Trip down the Railway

Following the handing over of the KTM Railway to Singapore on 1 Jul 2011, the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station (completed in 1932) ceased to be the disembarking point for incoming passengers travelling via train into Singapore.

On 8 Jul 2011, BBSS NPCC Officers took a trip down the defunct railway line, which was open to the public for 2 weeks. We started off from the railway crossing at Choa Chu Kang Road next to the former Ten Mile Junction, passing by numerous landmarks such as the MINDEF HQ, Assumption English School, Salvation Army, Rail Mall, former Bukit Timah Fire Station, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, former Bukit Timah Post Office and finally the Bukit Timah Railway Station.

Here are some photos from the trip:

Walking through the lush greenery.

Gatekeeper Hut at the MINDEF HQ crossing.

Railway crossing near MINDEF HQ.

Stretch of railway parallel to Upper Bukit Timah Road.

Mr Lam perched up one of the railway structures.

View of the St Joseph's Church built in 1846 and rebuilt in 1963.

Signage indicating we are 768.75km away from Butterworth, Penang.

An old signal light.

A speed limit sign before the cast iron bridge across Dunearn-Bukit Timah Road.

Diverging tracks into Bukit Timah Railway Station.

The manually operated signalling room.

A sign signalling the exchange of token for North and South-bound trains.

An overview of the Bukit Timah Railway Station.

HO See Kai and Edwin completing the walk :)

CI Cheryl and Jared completing the walk!

The full album can be found on the BBSS NPCC Facebook Page.
Posted by HO See Kai