inhabitants are a society that is quite unusual and paradoxically pretentious. Manufacturers, ethnographers, inspectors, anthropologists, descendants of the political outcasts and random visitors – all in all educated people – managed to peacefully coexist with the native inhabitants of the area, whose traditions haven’t gone far from the archaic social system. The railroad project was meant to bring mutual prosperity to the area, so the Committee members were extremely surprised to see the coldness with which the local inhabitants reacted to the news. The engineers even encountered sabotage and open diversion on certain occasions, which resulted in whole large parts of the railroad being spoilt. They used to make sacrifice altars from the sleepers and spirals from the rails… These diversions were explained by means of blaming some dark tribes for them; however the investigation showed that the acts of vandalism were not performed without notification of the local authorities, they had actually been encouraged by rulers. Nevertheless, the road was built and heavy goods trains started moving along it soon. The administration’s indignation grew even greater when they received notifications one after the other, about three trains’ mysterious disappearance. However, the local rulers (the owners of the factories, to be more precise) were using their far-off position from the metropolis to bathe in autocracy. They denied having anything to do with the events. The disappearance of the trains they blamed on the evil will of the Steppe, which was worshipped by many tribes as an ancient mother. What could be done about that? The North-western line has a bad reputation now. Once a month would some regular train roll down it, driven by a frightened man; having unloaded the mail, building materials and manufactured goods, it takes cattle and produce. Then something, half-man, a deaf and dumb sorcerer would ascend upon it. He drives the train through the dark Steppe, praying to the spirits and ancient gods, so the earth would not unleash its wrath for the ones that are taking the skins, hooves and meat of her slaughtered children. And the Steppe answers with a groan. She breathes scorching underground steam in front of the train, and huge dark animals scour the area around it, moving close to the train, jumping at it, stepping over it, and bend their massive horned heads to the train’s top. They move with the train until the horizon fills with the vague outlines of scattered outskirts of the capital."

- [from the game’s 2004 site ]

Bachelor Route
On Day 2 the Bachelor grants Alexander Saburov emergency powers. With those emergency powers Saburov closes the Train Station, forbidding anyone from leaving the Town. In doing so, the Bachelor, who attempts to leave the Town with Andrey Stamatin, Peter Stamatin, and Eva Yan, is stopped at the Train Station. The others never come to the Train Station and he is trapped in the Town.

Haruspex Route
On the beginning of Day 1 the Haruspex is confronted at the Train Station by three men. Due to a misunderstanding, they believe that he has murdered his father, Isidor Burakh, and attack him. The Haruspex defeats the attackers, but is wounded in the process. Later that day, Bad Grief will inform the Haruspex of an ambush at the station. He may choose to kill the men and take their valuables which includes a Shotgun and Shotgun Ammo.

Changeling Route
On Day 1 the Changeling may find a Doghead at the Train Station who has been attacked by the Haruspex and is now wounded. The Doghead begs for her help. If the Changeling attempts to heal the Doghead with her hands, she will instead kill him.

Pathologic 2
"The umbilical cord connecting us to the outside world begins here. This part is for humans."

- The Haruspex's map hover over the Passenger Station

"The umbilical cord connecting us to the outside world begins here. This part is for cargo."

- The Haruspex's map hover over the Cargo Station

On Day 1 the Haruspex arrives at the Train Station following several years of absence. When he steps off the train, he will be attacked by three men who believe that he was the man who killed Isidor Burakh. He will win the fight but be wounded. A Doghead, Lika, will have seen the whole thing. If the Haruspex asks, Lika will provide him with a tourniquet.

On Day 2 children gather at the Station. Should the Haruspex speak to the children they will ask him to play train summoning with them. If he chooses to meet their request the sound of a train will play, but no train will appear.

On the first two days the townsfolk will stir, telling the Haruspex worrying tales of the supply trains having stopped. This will leave the Town with a shortage of medicine and, combined with the closure of the Factory, a shortage of some types of food - especially sugar. The shortage of such things will lead children to treasure sugar cubes, and later raisins, over all. On the evening of Day 3 Lara Ravel will inform the Haruspex that the Passenger Station has been closed a for a year, while the Cargo Station closed only recently.

Pathologic: The Marble Nest
"No one will leave this place."

- Bachelor's Pathologic: The Marble Nest map hover over the Passenger Station.

"Blocked by the Army."

- Bachelor's Pathologic: The Marble Nest map hover over the Cargo Station.

The Train Station is inaccessible during the Marble Nest.

Description
Murky's Train Car is the home of Murky, an orphan girl who used to live in the Crude Sprawl. It is said that maybe one day it'll unlock itself from the tracks and travel to the ocean.

Bachelor Route
As Murky is one of the Haruspex's Bound, an Executor may be stationed outside of Murky's Train Car on Day 12.

Haruspex Route
On Day 1, while attempting to increase his reputation, the Haruspex can be sent to Murky's Train Car to speak to Murky, an orphan girl who saw him get attacked and will help prove his innocence.

On Day 8 Taya Tycheek will ask the Haruspex to find the ending to a story the Changeling told her in exchange for access to the Abattoir. By speaking to Capella the Haruspex will be directed to Murky's Train Car, where the Changeling is currently residing. The Haruspex can then trick the Changeling into telling him the ending to the story by implying that the Soul-and-a-Halves thought the tragic tale was funny.

On Day 10 Capella will ask the Haruspex to check on Murky in her Train Car. Upon arriving, Murky will ask him to find her lost doll. Returning the doll to Murky will reward the Haruspex with a vial of Abattoir Blood. The Haruspex may also learn from Murky that there is blood pooling at the base of the Polyhedron, and upon visiting the Polyhedron find another vial of Abattoir Blood. On the same day, Murky is one of the children the Worms in the Bone Stake Lot ask the Haruspex to speak to. She can be found in Murky's Train Car.

Changeling Route
As Murky is one of the Haruspex's bound, an Executor may be stationed outside of Murky's Train Car on Day 12.

Pathologic 2
"This abandoned train car was turned into a living place. Perhaps it'll travel to the ocean one day?"

- The Haruspex's map hover

Pathologic: The Marble Nest
Murky's Train Car is located in the condemned part of the Town and cannot be accessed during the Marble Nest. Most notably, the Train Car cannot even be hovered over and Murky herself does not appear in the Bachelor's list of characters.