Rail Corridor

The Rail Corridor is a 24-kilometre former railway line stretching from Tanjong Pagar to Woodlands, repurposed as a continuous linear park and nature corridor. The Bukit Timah section centres on the conserved Bukit Timah Railway Station and passes through secondary forest, grasslands and urban edges. Notable for its railway heritage, truss bridges and ecological connectivity, it offers recreational trails for hiking and cycling while linking several nature parks and residential areas.

Visitors can expect a long, mostly flat linear trail with a paved main path for walking and cycling and adjacent natural earth trails. The Bukit Timah section features the restored Bukit Timah Railway Station with heritage exhibits, steel truss bridges, open lawns, secondary forest and streams. The environment is green and relatively tranquil, with wayfinding signs, rest shelters and viewpoints. Visitors can explore heritage structures, observe birds and flora, and connect to adjoining parks.

The Rail Corridor follows the former Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) railway line that operated from 1903 to 2011, connecting Singapore to the Malay Peninsula. The Bukit Timah Railway Station, built in 1932, served as a key intermediate station for passenger and freight services. After the railway land was returned to Singapore in 2011, the corridor was conserved for its railway heritage and repurposed as a recreational and ecological corridor, with the station gazetted as a conserved building.

The corridor is valued as a community green space and heritage landmark that preserves Singapore's railway history. The restored Bukit Timah Railway Station functions as a community node with exhibitions on railway heritage, serving as a gathering place for recreation, education and nature appreciation along the linear park.