The seven warehouses behind the main train station were originally used to store goods to be conveyed north or south. In those days, rice, sugar, and lumber were transported to the port cities of Keelung and Kaohsiung, whence they were shipped to Japan.
位於火車站後面有七座鐵路貨運倉庫，昔日為南北貨運集中的轉運站，當時的米、糖、木材，分別從台中運往基隆、高雄兩港，再轉運至日本。