People's Park railway station

People's Park railway station was a railway station which served the People's Park area on the Singapore-Kranji Railway from somewhere between 1907 and 1909 to somewhere between 1929 and 1932.

People's Park
General information
LocationSingapore
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
OpenedBetween 1907 and 1909[1]
ClosedBetween 1929 and 1932[2]
Original companyKeretapi Tanah Melayu
Former services
Preceding station Keretapi Tanah Melayu Following station
Tank Road
towards Padang Besar
 North–South Line Borneo Wharf
towards Pasir Panjang

History

People's Park railway station was opened to the public somewhere between 1907 and 1909, as an infill station on the 1907 extension of the Singapore-Kranji railway from Tank Road station.[1] The station was built on Park Road, next to Pearl's Hill Road,[3] near Tanjong Pagar,[4] at the foot of Pearl's Hill.[1] In October 1912, the station's ticket-stamping machine had to be replaced, as it was stolen for an unknown reason.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8] The station was closed sometime between 1929 and 1932, along with the rest of the extension.[2]

After the station was demolished, the former station grounds were used as the padang for the Sikh Police Barracks.[1] As of 2022, the former site of the railway station is being occupied by the Pearl Hill Care Home.[9]

References
  1. "Railway trip in 1909". The Straits Times. Singapore. 9 January 1949. 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. "Map of Singapore". National Archives of Singapore. National Library Board. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  4. "Extension of the Railway". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 January 1907. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  5. "Untitled". The Straits Times. Singapore. 7 October 1912. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  6. "F.M.S. Budget". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. Singapore. 14 November 1919. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  7. Chandy, Gloria (30 April 1979). "Once, Singapore connection crossed over the Johore Straits by steam ferries". New Nation. Singapore. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  8. "Railway Scheme for Singapore". The Straits Times. Singapore. 10 June 1929. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  9. "Historical Maps of Singapore". NUS Libraries. National University of Singapore. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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