The Jinricksha Station was built in 1903 and opened the following year, serving as the main depot for rickshaws. The rickshaw, also known as jinrikisha – meaning the “man-powered carriage” in Japanese, were first introduced and imported into Singapore in 1880. As it was affordable and easily available, it quickly became an ubiquitous mode of transport. By the early 1990s, numerous rickshaws were plying Singapore’s streets.
Following the end of war in 1945, the number of rickshaws started to decline with the increasing use of trishaws, electric trams and buses. On top of that, there were increasing criticisms from various segments of society that saw rickshaws as a mode of transportation that insulted human dignity and frowned upon human rights. As a result, by 1946-47, legislation officially phased out the rickshaw.
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