Re-Imagining the Rail Corridor – Traveling Exhibition

The Re-imagining The Rail Corridor exhibition showcases some early ideas from students and design professionals for what the future of the Rail Corridor could become, in a bid to anchor Singaporeans with a stake in their surroundings and to build-up engagement with the public in jointly designing the spaces around us.

The exhibition will travel to the following locations:

6 Dec – 30 Dec 2011

Singapore Botanic Gardens (Function Hall of Botany Centre, near the gate opposite Gleneagles Hospital). Opening hours from 8:30am to 6pm.

1 Jan – 12 Feb 2012

Marina Barrage (2nd Storey outside the entrance to the Sustainable Singapore Gallery)

14 Feb – 7 Mar 2012

HortPark (Exhibition Gallery)

9 Mar – 25 Mar 2012

University Cultural Centre (NUS, exact location inside to be confirmed)

Re-Imagining the Rail Corridor

Re-imagining The Rail Corridor is envisioned as a series of events dedicated to enhancing the public awareness and understanding of the tract of KTM railway land recently returned to Singapore. The events comprise of an exhibition, a design workshop and a public forum, intended to explore, encourage and develop creative ideas for incorporation into the future of the Rail Corridor.

The events revolve around six key themes: Ecology, Heritage, Recreation, Transport, Education and Community Gardening. Through these themes, it hopes to shape our understanding of and give insight to a rare piece of our cultural and natural heritage amidst our urban landscape, and to spark interest in the protection and preservation of this heritage as an extension of our national identity.

Exhibition

Date: 3 Oct – 2 Dec 2011

Time: Mondays to Fridays, 8.30am to 7pm / Saturdays: 8.30am to 5pm / Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays

Venue: Atrium, URA Centre, 45 Maxwell Road, Singapore 069118

The exhibition will showcase some early ideas from students and design professionals for what the future of the Rail Corridor could become, in a bid to anchor Singaporeans with a stake in their surroundings and to build-up engagement with the public in jointly designing the spaces around us.

Design Workshop

Date: 8 Oct 2011, 9am – 6pm

Venue: 4th storey seminar room, URA Centre, 45 Maxwell Road, Singapore 069118

The 1-day design workshop seeks to foster the imagination of students, designers and interested members of the public of what the future of the Rail Corridor could become.

There will also be a public critique session at the end of the workshop for a larger public audience to actively engage the workshop participants in the ideas put forward.

Pls pre-register for this design workshop either as a Workshop Participant or as a Workshop Public Critique Participant below.

Workshop Participants (9am – 6pm)

Open for registration below. Limited seats.

*Participants should be preferably available for a site recce and briefing on Sat 1 Oct at 9am.

[Registration closed]

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Workshop Public Critique Segment (4.30 – 6pm)

Open for registration below. Limited seats.

*No need to register for this public critique segment if you have already registered for the workshop above.

[Registration closed]

The Green Corridor walk along the old Jurong Line [18 Sep]

Time: Sunday, September 18, 8:30am – 11:30am.
Location: Teban Gardens to Sunset Way.

The Jurong Line, completed in 1965, served as an extension into the then newly constructed Jurong Industrial Estate. It failed to generate adequate traffic and was closed in the early 1990s. It has since been partially dismantled.

Join us for this walk and explore natural reforestation, spontaneous gardens and small scale farming, and walk in a dark underpass. Mr Wong Kum Seng from the Nature Society (Singapore) will lead this walk. Be prepared to get your shoes wet and muddy. This walk is not suitable for small kids.

Meeting time: 8.30am
Meeting point: Blk 41 Teban Gardens Road, behind bus stop (see map at http://gothere.sg/maps#q:Blk%2041%20Teban%20Gardens%20Road). Take bus 79 or 143 at Jurong East Interchange and alight at Blk 41 Teban Gardens Road.

Register through Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=257263937626894.

If you’re not a Facebook user, just indicate your interest in the comments section below, and turn up on that day.

