On 1 July 2011 just after midnight, as the last train driven by His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, The Sultan of Johor out of Tanjung Pagar Railway Station arrived at Woodlands Train Checkpoint, 108 years of Singapore railway history came to a close, save for a 1.46km stretch from the Singapore-Malaysia border on the causeway to the buffer … Continue reading 7th Anniversary of The Closure of The Singapore Railway
This post about the former site of the Royal Malaysian Customs in Singapore marks the 400th blog post on RailTravel Station. Thank you for your support! Once a hive of activity for cargo trains arriving into Singapore from Malaysia, the former site of the Federal Customs Collection Station of the Royal Malaysian Customs at Kampong Bahru … Continue reading Kampong Bahru Bus Terminal: The Former Royal Malaysian Customs Godown Lives On
On 1 July 2011, for the first time in 79 years, the railway line between Tanjong Pagar and Woodlands fell silent to engine roars and smoke screens, and new noise in the form of nature advocates and weekend recreational users filled the stretch of the railway like a national park. Two years on, the new … Continue reading The Singapore Railway: 6 Years On