Alexandra Halt railway station

Alexandra Halt railway station, or simply Alexandra Halt, was a railway station on the Singapore-Johore Railway which served the surrounding neighbourhoods, and as a halt for trains travelling along the railway, from 3 May 1932 to 20 March 1934.

History

As it was decided that station was unfit to be the terminus of the line, it was decided that the Bukit Timah-Tank Road section of the line would be abandoned, and the line would instead deviate in between Bukit Panjang station and Bukit Timah station, travelling down a different route which ran along the west of the main town, to a new terminal station at Tanjong Pagar, with a new station being built at Bukit Timah, and two new stations at and Alexandra. Alexandra Halt railway station was opened to the public on 3 May 1932 as one of four new stations on the new route of the Singapore-Kranji railway, along Alexandra Road. Besides being a stopping place for trains travelling on the railway, the station also serviced the areas surrounding the Alexandra Barracks.
The station closed on 20 March 1934. station then replaced it as the railway's new halt.