Saturday, June 19, 2010

Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) Tanjong Pagar Railway Station to close by July 2011.

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The Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) railway station currently in operation at Tanjong Pagar will be relocated to the Woodlands Train Checkpoint by 1st July, 2011. Designed by D.S. Petrovich of Finland, it was built by Swan & McLaren in 1932.
We have only a few months left to take photos of the KTM Stesen area before having to bid farewell to another old friend.

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This picture shows the train stopper. Singapore has KTM's only hydraulic buffer stops made by Ransomes & Rapier.

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This is the termination point for both "Arrival" and "Departure" platforms. On the right is the "Arrival" platform.

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The Railway Yard.


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High up on a wall in the lobby are the antiquated initials for the Federated Malay States Railway, (the original operator) and the FMSR's crests.

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The ticketing booth at KTM Tanjong Pagar


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The Eastern & Oriental Express (E&O) is a luxury tourist train for holiday and sightseeing trips. It plies the route between Singapore and Thailand and is operated by the legendary Venice Simplon Orient-Express Limited.

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The Malayan Railways Limited (KTMB) Auxiliary Police

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The entrance to Tanjong Pagar Railway Station with the four pillars of Malaya's economy, Agriculture, Commerce, Transport and Industry.