The city of Kitakyushu will partially preserve 133-year-old railway remnants that it had planned to demolish in order to construct a new public facility, Mayor Kazuhisa Takeuchi announced Thursday.
The city will leave part of the Meiji Era (1868-1912) remains of the original Moji Station complex on site while relocating another part of it for display. The rest will be demolished to allow for the construction of a new five-story complex that consolidates several aging public facilities into one.
Sections of the foundation of what used to be the stationтАЩs locomotive shed тАФ which experts believe is the most important element of the remains, as it showcases a combination of European and Japanese construction techniques from the 19th century тАФ will be kept and reburied onsite.
