After the cross-country railway finished construction in 1908, Takao Station was built to accommodate passengers, and to oversee sea and land logistic operations. In 1941, a new Kaohsiung Passenger Station was built in Dagangzhuang (now Kaohsiung Station). Takao Station was renamed Kaohsiung Port Station and dealt specifically in freight transportation. After suffering servere damages in World War II, the station was rebuilt in brick with a wooden roof and its space reconfigured for cargo use in 1947. Today, Takao Railway Museum and Cultural Park is the best preserved freight station in Taiwan, including its platform area and the Northern signal tower, which illustrates the historical image of the station’s illustrious past in sea and land transport.
鼓山／舊打狗驛及鐵道文化園區
1908年鐵路縱貫線全線通車後新築打狗驛，不僅成為旅客往來的車站，更肩負起港口與鐵道的海陸運輸作業，直到1941年在大港庄新建「高雄旅客驛」（即現在的高雄車站），舊打狗驛改為「高雄港驛」，逐漸專辦貨運。
二戰後高雄港驛改名為高雄港站，原站房在二戰期間遭空襲炸毀。從日治時期的老照片可見原站房為全木構建築、屋面為黑瓦，車站外還有一個噴水池，道路兩旁則種滿椰子樹，遙想當年旅客一出車站，應該就能感受到南國風情。1947年站體重建後改為磚造屋身、木造屋頂，空間配置上也改為單純的貨運用途。
今日舊打狗驛故事館與鐵道文化園區，是目前全臺灣保存最完整的貨運車站，完整保存月台、北號誌樓等遺址，凝結了當年海陸聯運鐵道作業區的歷史意象。