Yahoo! SingaporeTanjong Pagar railway station, which has been gazetted as a national monument, had never received as many visitors as it did over the weekend. (Yahoo! photo/ Marianne Tan)
Yahoo! SingaporeThese murals have been part of the
station’s walls since it was first built in 1932. (Yahoo! photo/ Marianne Tan)
Yahoo! SingaporeMany queued for tickets, in the hope of getting to experience the train ride. (Yahoo! photo/ Marianne Tan)
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Hordes
of passengers, mostly from Malaysia, alighting from the 8am
train on Saturday. (Yahoo! photo/ Marianne Tan)
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The railway brings back childhood memories for Ajimul Naseerullahkhan (right), who
helps his uncle at the station bookstore and convenience shop. (Yahoo! photo/ Marianne Tan)
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By
8am, many have started queuing to buy the famous ‘railway food’ known
for its chappati and nasi lemak. (Yahoo! photo/ Marianne Tan)
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Drink
stall vendor Kak Ros (in a pink headscarf) is uncertain where her stall will
relocate to once the station is closed. (Yahoo! photo/ Marianne Tan)
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Making what is arguably
the best chappati in Singapore. (Yahoo! photo/ Marianne Tan)
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50-year-old Mdm Zuratun serving her
customers, perhaps for the last time after working there for almost 14
years. (Yahoo! photo/ Marianne Tan)
Yahoo! SingaporeThe kitchen where most of the food and Malay cakes are made.
(Yahoo! photo/ Marianne Tan)
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KTM
staff selling paraphernalia to visitors, ranging from t-shirts to framed
pictures which can cost up to $50. (Yahoo! photo/ Marianne Tan)
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The 2nd floor of the station was once known as 'Station Hotel'--this was its reception. (Yahoo! photo/ Marianne Tan)
Yahoo! SingaporeOne of the toilets in the station hotel, which had been abandoned after it closed down. (Yahoo! photo/ Marianne Tan)
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A
mother and her daughter squat near the edge of the platform, to catch a glimpse of the train wheels. (Yahoo! photo/ Marianne Tan)
Yahoo! SingaporeVisitors armed with their cameras flock to Bukit Timah railway station, situated along the King Albert Park stretch. (Yahoo! photo/ Raymond Lau)
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A maintenance train stops at Bukit Timah Station as train workers step out for a breather. (Yahoo! photo/ Raymond Lau)
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Taking "old school" to the next level--this bride poses on the tracks with her bridesmaids, who are donned in retro fashion. (Yahoo! photo/Raymond Lau)
Yahoo! SingaporeOn June 30, as the sun sets, so too
will the last KTM train as it rumbles its way out of the tracks for the very
last time. On 1 July, the station will be closed to the
public. (Yahoo! photo/ Marianne Tan)