Draft:Rail Corridor (Singapore)
| Rail Corridor | |
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 A photo of the Rail Corridor, taken near Bukit Merah | |
| Length | 24 km (15 mi) |
| Location | Singapore |
| Began construction | 2018[1] |
| Use | Hiking and cycling |
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| Surface | Porous trail, grass and gravel, natural |
| Maintained by | National Parks Board |
| Website | NParks Rail Corridor |
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The Rail Corridor is a greenway in Singapore formed from the former railway that connected Malaysia to Singapore. It stretches from Kranji to Tanjong Pagar, although parts of the trail have been diverted due to ongoing restoration work on the trail and other construction work.[3]
Another branch of the trail following the path of the former Jurong railway line is planned to begin construction in early 2025. It is planned to open progressively from end-2026.[4]
Background
[edit]In 2010, a land swap was conducted between Malaysia and Singapore which allowed Singapore to reclaim a strip of land formerly used for Malaysia's Keretapi Tanah Melayu rail operations. Under the Singapore Railway Transfer Ordinance 1918, the strip of land comprised of 434.26 acres (173.7ha) with 352.52 acres (141ha) leased for a period of 999 years while 81.74 acres (32.7ha) was for perpetuity.[5][6][7] The land stretches 26km from north of Singapore at Woodlands, through the heart of Singapore, to Tanjong Pagar, south of Singapore, where a train station was constructed.[8] After Singapore gained its independence from Malaysia, the land remained under KTM's control, which in turn was nominally a Malaysian government-run corporation.
Since the news of the swap was announced, the public had shown interest in the future developments of the now unused land. The Nature Society of Singapore (NSS) then submitted a proposal to the authorities to consider the land for a redevelopment in to a "green corridor". The proposal took inspirations from New York's High Line and Paris' Promenade Plantée.[9][10] The public was receptive to the idea, and the Singapore government accepted the idea. The Urban Redevelopment Authority then held public engagement exercises which cummulated into a request for proposal in 2015. The winning proposal was further refined with public inputs collected in the earlier engagement exercises.[11]
- plan for greenway
Development
[edit]- state of redevelopment
-- Kranji forest clearing issue
- preserved buildings/installations
-- truss bridges
-- Bukit Timah railway station
-- Clementi nature trail[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "From Plans to Reality - Commencement of works for first Rail Corridor stretch, featuring biodiversity, heritage and recreation". National Parks Board. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Visit Rail Corridor". National Parks Board. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Diversion notice". National Parks Board. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Speech by Minister Desmond Lee at the update on Clementi Nature Corridor at Community Tree Planting". Ministry of National Development (Singapore). 31 August 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Yong, Chun Yuan (4 July 2011). "Tanjong Pagar Railway Station". National Library Board. Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "CO10076 | Railway Land Swap: New Light on an Old Issue". RSIS. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Singapore Railway Transfer Ordinance 1918 - Singapore Statutes Online". sso.agc.gov.sg. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Witnessing history depart". The Straits Times. 11 July 2011. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Green Corridor Watch". Nature Society (Singapore). Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Bergman, Justin (2 April 2014). "In Singapore's Center, but a World Away". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ Tan, See Nin (6 July 2018). "Co-creating the Rail Corridor's Future". Civil Service College Singapore. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Two new trails at Clementi Nature Corridor to be progressively ready from 2023". CNA. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
Further reading
[edit]- The Green Corridor A Proposal to Keep the Railway Lands as a Continous Green Corridor - Nature Society of Singapore
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