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TANJONG PAGAR RAILWAY TO BE GAZETTED AS NATIONAL MONUMENT
SINGAPORE, April 8 (Bernama) -- The Singapore government will preserve the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station and Bukit Timah Railway Station due to their deep historical significance.
It is also to protect physical reminders of the city-state's rich heritage for the younger generation.
The Preservation of Monuments Board (PMB) is gazetting the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station as a national monument, while the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is gazetting the Bukit Timah Railway Station as a conserved building, the authority said in a statement.
At their Retreat on May 24, 2010, the Prime Ministers of Singapore and Malaysia, Lee Hsien Loong and Najib Razak announced in their Joint Statement that the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) station would be relocated from Tanjong Pagar to the Woodlands Train Checkpoint(WTCP) by July 1, 2011.
Both leaders also agreed that the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station Passenger Terminal building would be conserved given its historical significance and the old Bukit Timah Railway Station building at Blackmore Drive could also be preserved.
With the relocation of the KTMB station from Tanjong Pagar to WTCP by July 1, 2011, both the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station and the Bukit Timah Railway Station will then cease to operate as KTMB railway facilities.
"With the Causeway linking Singapore to Malaysia, the KTMB railway
established itself as the only means of locomotive transportation between the two countries for nearly 80 years," said PMB director Jean Wee.
She said the gazette exercise of the railway line’s terminus, the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, recognizes the uniqueness of the structure and its existence as the key operational railway station in Singapore.
"It will continue to be a landmark even in its adaptive re-use, to reflect the nature and strength of ties between both countries as well as amongst its people," she added.
With the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station being gazetted, the current number of Singapore’s National Monuments has increased to 64.
It is also to protect physical reminders of the city-state's rich heritage for the younger generation.
The Preservation of Monuments Board (PMB) is gazetting the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station as a national monument, while the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is gazetting the Bukit Timah Railway Station as a conserved building, the authority said in a statement.
At their Retreat on May 24, 2010, the Prime Ministers of Singapore and Malaysia, Lee Hsien Loong and Najib Razak announced in their Joint Statement that the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) station would be relocated from Tanjong Pagar to the Woodlands Train Checkpoint(WTCP) by July 1, 2011.
Both leaders also agreed that the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station Passenger Terminal building would be conserved given its historical significance and the old Bukit Timah Railway Station building at Blackmore Drive could also be preserved.
With the relocation of the KTMB station from Tanjong Pagar to WTCP by July 1, 2011, both the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station and the Bukit Timah Railway Station will then cease to operate as KTMB railway facilities.
"With the Causeway linking Singapore to Malaysia, the KTMB railway
established itself as the only means of locomotive transportation between the two countries for nearly 80 years," said PMB director Jean Wee.
She said the gazette exercise of the railway line’s terminus, the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, recognizes the uniqueness of the structure and its existence as the key operational railway station in Singapore.
"It will continue to be a landmark even in its adaptive re-use, to reflect the nature and strength of ties between both countries as well as amongst its people," she added.
With the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station being gazetted, the current number of Singapore’s National Monuments has increased to 64.