Thank You Walk [31 Jul]

Sunday, 31 July, 9am – 11am;

Location: Bukit Timah Train Station to Rail Mall (meet at platform opposite station);

We started this Facebook page in Nov last year to gather support for Nature Society’s proposal on The Green Corridor. Since then, we have 7,700+ people and 37 businesses and organisations supporting The Green Corridor. Thank you for all your support!

Earlier this month, the government agreed to “plan our urban development along the railway track to keep a green spine for nature and leisure, without compromising the developmental potential of the railway lands”. The government is also in the process of engaging interest groups in this planning stage, including consultations with Nature Society and us. We will continue to work with the authorities to realise The Green Corridor and reflect your views. Big thanks to Minister Khaw, BG Tan, MND, URA and NParks!

We would like to thank all of you for helping to spread the word and documenting our shared memories through your photos, videos, letters, blogs and comments! We believe everyone’s efforts helped to nudge the government in doing the right thing. Read more

Walking the railway together [9 Jul]

Join us for a walk with Minister of State for National Development, Tan Chuan-Jin, tomorrow 6am, starting at the carpark next to Silat Walk Blk 25/26. Or you can join in later along the railway, check out the maps of the walking routes on how to get around. See you tomorrow!

Read latest details of the walk at https://www.facebook.com/notes/tan-chuan-jin/walking-the-railway-together/213262195383230. Here’s the last update (at 8 Jul, 11:30am):

I am planning to walk the length of the railway from Tanjong Pagar Railway Station to Woodlands. Would like to see it all before the rail and sleepers are taken away. Will be walking with our friends who feel passionately about this piece of land and the life around it. Join us if you are free?

6.00am Silat Estate: Starts trek at Silat Walk Car Park next to Blk 25/26. (double confirmed!)

6.30am Should commence after hanging around and sorting ourselves out.

9.00am (6km from Start Pt): Reach Buona Vista MRT

10.30am (10.8km from Start Pt): Reach Bt Timah Railway Station

12.30am (13.6km from Start Pt): Reach Rail Mall

1.30pm Proceed with rest of the trek along the corridor

7.00pm End at Kranji Road (23km from start point). Easier access from here to exit.

btw, please be adequately hydrated before you start and bring along ample water for drinking; snacks or whatever you fancy for energy along the way. Wear a STURDY pair of shoes (poor soles have been seen left behind along the way , put on sun block, caps etc. If not feeling well, please feel free to stop at various exit points along the way.

The Green Corridor walk along Upper Bukit Timah Road [26 Jun]

Sunday, June 26, 8 – 11am, Rail Mall to Choa Chu Kang.

Jerome Lim, the author of the excellent and popular blog, The Long and Winding Road, will lead this walk. Check out his heritage stories and photos at http://thelongnwindingroad.wordpress.com/.

Time: 0800 (meeting time) to 1100 (estimated ending time)

Starting point will be at Rail Mall (http://goo.gl/maps/exSd), Upper Bt Timah Rd – meet at section of mall close to the black truss bridge (there are two north bound trains scheduled to pass around 0732 and 0817)

Public Transport:
Upp Bt Timah Rd Bus Stop 43051 (Opp The Rail Mall) or 43059 (The Rail Mall)

Bus Services:
67, 75, 170, 171, 178, 184, 961, 961C

Highlights:
(1) Truss bridge at Upper Bukit Timah Road
(2) Girder Bridge at Hillview Avenue
(3) Gated Level Crossing / KTM Huts at Gombak Drive
(4) Widest Level Crossing ay Choa Chu Kang Road / Site of the former Bukit Panjang Railway Station
plus some interesting (non railway related) landmarks along the way

Register through Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=156845524386200.

If you’re not a Facebook user, just indicate your interest in the comments section below, and turn up on that day.

The Green Corridor walk along Bukit Timah [25 Jun]

Saturday, June 25, 8 – 10am, Bukit Timah Railway Station to Old Holland Road.

