Singapore Trains

[Eisenbahn]

Since Independence, Singapore has built a very good rail system. The 1000mm gauge train from Malaysia comes into Singapore but the Singapore network itself is in standard gauge except for a  few light rail enclaves that work their way around public housing estates. Many of the stations are quite posh and give good people flows. There is a touch on touch off card system. Some trains on the network are driverless.

 

 

 

 

[Nick_Burman]

The old Singapore station is no more. Trains from Malaysia end at a new station at Woodlands on the outskirts of town.

 

Cheers NB

[Mudkip Orange]

The old Singapore station is no more. Trains from Malaysia end at a new station at Woodlands on the outskirts of town.

 

Why would they abandon such a high-quality right-of-way? 100% grade separated? Is it going to be repurposed as MRT?

[Eisenbahn]

There is an interesting Wikipedia article on the closure of the historic Tanjong Pagar Station, the key phrase of which is "thus freeing up the land for development".

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanjong_Pagar_rail

[Eisenbahn]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanjong_Pagar_railway_station is the correct reference

[Mudkip Orange]

Well that's pretty dumb. Everyone knows if you want to build condos where there are currently railway tracks you put the condos *on top* of the railway tracks.

 

Silly...