Singapore Railways
Tank Road railway station, 1902-1933
There was a station at Tank Road in 1895 but the pictures, taken on 15th October that year, are not currently displayed by the NAS on their PICAS web site so I have no idea if it is the same building as that shown below.
All the following pictures, taken from postcards of the period, are dated variously c1900 to c1910 except the third which is dated c1903 and c1905, it is therefore not possible to put them in precise chronological order. The first is dated 1910 and appears to be looking north-eastwards.
ABOVE: 3 views looking southwards across Tank road possibly between 1900 and 1910. Note that in one picture the tracks are not visible but a gas lamp has appeared.
BELOW: Another view looking across Tank road between 1903 and 1905. The railway tracks are beyond the building, those in the foreground being a tramway. The steam tramway closed in 1895 and the electric tramway opened in 1907 so they are possibly from the former.
The next five pictures all appear to have been taken from the same vantage point, perhaps another bridge as the last one has moved some way to his right to clear the extra track which has been added. I used the appearance of additional buildings on the far side of the road and the extensions to the station buildings to try and sort them into chronological order.
Above: This picture was probably taken shortly after the line opened in 1903.
Below: The completion of a new building on the left and the growth of the tree suggest a few years have elapsed.
Above: The growth of the banana plants and other bushes suggest at least another year or two have passed. The locomotive appears to be a class A 4-4-0T built by Hunslet.
Below: Another building has appeared on the left so another year or two has probably passed by. The clearance in the foreground may be a prelude to the layout alterations which have taken place on the last picture.
Pictures of the rest of the line
Last updated 15th January 2003.
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