Join us for this leisure walk along the railway from Bukit Timah Railway Station to Old Holland Road. Mr Wong Kum Seng from the Nature Society (Singapore) will lead this walk.

We would pass by the Bukit Timah Railway Station, which has been gazetted as a conserved building on 27 May 2011. Built in the 1930s, the Bukit Timah Station is an endearing local landmark and a key building of our railway history. We would also pass by an area of significant secondary growth forest, refer to as Clementi Woodlands.

Meeting time: 8am

Meeting point: Outside Cold Storage, McDonald’s Place at King Albert Park (see map at http://gothere.sg/maps#q:king%20albert%20park%20mcdonalds).

Register through Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=138172079594336.

If you’re not a Facebook user, just indicate your interest in the comments section below, and turn up on that day.

The Green Corridor walk along Bukit Timah [19 Jun]

Sunday, June 19, 8am – 11am, Old Holland Road to Hindhede Road.

Join us for this leisure walk along the railway from Old Holland Road to Bukit Timah Railway Station to Hindhede Road (slightly over 3km). Jerome Lim, the author of the excellent and popular blog, The Long and Winding Road, will lead this walk. Check out his heritage stories and photos at http://thelongnwindingroad.wordpress.com/.

You would see these along the way:
- Road bridge over railway line at Old Holland Road
- Culvert
- Jurong Line branch-off
- Bukit Timah Station
- Truss Bridge
- Girder Bridge

Meeting Time: 8am

Meeting point: Ulu Pandan Road Bus Stop ID 12039 (Opposite Pandan Valley Condo). See map at http://gothere.sg/maps#q:bus%20stop%2012039.

Public transport: Bus numbers 75, 165 (if coming from direction of Holland Road stop at Bus Stop 12031 – Pandan Valley Condo)

Register through Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=121452561274259.

If you’re not a Facebook user, just indicate your interest in the comments section below, and turn up on that day.

The Green Corridor walk along the old Jurong Line [18 Jun]

Saturday, June 18, 8am – 11am, Teban Gardens to Sunset Way.

The Jurong Line, completed in 1965, served as an extension into the then newly constructed Jurong Industrial Estate. It failed to generate adequate traffic and was closed in the early 1990s. It has since been partially dismantled.

Join us for this walk and explore natural reforestation, spontaneous gardens and small scale farming, walk in a dark underpass, and cross Sungei Ulu Pandan via a majestic cast iron bridge. Be prepared to get your shoes wet and muddy. This walk is not suitable for small kids.

Meeting time: 8am

Meeting point: Blk 41 Teban Gardens Road (see map at http://gothere.sg/maps#q:Blk%2041%20Teban%20Gardens%20Road). Take bus 79 or 143 at Jurong East Interchange and alight at Blk 41 Teban Gardens Road.

Register through Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=212999065406088.

If you’re not a Facebook user, just indicate your interest in the comments section below, and turn up on that day.

The Green Corridor walk along the old Jurong Line [12 Jun]

Sunday, June 12, 8am – 11am, Teban Gardens to Sunset Way.

The Jurong Line, completed in 1965, served as an extension into the then newly constructed Jurong Industrial Estate. It failed to generate adequate traffic and was closed in the early 1990s. It has since been partially dismantled.

Join us for this walk and explore natural reforestation, spontaneous gardens and small scale farming, walk in a dark underpass, and cross the Ulu Pandan Canal via a majestic cast iron bridge. Mr Tan Teck Chye from the Nature Society (Singapore) will lead this walk. Be prepared to get your shoes wet and muddy. This walk is not suitable for small kids.

Meeting time: 8am

Meeting point: Blk 10 Teban Gardens Road (see map at http://gothere.sg/maps#q:10%20teban%20garden%20road). Take bus 79 or 143 at Jurong East Interchange and alight at Teban Garden Post Office.

Register through Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=171778506217411.

If you’re not a Facebook user, just indicate your interest in the comments section below, and turn up on that day.

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