Mandai railway station

Mandai railway station was a railway station on the Singapore-Kranji Railway from 1908 to an unknown date.

Mandai
General information
LocationSingapore
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySingapore-Kranji Railway
Key dates
1908Opened[1]
Unknown dateClosed

History

Mandai railway station was opened to the public sometime in 1908, as an infill station between Kranji station and Bukit Panjang station.[1] The station was erected with a loop line at the twelfth mile.[1] The station serviced the nearby Mandai Quarry, likely as a goods-only station, carrying freight to and fro from the quarry.[2]

The station was eventually abandoned and demolished.

Incidents

On June 18 1929, a locomotive, "Farrer", carrying three wagons loaded with block granite, derailed near the station and the quarry. The driver was pinned to the ground, and was later brought to the hospital. The driver was announced to have died the following day. The accident was likely caused by the driver becoming faint, as he had been off-duty the previous week due to being sick.[3]

Routes
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Woodlands
Line and station closed		   Federated Malay States Railways
Singapore Railway		   Bukit Panjang
Line and station closed
Kranji
Line and station closed		    

References
  1. "Singapore Kranji Railway". The Straits Times. Singapore. 11 December 1903. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. "Engine Derailed". Malaya Tribune. Singapore. 4 May 1925. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. "Dangers of the Road". Malaya Tribune. Singapore. 6 October 1930. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
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