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 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Singapore | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Demolished | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | Between 1907 and 1909[1] | ||||||||||
| Closed | Between 1929 and 1932[2] | ||||||||||
| Original company | Keretapi Tanah Melayu | ||||||||||
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History edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c d "Railway trip in 1909". The Straits Times. Singapore. 9 January 1949. 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.
- ^ "Map of Singapore". National Archives of Singapore. National Library Board. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Extension of the Railway". The Straits Times. Singapore. 21 January 1907. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Untitled". The Straits Times. Singapore. 7 October 1912. 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.
- ^ "Historical Maps of Singapore". NUS Libraries. National University of Singapore. Retrieved 28 March 2022.