In Pics:Tg Pagar Rail Station a National Monument
Ashutosh RavikrishnanApr 8, 2011
The Tanjong Pagar Railway Station - opened in 1932 - will be gazetted as Singapore's 64th National Monument.
ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
BOTH the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station and the Bukit Timah Railway Station will remain where they are, due to their deep historical and cultural significance.
The Tanjong Pagar Railway Station - opened in 1932 - will be gazetted as Singapore's 64th National Monument, while the Bukit Timah Railway Station will be gazetted as a conserved building.
The decision comes after an earlier decision in May 2010 by the Prime Ministers of Singapore and Malaysia to relocate the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) station from Tanjong Pagar to the Woodlands Train Checkpoint (WTCP). The relocation will be completed by July 1, 2011.
The Tanjong Pagar Railway Station stood out for its architecture, which was notably influenced by both the Neo-Classical and Art-Deco schools of architecture. Ms Jean Wee, director of the Preservation of Monuments Board, said: 'The gazette of...the Tanjong Pagar Railway station, recognises the uniqueness of the structure and its existence as the key operational railway station in Singapore.'
The Bukit Timah Railway Station was one of the smaller stations built as part of the 1932 railway scheme to serve the suburban parts of Singapore. The single-storey station follows in the style of several traditional small town stations in both Malaya then, and the United Kingdom.
Go to URA's website at Conservation Matters for a listing of conserved buildings in Singapore.
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