Pasir Panjang railway station

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.

For the Mass Rapid Transit station, see Pasir Panjang MRT station.
Pasir Panjang
General information
LocationSingapore
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened21 January 1907[1]
ClosedBetween 1929 and 1932[2]
Original companyKeretapi Tanah Melayu
Former services
Preceding station Keretapi Tanah Melayu Following station
Borneo Wharf
towards Padang Besar
 North–South Line Terminus

History

Pasir 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
  1. "Railway Extension". The Straits Times. Singapore. 17 January 1907. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. "Singapore's New Railway System". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. Singapore. 16 April 1932. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  3. "Extension of the Railway". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 January 1907. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  4. Holmberg, Judith (5 July 1975). "When trains once ruled our roads". New Nation. Singapore. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  5. "F.M.S. Budget". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. Singapore. 14 November 1919. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  6. Chandy, Gloria (30 April 1979). "Once, Singapore connection crossed over the Johore Straits by steam ferries". New Nation. Singapore. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  7. "Railway Scheme for Singapore". The Straits Times. Singapore. 10 June 1929. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

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