The track had been lifted and structures demolished by British Rail after closure of the line in the 1960s.
In 1928, the State Legislature discussed having the structure demolished, as it was on a valuable piece of land, in order to build a new legislative office building.
The accelerated development of the city has seen older structures demolished or altered to make way for shopping centers, offices and residential developments.
Because of this, it has become economically sound for builders to bid for developed land, demolish structures built on sites with broad frontages, and construct attached housing in locations where single and two-family houses have substantial value.
The station is the last on the line to still boast its original 1874 building; however, similar structures were in place but demolished at Ballasalla in 1985 and Colby in 1980.
Afterward, the structure deteriorated, to the point that it was considered unsafe and demolished in 1996.
Brigadier General Myo Lwin, commander of Military Operation Command Seven at Pekon, ordered the partially built structure demolished, confiscated the land, and extended his own compound fence to enclose the church property.
The property was sold and the structure demolished in 1947.
By 1849 the Citadel was out of military use, and in 1863/4 the site was sold, and the structure demolished.
Their property at 241 Poplar Plains Road was sold and the structures soon demolished for double density subdivision and residential redevelopment of the original lot.