Pasir Panjang railway station, also known as Alexandra Road railway station or Passir Panjang railway station,[3] was a railway station which served as the terminus of the Singapore-Kranji Railway from 1907 to 1932.
Pasir Panjang | |||||||||||
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| Location | Singapore | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Disused | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 21 January 1907[1] | ||||||||||
| Closed | Between 1929 and 1932[2] | ||||||||||
| Original company | Keretapi Tanah Melayu | ||||||||||
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History
editPasir Panjang railway station was opened to the public on 21 January 1907, as one of the two original railway stations on the 1907 extension of the Singapore-Kranji railway from Tank Road station, along with Borneo Wharf railway station.[1] Despite the official name of the station being Pasir Panjang, the station board read Passir Panjang, and the tickets referred to the station as Alexandra Road.[3] The station was built opposite Alexandra Road, serving the docks.[3] The station was near the Alexandra Brickworks.[4]
As the line from Pasir Panjang station to Tank Road station did not generate enough revenue, it was closed to passenger traffic sometime before 1919, only carrying freight.[5]
As it was decided that Tank Road station was unfit to be the terminus of the line, it was decided that the Bukit Timah-Tank Road section of the line would be abandoned, and the line would instead deviate in between Bukit Panjang and Bukit Timah, travelling down a different route which ran along the west of the main town, to a new terminal station at Tanjong Pagar.[6] Pasir Panjang station, as well as rest of the Tank Road-Pasir Panjang line was negotiated off to the Singapore Harbour Board, as some of the board's land was going to be used for the new terminal station.[7] The station was closed sometime between 1929 and 1932, and was later replaced by Alexandra Halt railway station on the new railway line going to Tanjong Pagar.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Railway Extension". The Straits Times. Singapore. 17 January 1907. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Singapore's New Railway System". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. Singapore. 16 April 1932. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Extension of the Railway". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 January 1907. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Holmberg, Judith (5 July 1975). "When trains once ruled our roads". New Nation. Singapore. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "F.M.S. Budget". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. Singapore. 14 November 1919. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Chandy, Gloria (30 April 1979). "Once, Singapore connection crossed over the Johore Straits by steam ferries". New Nation. Singapore. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Railway Scheme for Singapore". The Straits Times. Singapore. 10 June 1929. Retrieved 26 March 2022.