Tanjong Pagar Railway Station
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Tanjong Pagar Railway Station ( Malay : Stesen Keretapi Tanjong Pagar, Chinese : 丹戎巴葛 火车 总站, Tamil : தஞ்சோங் பகார் ரயில் நிலையம்) or Singapore Railway Station (Malay: Stesen Keretapi Singapura, Chinese: 新加坡 火车站, Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் ரயில் நிலையம் ) or Keppel Road Railway Station is a former station on the Singapore – Kranji railway line at 30 Keppel Road in Singapore .
location
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The station formed the southern end of the Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) operated railway until June 30, 2011 . Since then, only Woodlands Train Checkpoint on the border with Malaysia has been used . The land on which the train station and the rails were located now belonged to KTM and was partially subject to the sovereignty of Malaysia. This agreement lasted until June 30, 2011, when rail operations ceased and the land was sold back to Singapore.
history
Before the Johor – Singapore Causeway was built across the Strait of Johor , the railroad only operated on the island. The causeway was built from 1919. It was used by freight trains from September 17, 1923 and by passenger trains from October 1, 1923. Previously, passengers in Woodlands had to change to a ferry to Johor Bahru to get to the Malay Peninsula.
Tanjong Pagar Railway Station was completed on May 3, 1932 and officially opened by Sir Cecil Clementi . It was in operation for 79 years before it closed on June 30, 2011. Since then, the building has been earmarked for use as the Singapore Transport Museum.
Train connections
KTM operated six KTM Intercity trains from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur as well as other trains to other parts of Malaysia. There was also a commuter train between Johor Bahru and Singapore. Until June 30, 2011 the train stopped in Woodlands for passport control for travelers and to get off passengers from Malaysia and in Tanjong Pagar for getting on and off. Since July 1, 2011, the Malaysian trains only run to Woodlands on the border.
architecture
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The main building of the station was declared a national monument on April 9, 2011. The building is in the richly decorated Art Deco style. On the facade there are four reliefs in white marble with allegories of agriculture, industry, trade and transport by Angelo Vannetti .
The lobby has a barrel vault . There are wall paintings depicting the economic activities of rice plants, rubber cones, shipping, ox carts, copra extraction and tin mining. These panels and the original floor slabs were locally made from rubber to reduce noise levels.
There were disputes between the governments of Malaysia and Singapore over the status of the station and the entry and exit formalities.
The last train out of the station was driven by Sultan Ibrahim Ismail of Johor , whose grandfather Ismail of Johor opened the Causeway in 1923. The sultan had to learn from KTM how to operate a locomotive. Two engine drivers accompanied him to ensure safety.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ From The Straits Times Archives: Malayan Railway land in Singapore . In: The Straits Times , October 31, 2014.
- ↑ Squatters on KTM land to be evicted . In: The Sun (Malaysia) , March 28, 1997. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved on February 13, 2007.
- ^ Tg Pagar railway land was leased to KTM . In: The Star , June 29, 2010. Not available May 5, 2017.
- ↑ Chun Yuan Yong: Tanjong Pagar Railway Station . National Library Board (Singapore). 2007.
- ^ HRH Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor: Why I drove the last train out . In: Home Ground (Straits Times blog) , July 1, 2011. Archived from the original on July 4, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2011. Not available May 5, 2017.
Coordinates: 1 ° 16 ′ 23 " N , 103 ° 50 ′ 19.1" E