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Borneo Wharf Railway Station
Borneo Wharf railway station was a railway station which served Borneo Wharf on the Singapore-Kranji Railway from 1907 to 1932. History Borneo Wharf 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 railway station, Tank Road station, along with Pasir Panjang railway station. The station was built along Keppel Road, next to Nelson Road and Breeze Hill, in front of a coolie shed. It served those travelling to Singapore after arriving at Borneo Wharf, removing the need to ride a rickshaw to the main town. The station did not have a shelter, forcing passengers to stand under the sun or in the rain while waiting for a train to arrive. In 1909, the bridge near the station went under repairs, and a temporary wooden structure was erected to replace it. However, the bridge was later revealed to be unfixable, and a new permanent 15-feet bridge was erected near the stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor to the north. The country's territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet; the combined area of these has increased by 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the third highest population density in the world. With a multicultural population and recognising the need to respect cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the lingua franca and numerous public services are available only i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |