The new 1. The first ideas competition for the former station was held and awarded in to a team comprising MKPL Architects and design firm Turenscape International, which proposed plans such as a heritage gallery, pop-up retail spaces and rooms for interest groups.
The line was decommissioned in after about eight decades of service. Competition participants are to suggest uses and activities for the 6. More details on the competition are available at go.
The public can also share their feedback and memories of the former station at go. On the new Buona Vista node, Mr Lee said it provides an inclusive space for people of all ages, and brings nearby residents and workers closer to nature. Water and electrical power points will be added to the area by May.
Species planted included the critically endangered Lepironia articulata , and the narrow-leaf cat tail Typha angustifolia. The node was developed by real estate firm Ho Bee Land, which in December completed construction of Elementum β a biomedical sciences building next to the node.
About 21km of the Rail Corridor is currently publicly accessible. The remaining 3km β which includes stretches north of the Kranji Node towards Woodlands Checkpoint, as well as a stretch near the former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station β will be reopened to the public alongside developments in those areas. Upcoming nodes include one under Queensway Viaduct, which is to be ready by ; the former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, which is slated to be restored by ; and the former Bukit Timah Fire Station, which was awarded via tender to LHN Group in April and is expected to open in the first half of The scope of the two competitions also differ, said the spokesperson, citing an expanded boundary in the competition, which now includes a m-long stretch of the Rail Corridor between the former railway station and Kampong Bahru Road, as well as two former signal cabins which will be retained and put to adaptive reuse.
