Alexandra Halt railway station

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Alexandra Halt
General information
LocationSingapore
Coordinates1°17′4.52″N 103°48′2.93″E / 1.2845889°N 103.8008139°E / 1.2845889; 103.8008139
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDemolished
History
OpenedMay 3, 1932 (1932-05-03)[1]
ClosedMarch 20, 1934 (1934-03-20)
Former services
Preceding station Federated Malay States Railways Following station
Tanglin
towards Kranji
 Singapore–Kranji Railway (1932–1998) Tanjong Pagar
Terminus
Location

Alexandra Halt railway station, or simply Alexandra Halt, was a railway station on the Singapore–Kranji Railway. It opened on 3 May 1932 and closed on 20 March 1934.

History

Due to a myriad of issues arising from the old alignment of the railway, including the inadequate terminus at Tank Road, the section of the railway between Bukit Panjang and Tank Road was to be abandoned, and would be replaced by a new railway running to Tanjong Pagar.[2]

Alexandra Halt was opened as a new intermediate stop on 3 May 1932, along with Tanglin and a new station at Bukit Timah.[1][3][4] Located near Alexandra Road, the station served the former Alexandra Barracks,[5] at present-day Alexandra Park Colonial Estate.[6] The station was also about a mile away from the old Pasir Panjang railway station.[5]

On 17 January 1933, an old Chinese woman suffered a skull fracture after an accident with a railway engine at Alexandrs Halt.[7]

The station closed on 20 March 1934.[8] Tanglin station then replaced it as the railway's new halt.

References

  1. "The new railway deviation". Malaya Tribune. Singapore. 2 May 1932. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  2. Chandy, Gloria (30 April 1979). "Once, Singapore connection crossed over the Johore Straits by steam ferries". New Nation. Singapore. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  3. "New Railway Station". The Straits Times. Singapore. 29 April 1932. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  4. "Opening of Singapore's New Railway Terminus". The Straits Times. Singapore. 2 May 1932. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. "Singapore's New Railway System". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. Singapore. 16 April 1932. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. "Alexandra". National Library Board. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  7. "HIT BY TRAIN". Singapore Daily News. 17 January 1933. Retrieved 1 June 2026 – via National Library Board.
  8. "FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS". Sunday Tribune. 18 March 1934. Retrieved 7 January 2026 – via National Library Board.