As the date for the final train to pull out of Tanjong Pagar looms, Peter Chan marks for posterity memories of the Tangjong Pagar Waterfront which the train station served as a focal point for activity.
Peter writes:
Lest we forget what it was like, come 2050, I like to go back in time to share with readers what else we may not know about this place.
Being the southern-most terminating end of a railway system from Bangkok to Singapore, Tanjong Pagar Railway Station was also very important transport hub much before the terminology became a buzzword. Singapore was then the inter-modal hub for land, ocean and aviation travel. People from the Federation of Malaya travelled by train to Singapore and boarded P&O ocean liners at the Main Wharf belonging to the Singapore Harbour Board.
In a way, Tanjong Pagar served as Singapore’s old transport hub. Read Peter’s reflection on the redevelopment of Tanjong Pagar here.
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can you extend the closure as we would like to get a ticket to take the train but presently they are all sold out
Posted on May 24th, 2011 at 4:36 pm
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