Tanjong Pagar railway station food stall
Today: Scattered thunderstorms. High 94F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 50%.
Sent two friends to Tanjong Pagar railway station (TPRS) yesterday night. Didn’t go to this station since Sep 2001. When we first arrived there, it is still the old and quiet station we used to know.
It was opened in 1923 when the railway was extended from Johor Bahru across the causeway into Singapore. Situated between Tanjong Pagar/Cantonment estates and Keppel Road, you are feeling nostalgic once you step in the station, what a sharp contrast to the modern commercial buildings around it.
Familiar blue plates and signboard appears. “KTM” and “Tanjong Pagar”… Indifferent to those in Malaysia railways station. But some differences noticed.
Atmosphere Remaking/Reshaping/Rebranding of TPRS? From quiet to bustling…
A full long stretch of gerai-gerai, warung-warung and meja-meja appeared. Hustle and bustle, this is the newly opened roadside stalls, I guess. You can find almost all Malaysian dishes on sale here, satay, nasi lemak, rendang, roti canai and more.
Indeed, this station is really indifferent. Experience makan by the roadsides in Malaysia, a night out at the Railway Station could be an attracting one.