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Choa Chu Kang — Stagmont Ring Sungei A walk down memory lane future housing 12 Community Node Kadut 14 Bukit Timah Railway Station/ Kranji Station Master’s Quarters Bukit 13 The trains have gone silent in the 24km Rail Corridor between Tanjong Pagar and Batok Woodlands, but lush life abounds. Some spots are now open to joggers and nature 11 15 WOODLANDS ROAD Agri-Food Kranji Singapore lovers, and the plan is to eventually turn it into a fully accessible redeveloped Upper Innovation Park station Racecourse Bukit Timah KRANJI EXPRESSWAY green space for the public. The corridor and its improvement plans are split into Truss Bridge CHOA the southern, central and northern sections, with each section featuring its 10 CHU KANG Bukit Timah ROAD BUKIT TIMAH EXPRESSWAY unique landmarks and scenery. Here are some highlights. Fire Station BUKIT Hillview Bukit PANJANG Towards Central 8 station Panjang ROAD Catchment area TIMELINE 9 Kranji Bukit Timah Bukit Timah Railway Station Nature 2011 Reserve • Originally constructed as a small station to serve the suburban Beauty parts of Singapore, this single-storey building follows the style of The URA begins consulting public and interest groups Tanjong Pagar HOLLAND World 6 7 traditional small-town stations common in the United Kingdom and Railway Station ROAD station on possible improvements to the Rail Corridor. Rifle Range Malaya in the 1930s. The station is being redeveloped into a multi-use facility. Beauty Nature Park • AYER RAJAH World King Albert 2018 EXPRESSWAY World Park station JALAN JELITA Holland Several sections of the corridor, such as the Plain conserved Bukit Timah Railway Station and its Buona surroundings, are closed for improvement works Vista RAIL CORRIDOR including heritage restoration and trail works. QUEENSTOWN station Opened Diverted Landmark one-north COMMONWEALTH 5 2020 DRIVE business park CLOSED STRETCHES (REOPENING) Nearly 5km of the corridor – between 4 Q4 2020 Q1 2021 Q3 2021 Jalan Kilang Barat and Commonwealth Drive, 3 and between Buona Queensway – Tanglin Halt — Q1 2023 Q2 2024 2025 Bukit Timah future housing future housing Vista and the Bukit Alexandra Fire Station Timah Railway Station Hospital – opens after trail • Built in 1956, A LOOK BACK IN TIME Singapore’s fourth improvement works. JALAN KILANG BARAT Tanjong Pagar Railway Station re station was integral to keeping • One of the original end points for the four economic pillars of Malaya – 2021 kampung homes railway line, the station is known for its commerce, agriculture, transport safe from and industry. The central section is GREATER grand facade inuenced by both the widespread blazes. set to fully open, with SOUTHERN neoclassical and art deco schools of • The railway station is set to become • It is now a a short detour in WATERFRONT architecture. part of the Circle Line by 2025, conserved building. Holland Road where • The national monument is fronted by with Cantonment MRT station ongoing works are four large statues representing the incorporated into it. expected to be Steel truss bridges completed early next year. By the middle of The two steel truss bridges were gazetted for conservation this year, a continuous by the URA in 2015. They opened in 1932 as part of the then trail from Hillview Road KTM railway line and served as landmarks for decades. to Spooner Road will SPOONER 2 ROAD also be ready. Silat 2025 Tanjong Pagar Based on current 1 Railway Station plans, taking into account delays due to Covid-19, the corridor is slated to be fully ready by 2025. Sources: URA, NPARKS ST PHOTOS: LIM YAOHUI, CHONG LII STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS: LEE HUP KHENG, LIM KAILI.