Tanjong Pagar Railway Station opens to public on National Day

SINGAPORE — The Tanjong Pagar Railway Station (TPRS) will open its doors to the public from 9am to 6pm on National Day (Aug 9), said the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) in a statement.

There will be a selection of photos from the recently concluded SLA Photo Contest on display. Called Celebrating Places And Memories, the contest had attracted 650 entries in the Open and Instagram categories, and the best of these will be put up, said the SLA.

Members of the public are also encouraged to sketch their impressions of the iconic monument and drop them off at the former ticketing counter of TPRS for submission to be displayed at the next open house.

All drawings must come with names and contact numbers clearly indicated at the back. (All submitted drawing will also not be returned unless requested.)

Gazetted as a national monument in 2011, the TPRS has been a popular venue for corporate and community events, ranging from art exhibitions and dance performances to pop-up restaurants, fashion shows and most recently, an outdoor movie screening.

The train platforms were designed to accommodate the longest mail trains at the time when the station was built; and the walls of the station are decorated with murals designed by William Rowe (of Doulton & Company), which depict the economic activities that were prominent at the time, such as tin mining and rubber tapping.