Tanjong Pagar Railway Station

Built in 1932, the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station is the showpiece of the KTM Railway System within Singapore and is located along Keppel Road.

Location of Tanjong Pagar Railway Station:

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Tanjong Pagar Railway Station #2

Tanjong Pagar Railway Station #3

Fencing on the North side of the Railway Station

On the north side of the Railway Station, there is a side entrance into the Station compound from Spottiswoode Park Road.

The fencing on this side of the Station looks simple and easily "penetrable" - in total contrast with the high-security fencing found in Singapore's governmental buildings.  I am reminded of the simplicity and innocence of an age gone by.

North side of the Railway Station #1

The north side of the Railway Station faces Spottiswoode Park Road.

On this side of the Station, there are several entrances that lead, via eating places or corridors, into the main hall of the Station.

North side of the Railway Station #2

North side of the Railway Station #3

North side of the Railway Station #4

Many motorbikes are parked on this side of the Station.  They probably belong to the people who work in the Railway Station.

North side of the Railway Station #5

Kiriman Ekspres

This parcel van comes in at 0624hrs with the night train from KL, and is then shunted to Platform 3 to allow easy loading and unloading of goods from the Kiriman Ekspres (KTM Distribution) office.

It departs Singapore at 2230hrs the same day with the night train to KL, stopping at stations to pick up or drop off goods. Sometimes, 1 or 2 parcel vans are used, depending on the requirement.

Notice the simplicity of the fencing.

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This is found on the south side of the Railway Station facing Keppel Road.

The Clock that has Stopped

This clock is located at the south side of the Railway Station facing Keppel Road.  It has stopped at approximately 12:30.  No one knows exactly on which day this clock stopped working.  I guess no one bothered it was not working anymore.

The other Clock that has also Stopped

This clock is right behind the earlier clock that has stopped. Strangely, it had stopped at a different time from the latter.

F.M.S.R.

The acronym "F.M.S.R." can be found in several places at the Railway Station.  It stands for "Federal Malay States Railway".  I guess it must have been the name of the railway systems in Malaya during the British colonial period.

An example where F.M.S.R. can be found is above the 4 towering statues at the entrance of the Railway Station.  These 4 statues are named Agriculture, Commerce, Transport and Industry - symbols of Malaya's economic pillars, with each personification holding symbols unique to their character.

F.M.S.R. in the Railway Station Main Hall

In the main hall of the Railway Station, there are also two locations with F.M.S.R - high on the north and south walls. The one on the south wall is shown here.

Railway Station Entrance

No gantries, security guards, metal detectors or rifle-carrying National Servicemen.

Railway Station Main Hall

Railway Station Ticket Counter

No automated ticket machines.  No store-valued electronic tickets either.

Mural #1

There are six murals high on the east and west walls in the main hall of the Railway Station.  Two of the murals are shown here.  To properly show the beauty of the murals, these photographs have been post-processed on Photoshop to remove the "keystoning" (crooked, convergent) effect of the murals due to the angle from which the photographs were taken.

The six murals were painted to depict the way of life in Malaya from an earlier age:

• Villagers plucking coconuts from coconut trees
• Workers in a mine
• Workers in a rubber plantation (shown here)
• Workers in a rice field
• Villagers transporting goods with tools such as a bullock cart (shown next)
• Workers in a port, with a modern ship and some sailboats and Chinese junks in the background

Mural #2