Alexandra Halt railway station

Alexandra Halt
General information
LocationSingapore
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
Opened3 May 1932[1]
ClosedBefore 1943[2]
Original companyKeretapi Tanah Melayu
Former services
Preceding station Keretapi Tanah Melayu Following station
Tanglin
towards Padang Besar
 North–South Line Tanjong Pagar
Terminus

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

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

  1. ^ a b c d "The new railway deviation". Malaya Tribune. Singapore. 2 May 1932. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Historical Maps of Singapore". NUS Libraries. National University of Singapore. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  3. ^ Chandy, Gloria (30 April 1979). "Once, Singapore connection crossed over the Johore Straits by steam ferries". New Nation. Singapore. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  4. ^ "New Railway Station". The Straits Times. Singapore. 29 April 1932. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Opening of Singapore's New Railway Terminus". The Straits Times. Singapore. 2 May 1932. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Singapore's New Railway System". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. Singapore. 16 April 1932. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

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