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Pasir Panjang is an area located at the southern part of Queenstown in
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.
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is a topographical feature which runs adjacent to Pasir Panjang.


History

Pasir Panjang Road, which once hugged the
coastline A coast (coastline, shoreline, seashore) is the land next to the sea or the line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake. Coasts are influenced by the topography of the surrounding landscape and by aquatic erosion, su ...
, was laid down as far as the Jurong River by
John Turnbull Thomson John Turnbull Thomson (10 August 1821 – 16 October 1884) was a British civil engineer and artist who played an instrumental role in the development of the early infrastructure of nineteenth-century Colonial Singapore, Singapore and New Zealan ...
by 1850. Thomson was Government
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of Singapore from 1841 to 1853. In 1910, the Government took over the
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industry and a state-owned factory was established at Pasir Panjang. In February 1942, the
Battle of Pasir Panjang The Battle of Pasir Panjang, which took place between 13 and 15 February 1942, was part of the final stage of the Empire of Japan's invasion of Singapore during World War II. The battle was initiated upon the advancement of elite Imperial Japa ...
took place here. This was one of Singapore's last major battle between the Japanese and the British armed forces. The Japanese victory resulted in the
Fall of Singapore The fall of Singapore, also known as the Battle of Singapore, took place in the South–East Asian theatre of the Pacific War. The Empire of Japan captured the British stronghold of Singapore, with fighting lasting from 8 to 15 February 1942. S ...
. Many soldiers from the
1st Malaya Infantry Brigade The 1st Malaya Infantry Brigade was a regular infantry brigade formed in 1939 with its headquarters in Singapore immediately after the outbreak of hostilities in Europe. The Brigade participated in the Battle of Singapore against the Empire of Ja ...
such as
Adnan bin Saidi Adnan bin Saidi ( Jawi: ; 14 August 1915 – 14 February 1942) was a Malayan military officer of the 1st Infantry Brigade under the Malaya Command in British-ruled Malaya. In 1942, Adnan, then a lieutenant, led his platoon to put up fierce ...
died here. Since the late 1960s, the whole length of the coast, from the
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to
Jurong Jurong () is a major Region, geographical region located at the south-westernmost point of the West Region, Singapore, West Region of Singapore. Although mostly vaguely defined, the region's extent roughly covers the Planning Areas of Singapore, ...
, has been
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for
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, almost entirely devoted to
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. The coastal area at Pasir Panjang has also been extensively reclaimed for the Pasir Panjang Terminal of the
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.


Highlights


Pasir Panjang Pillbox

Pasir Panjang Pillbox is a concrete machine-gun pillbox built before the Japanese invasion of Malaya and Singapore and sits beside Pasir Panjang Road. During the war, it was on the coast; however, due to post war land reclamation, it is now .75 km from the sea.


Pasir Panjang Terminal

In 1993, the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA), now
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as
PSA International PSA International Pte. Ltd., formerly the Port of Singapore Authority, is a global port operator and supply chain company. One of the largest port operators in the world, PSA's portfolio comprises over 70 deepsea, rail, and inland terminals. The ...
, started constructing a new
container terminal A container port, container terminal, or intermodal terminal is a facility where cargo containers are transshipped between different transport vehicles, for onward transportation. The transshipment may be between container ships and land v ...
at Pasir Panjang, the Pasir Panjang Terminal. it is located approximately 7 km west of the company's other container terminals at
Keppel Harbour Keppel Harbour (; ), also called the Keppel Channel and formerly New Harbour, is a stretch of water in Singapore between the mainland and the southern islands of Pulau Brani and Sentosa (formerly Pulau Blakang Mati). Its naturally sheltered and de ...
. This new, S$7 billion terminal, represents an immense expansion of PSA's container port. When fully completed in 2009, it is expected to raise PSA's container handling capacity by a further per year. The terminal's first four berths, of the planned 26, opened in 1998, with two more berths becoming operational by the time of the terminal's official opening in March 2000. The terminal is slated to cease operations by the year 2040 when the Tuas Megaport is completed and all of PSA assets will be transferred to the new port.
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, formerly
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, is a co-investor.


Old Pasir Panjang Police Sub-station

In 1986, the old
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Pasir Panjang Police Sub-station was vacated after almost four decades of service, its duty and areas of jurisdiction taken over by Pasir Panjang NPP and West Coast NPP respectively. Originally constructed in 1950, its location near the crossroad junction of Clementi Road, Pasir Panjang Road and West Coast Road provided the local residents of the many Malay kampungs dotted around the road and area with the security of a police presence. The old building was torn down in 1991 and the land levelled. The site is now a new condominium apartment – ''The Spectrum'', which is built directly over the old police building and the surrounding land.


Poh Ern Shih Temple

Poh Ern Shih Temple Poh Ern Shih () is located on a small hilltop at Chwee Chian Road, off Pasir Panjang Road, on Singapore's southern coast. The Buddhism, Buddhist temple was built as a memorial to those who lost their lives during the Battle of Pasir Panjang ...
(报恩寺) was built in 1954 by the famous businessman and devoted Buddhist, Mr Lee Choon Seng. The Buddhist temple was dedicated to
Kṣitigarbha Kṣitigarbha (, , Wylie: ''sa yi snying po'') is a bodhisattva primarily revered in East Asian Buddhism and usually depicted as a Buddhist monk. His name may be translated as "Earth Treasury", "Earth Store", "Earth Matrix", or "Earth Womb". ...
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and was built as a memorial to those who lost their lives during the Battle of Pasir Panjang in 1942. It is located on a small hilltop at Chwee Chian Road, off Pasir Panjang Road, along Singapore's southern coast.


Notes


References

* Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), ''Toponymics – A Study of Singapore Street Names'', Eastern Universities Press, * Norman Edwards, Peter Keys (1996), ''Singapore – A Guide to Buildings, Streets, Places'', Times Books International, * National Heritage Board (2002), ''Singapore's 100 Historic Places'', Archipelago Press,


External links


Pasir Panjang Heritage webpage
– Habitatnews webpage on history and nature of the area {{coord missing, Singapore Places in Singapore Queenstown, Singapore