End of the line for KTM station hawkers

July 2, 2011 by  
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By Fiona Low, The Straits Times, 24 Jun 2011.

Last call for those who enjoy the teh tarik or chapati served by the stalls at the railway station in Tanjong Pagar.

By Sunday, most will be gone, ahead of the closure of the 79-year-old station at the end of this month.

Many stallholders there told The Straits Times they are still unsure what they will do next or where else they can set up shop.

A new chapter in the history of rail travel here opens on July 1, with the move by Malayan Railway (KTM) to the Woodlands Train Checkpoint, and Singapore taking over ownership of the railway land following a breakthrough land swop with Malaysia last year.

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Source: The Straits Times

Tanjong Pagar railway station to go in style

July 2, 2011 by  
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By Zakir Hussain and Amresh Gunasingham, The Straits Times, 23 Jun 2011.

The last Malayan Railway (KTM) train will pull out of Tanjong Pagar station a week from today, with as much fanfare as when the first train rumbled in almost 80 years ago.

At the controls will be Johor Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, who obtained his locomotive driving licence last year, KTM and palace officials said yesterday.

The scheduled 10pm departure from Tanjong Pagar will be marked by a KTM-organised send-off party attended by officials, guests and station staff, among others.

At midnight, Singapore will take ownership of the station – which opened in 1932 – following a breakthrough agreement with Malaysia last year.

KTM will then move its operations in Singapore to the Woodlands Train Checkpoint, where it will open a ticketing counter on July 1.

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Source: The Straits Times