🚶🚶🚶📷Walk with me, Documenting the defunct railway station | 跟我走,记录关闭的火车站 (by @ace108)

in #photography8 years ago (edited)

Introduction | 简介

We have a railway station at Tanjong Pagar, Singapore, which had stopped operations for a number of years. Since after mid-2011 to be exact. The premise is closed but had been open only on public holidays for people to visit. One day, as I passed by, I decided to stop spend some time to take some photographs which I’m sharing in this post. It’s a good thing I did too and I’ll explain a little later.
我们在丹戎巴葛,新加坡,有个火车站已经关闭了好几年-自2011年中后。虽然关闭,但在公众假期有时候会打开让人们进去参观。有一天,当我经过的时候,我决定停止给一些时间来拍一些照片做点记录也好在这跟大家分享。这是不错的决定。我稍后会解释为什么。

Meanwhile, some music for you to enjoy as you read. This piece is called “Deck the Halls” - a traditional Christmas carol dating back to 1862.
让大家继续读的时候,欣赏一点音乐。这曲叫”Deck the Halls”,是普遍的圣诞曲。

🎄Source | 来源: https://musopen.org/

Tanjong Pagar Railway Station | 丹戎巴葛火车站

The place is fenced up but I can still see the building from the side.
这个地方是围起来,但从旁边还能看见火车站。
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Near the road, at the corner where the fence bends, there is this amazing old tree. I hope it remains.
栏杆在路边拐弯处有这课老树。我希望它会被保存。
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From the side of the road, this is how the building looks like.
在路边看到的建筑。
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I took photos of the platform from different angles.
从不同的角度拍了月台。
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News from 12th December | 12月12日的新闻

Here’s a piece of news about that railway station from 12th December.
这里有一则12月12日的新闻。关于火车站的消息。
Source | 来源: http://www.todayonline.com/print/2610656
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So, you see this will be closed until 2025. Unless I find time on Christmas day to go do more “documentation”, I may not have another chance. Anyway, on Christmas day, I’m sure it will be swarmed with humans. Whether I’m one of them, I’ve not decided.
所以,你看,这将会关闭到2025年。除非我抽空在圣诞节当天去拍更多,我可能不会再有机会拍到。不管怎样,在圣诞节那天,我敢肯定,那里会人山人海。可能我是其中之一但我还没有决定。

Invitation from Singapore Land Authority | 新加坡土地管理局的邀请

Here is the invitation to go visit. Check it out.
这里是邀请你去参观。去看看吧。
Source | 来源: https://www.facebook.com/events/1214191818615891/
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Looks like the perfect spot to have a Rave.

You got DJ's lined up? Send me the invte

The invite is already there:-)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1214191818615891/
No wild music on Christmas but according to the link, programme includes a local university group and a jazz group.

Nice photos, of a beautiful old building, why was the station closed?

The railway and the land belongs to the Malaysia government and Singapore wanted the land for redevelopment.
The whole discussion has been on for decades until some final agreement in 2011.
The really long version of the story and history is here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanjong_Pagar_railway_station

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