Meristine Tram Station stands at a critical juncture, bridging Meristine’s vast industrial expanse with the lone spaceport, Meristine Plate. Originally constructed during the city’s early industrial rise with the promise of progress, the station quickly evolved into a symbol of a more turbulent era. Its inception was marked by hope and ambition, but the tides soon turned as darker chapters in the city’s history unfolded.
During the oppressive occupation by the Red Sun Dominion, the station was seized by Dominion operatives and transformed into a command center for resource transport to the spaceport. This appropriation underpinned a broader system of industrial exploitation, marking the station as a critical asset in the Dominion’s machinery. Naturally, this strategic importance made it a focal point for rebellion, with insurgents daring to challenge the Dominion’s control.
The station witnessed fierce clashes as Dominion enforcers faced off against insurgent resistance, and one notable insurgency even brought tram services to a complete halt for several weeks. Rail lines and tram systems were deliberately targeted in an act of bold defiance, leaving lasting scars—both literal and metaphorical—on the station's structure. Today, Meristine Tram Station stands as a somber testament to its embattled past, with echoes of old battles resonating through its corridors and the looming shadow of its former Dominion-controlled security gate.