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Pasir Panjang Railway Station
Pasir Panjang railway station, also known as Alexandra Road railway station or Passir Panjang railway station, was a railway station which served as the terminus of the Singapore-Kranji Railway from 1907 to 1932. 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. 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. The station was built opposite Alexandra Road, serving the docks. The station was near the Alexandra Brickworks. 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. As it was decided that Tank Road station was unfit to be the terminus of the line, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore In The Straits Settlements
Singapore in the Straits Settlements refers to a period in the history of Singapore between 1826 and 1942, during which Singapore was part of the Straits Settlements together with Penang and Malacca. Singapore was the capital and the seat of government of the Straits Settlement after it was moved from George Town in 1832. From 1830 to 1867, the Straits Settlements was a residency, or subdivision, of the Presidency of Bengal, in British India. In 1867, the Straits Settlements became a separate Crown colony, directly overseen by the Colonial Office in Whitehall in London. The period saw Singapore establish itself as an important trading port and developed into a major city with a rapid increase in population. The city remained as the capital and seat of government until British rule was suspended in February 1942, when the Imperial Japanese Army invaded Singapore during World War II. Beginning of British rule in Singapore In 1819, the British official, Stamford Raffles, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) (Jawi: كريتاڤي تانه ملايو برحد) or Malayan Railways Limited is the main rail operator in Peninsular Malaysia. The railway system dates back to the British colonial era, when it was first built to transport tin. Previously known as the Federated Malay States Railways (FMSR) and the Malayan Railway Administration (MRA), Keretapi Tanah Melayu acquired its current name in 1962. The organisation was corporatised in 1992, but remains wholly owned by the Malaysian government. History In 1948, the FMSR was renamed the Malayan Railways. The railways had been devastated by the Japanese invasion of Malaya, and efforts were taken to rebuild the two main lines, but many branch lines were abandoned in the process. The MR began to modernize the equipment with the ordering of diesel locomotives and railcars to replace steam hauled services, and the first diesel locomotive entered service in 1957. The railcars entered service in 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Straits Times
''The Straits Times'' is an English-language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore and currently owned by SPH Media Trust (previously Singapore Press Holdings). ''The Sunday Times'' is its Sunday edition. The newspaper was established on 15 July 1845 as ''The Straits Times and Singapore Journal of Commerce''. ''The Straits Times'' is considered a newspaper of record for Singapore. The print and digital editions of ''The Straits Times'' and ''The Sunday Times'' have a daily average circulation of 364,134 and 364,849 respectively in 2017, as audited by Audit Bureau of Circulations Singapore. Myanmar and Brunei editions are published, with newsprint circulations of 5,000 and 2,500 respectively. History The original conception for ''The Straits Times'' has been debated by historians of Singapore. Prior to 1845, the only English-language newspaper in Singapore was ''The'' ''Singapore Free Press'', founded by William Napier in 1835. Marterus Thaddeus Apcar, an Armenian mer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tank Road Railway Station
Tank Road railway station was a railway station which served as the terminus of the Singapore-Kranji Railway from 1903 to 1932. History Originally located along River Valley Road at the foot of Fort Canning Hill, the station was opened on 1 January 1903, under the name of Singapore Station, on the Singapore-Kranji Railway, the first railway line in Singapore. The station served as the terminus of the line, running services to Bukit Timah railway station, and later to Kranji and to Malaysia. The station master occupied the Tan Yeok Nee House, after Tan Yeok Nee and his family moved out amid construction of the station. Pillar boxes were installed in both Tank Road station and Newton station later that year. The station was later relocated along Tank Road, and reopoened on May 1, 1906. The old station was then turned into a goods yard, serving the new station. An extension from the station to the docks at Pasir Panjang was completed on 17 January 1907, and opened to the publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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 station. As the line from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanjong Pagar Railway Station
Tanjong Pagar railway station ( ms, Stesen Keretapi Tanjong Pagar; ; ta, தஞ்சோங் பகார் ரயில் நிலையம்), also called Singapore railway station ( ms, Stesen Keretapi Singapura; ; ta, சிங்கப்பூர் ரயில் நிலையம்) or Keppel Road railway station, is a former railway station located at 30 Keppel Road in Singapore. The station was the southern terminus of the network operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM), the main railway operator in Malaysia, until 30 June 2011 when the station ceased operations with relocation of the KTM station to Woodlands Train Checkpoint. The land on which the station and the KTM railway tracks stood was originally owned by KTM and over which Malaysia had partial sovereignty. This arrangement lasted until 30 June 2011, when rail service to Tanjong Pagar was ended and the land reverted to Singapore. The main building of the railway station was gazetted as a national monu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore Harbour Board
PSA International Pte Ltd is a port operator and supply chain company, with flagship operations in Singapore and Antwerp. One of the largest port operators in the world, PSA has terminals across 26 countries, including deepsea, rail and inland facilities. PSA is also involved in distripark and marine services. History Under the 1912 Straits Settlements Port Ordinance, the Singapore Harbour Board was formed on 1 July 1913. On 1 April 1964, the Port of Singapore Authority came into being under the 1963 Port of Singapore Authority Ordinance to replace the Singapore Harbour Board and several organisations that have been operating in the port. In the 1970s, PSA started building a container port in Singapore, and in 1972, handled their first container ship. A decade later, they reached the milestone of one-million-TEU of number of containers processed. They later reached the 5 million TEU mark by 1990, making Singapore at the time as the world’s largest container port. The company b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Halt Railway Station
Alexandra Halt railway station, or simply Alexandra Halt, was a railway station on the Singapore-Johore Railway which served the surrounding neighbourhoods, and as a halt for trains travelling along the railway, from 3 May 1932 to sometime before 1943. History 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 station and Bukit Timah station, travelling down a different route which ran along the west of the main town, to a new terminal station at Tanjong Pagar, with a new station being built at Bukit Timah, and two new stations at Tanglin and Alexandra. Alexandra Halt railway station was opened to the public on 3 May 1932 as one of four new stations on the new route of the Singapore-Kranji railway, along Alexandra Road. Besides being a stopping place for trains travelling on the railway, the station al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations In Singapore Opened In 1907
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles ( rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
