Fate of historic train station stirs nostalgia in Singapore
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SINGAPORE — No more glittering shopping malls, chic restaurants and expensive condos, please!
The fate of a shabby but historic Malaysia-owned train station tucked away in an obscure corner of ultramodern Singapore’s port and business district is stirring nostalgia for a bygone age.
The Tanjong Pagar station, built during British colonial rule over the two countries, is to be vacated by July 2011 under a recent deal to settle a longstanding land dispute between the two neighbors.
The Singapore terminal is to be relocated to Woodlands, a northern suburb across a narrow strip of water from Malaysia. A causeway that includes the rail tracks connects the two countries.
With its faded facade and four imposing life-size marble sculptures atop the main entrance, the station is an anomaly in a landscape dominated by office towers, hotels and high-rise apartment blocks..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101013com5.html
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