Hundreds bid farewell to Tanjong Pagar Railway Station

By Hoe Yeen Nie, Channel NewsAsia, 1 Jul 2011.

It’s one for the history books.

At the stroke of midnight, Malaysia formally ceded ownership of Tanjong Pagar Railway Station to Singapore.

It’s been like this for weeks. Old-timers, first-time train commuters, and shutterbugs all descended on the railway station for the last time.

Souvenirs fast selling-out, but you can still get a piece of the KTM track for $200 or an autograph from the longest-serving station master Shamsul Bahri Sahari.

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Source: Channel NewsAsia

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