But this hasn’t dissuaded visitors at Tanjong Pagar station. Perhaps this is why Tanjong Pagar station – and its railway line – has taken on such resonance for Singaporeans. When the service stopped running in 2011, Goh was among the crowds who witnessed the last train pulling out of the station. It was one part of Singapore that did not feel like Singapore – you would feel like you were in Malaysia without going to Malaysia. It’s a public holiday in Singapore, and drizzling rain has given way to sticky, hot weather.

Source: The Guardian July 22, 2016 06:31 UTC