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TST Railway Station 1946 - in camo

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TST Railway Station 1946 - in camo
Submitted by 80sKid. View the original image on Flickr.
Authors: 
HIstoryBuff6
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Tsim Sha Tsui
KCR railway
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great pic

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Tuesday, January 1, 1946
Gallery: 
1940s Hong Kong
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Submitted by OldTimer on Tue, 2015-01-06 09:53.

I wonder when they took down the covered entrance.  Grandma and I walked under it on our way to take the first morning train to Canton in late 40s and early 50s.  One time, we waited a very long time to be processed at the border.  From Canton Station, we took the tricycle-ricksaw ride and reached the family house (near Dr Sun's Memorial Hall) about supper time.  Current transportation system, I heard, can get me there in time for brunch.

Submitted by David on Tue, 2015-01-06 17:09.

Do you mean the covered entrance to in the bottom right of the photo?

Looking at this timeline it seems to have disappeared in the late 50s / early 60s: http://gwulo.com/node/2321/photos

I guess it was demolished when they built the new Star Ferry piers, which opened in 1958:
http://gwulo.com/node/10833

Regards, David

PS We took the train up to Guangzhou at Christmas. About 2 hours on the train, and just a few minutes to get through immigration. The train wasn't busy at all, as many people go by bus now.

Submitted by philk on Tue, 2015-01-06 18:24.

it looks like the covered entrance was replaced by the road that circles to the pier, so I'm assuming the addition of the road was part of the pier upgrade?

Submitted by fivestar on Wed, 2015-01-07 07:58.

It's impressive to see the number of what appear to be Post War vehicles parked outside if this photo was taken in 1946.

Submitted by OldTimer on Wed, 2015-01-07 08:21.

Thank you David and Phil for the prompt feedback.  The entry way to this covered walkway, shown in two of your photos, got me interested and I would look up to its ceiling as we walked towards the station.  Two hours on the train, today, impressive indeed! 

Submitted by OldTimer on Sat, 2017-03-25 09:16.
Canton / Taipo Belle in TST
Canton / Taipo Belle in TST, by eternal1966b

Greetings.  The early photos of the TST train station show there was a track extending further west (crossing the present bus routes).  This must be that track so I wonder if this was a first class passenger cabin serving another platform.  Regards, Peter

Edit, about this cabin: https://gwulo.com/atom/18780