Alexandra Halt railway station
Alexandra Halt | |||||||||||
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| Location | Singapore | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Demolished | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 May 1932[1] | ||||||||||
| Closed | Before 1943[2] | ||||||||||
| Original company | Keretapi Tanah Melayu | ||||||||||
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Alexandra Halt railway station, or simply Alexandra Halt, was a railway station on the Singapore-Johore Railway which served the surrounding neighbourhoods, and as a halt for trains travelling along the railway, from 3 May 1932 to sometime before 1943.
History
[edit]As it was decided that Tank Road station was unfit to be the terminus of the line, it was decided that the Bukit Timah-Tank Road section of the line would be abandoned, and the line would instead deviate in between Bukit Panjang station and Bukit Timah station, travelling down a different route which ran along the west of the main town, to a new terminal station at Tanjong Pagar,[3] with a new station being built at Bukit Timah, and two new stations at Tanglin and Alexandra.[1] Alexandra Halt railway station was opened to the public on 3 May 1932 as one of four new stations on the new route of the Singapore-Kranji railway,[1][4][5] along Alexandra Road.[6] Besides being a stopping place for trains travelling on the railway,[1] the station also serviced the areas surrounding the Alexandra Barracks.[6]
The station was abandoned and demolished by 1943, likely due to the fact the Tanglin station had instead replaced Alexandra Halt as a halt on the railway line.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "The new railway deviation". Malaya Tribune. Singapore. 2 May 1932. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Historical Maps of Singapore". NUS Libraries. National University of Singapore. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ Chandy, Gloria (30 April 1979). "Once, Singapore connection crossed over the Johore Straits by steam ferries". New Nation. Singapore. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "New Railway Station". The Straits Times. Singapore. 29 April 1932. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Opening of Singapore's New Railway Terminus". The Straits Times. Singapore. 2 May 1932. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Singapore's New Railway System". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. Singapore. 16 April 1932. Retrieved 29 March 2022.