Tanjong Pagar Railway Station - Inside the station

Inside the station, it was very spacious and have very high ceiling.

Tickets to Malaysia are mostly sold out for the month of June. Most people would like to take the train at this station for historical moment before the station is relocated to Woodlands.

There were some canteens in the station selling malay food. They are really delicious. Will post about it in later post.

A replica of a malay kampong house inviting tourists to try out homestay kampong living with the locals in Malaysia.

Saw many shutterbugs taking photos of the station before it closed down. The station will be preseved but not sure who is taking over. Just hope the station will be accessible to the public.

High on the walls of the station are very beautiful murals representing the four themes of the railway station (ie Industry, Agriculture, Commerce and Transport).
Nice mural showing workers in a rubber plantation.

Murals showing workers planting rice.

Two short videos showing the interior of the station.

More photos coming in later posts showing the train.

My World Tuesday - Tanjong Pagar Railway Station

Last weekend, hubby and me went to Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, not to take the train but to record a piece of history before the railway station is set to be relocated to Woodlands on 1st July 2011.

The Singapore Railway line is the southernmost segment in the West Coast Line of what first began as the Malayan Railway, now known as KTM (Keretapi Tanah Melayu) Berhad, a Malaysian corporation wholly-owned by the Malaysian Government. The terminus in Singapore is the Tanjong Pagar Station. (Source:Infopedia ). You can read from Infopedia the long history and how the trains run.

After so many disputes and discussions, finally an agreement was made to relocate the train station to Woodlands. A company will be set up by both countries to develop some land parcels in Singapore as part of the agreement to relocate the railway station. You can read more about the agreement in here.

The architectural design of the railway station is very European and said to be influenced by the architect of Finland's Helsinki Station, Eliel Saarinen.

The four statues outside the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station represents the four pillars of Malaysia. They are named Agriculture, Commerce, Transport and Industry; each personification holding symbols unique to their character.









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Skywatch Friday - Street Sign

Saw this street sign in Little India. It looked interesting and pretty with a lotus flower at the top of it.

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New World Park - Gate

I chanced upon this wonderful piece of history. The original gate of "The New World Park". Only those who were born before late 60s or early 70s can remember going to the park. It was a small theme park with lots of wonderful rides for kids during those times.

There were restaurants in them too and I remember my uncles and aunties had their wedding dinners in those restaurants in the park. Fond memories of those times.

I known of some world war two british soldiers love going to New World for social dance. It was a big thing back then. They would buy coupons for the girls to dance with them. You can read more about it from wikipedia.


A piece of history. There were actually three worlds during thos olden days but they have all been demolised. Doubt nowadays kids will go to these parks now with the Universal Studio in our backyard...lol. Three worlds are New World, Gay World and Great World.

You can see some old photos of the original gate of the New World Park during the olden days in here and also some of the old photos of the wonders in the New World Park in National Archives of Singapore.

Wow, I spotted the photo of the spider woman in the archive photos. When we were young we were very naive and we thought the woman is really a creature with a human head and a spider body and we were so afraid of her...lol. I cant post the photo here without their permission, so you gotta look for the spider woman in the photo in the archive website.

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Little India - Serangoon Plaza - Mustafa Department

We had a long walk from Tekka Centre to City Square Mall but we passed by this very old building called Serangoon Plaza. I think the plaza been around since I was a teenager. Serangoon Plaza was built side by side with Mustafa Centre, a very well known shopping centre known for its good price and lots of assorted goods. The centre is always very crowded with locals and tourists. I dont really shop there cause sometimes it gets too packed and crowded.

If anywhere there's a crowd you wont see me cause I am a bit anemia and have fainting spells ...sigh.

Masjid Angullia Mosque

Masjid Angullia located in Serangoon Road in the Little India area, attracted a wide range of nationalities. It can accommodate 400 Muslims any one time. Built with funds from a wealthy Angullia family in 1970, it has an Indian-like minaret. Source from Muis.

Skywatch Friday - Little India - Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple

Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple is located in the middle of Little India in Singapore. The temple has a long history and was built in 1881 and dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Kali. You can read more of its history from the official website.

Noticed the several bells on the doors, devotees entering the temple ring the many bells on its door, hoping to have their requests granted.

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Little India - Shophouses

After having my lunch at Tekka Centre, I walked from Little India MRT Station to the next MRT Station i.e. Farrer Park MRT Station. Although the weather is very hot, I get plenty of shades from walking along the shophouses.

You will find all kinds of interesting stuff sold in these shophouses.



These shophouses are dated very long ago and have very interesting stories behind them. As a child, I used to follow my mom to Little India to buy spices to cook curry. During those times, we dont have any kind of blender or grinder, so we would get the shop owner in Little India to grind some curry spices for us. They have very large machines to grind spices for traders and housewives.

Little India - Pawnshops

Spotted different pawnshops in Little India. Some are more recently set up and more modern in designs while there's some that are still the traditional designed pawnshops.

If spotted in a pawnshop during the early days, one might be embarrassed cause it was a sign of being poor but nowadays with the price of gold going up, chances are people are investing in gold and buying and selling gold in pawnshops.

Below photo is a traditional and old pawnshop.