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The hill is located in the Nature Reserve subzone of Bukit Panjang rather than its namesake district of Bukit Timah, near the geographical centre of Singapore. It is accessible via Hillview MRT station on the Downtown MRT line. The hill is now protected as part of the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, which has been classified as an ASEAN Heritage Park.
Rifle Range Nature Park was originally used by the old Bukit Timah Kampong and the former Sin Seng Quarry, the deepest quarry in Singapore. [4] In 1998, the quarry ceased operations and was transformed into a freshwater habitat. [2] [5] [6] Rifle Range Nature Park was first announced in 2017 by Minister for National Development Desmond Lee. [1] [7]
Stage 2 of the Downtown MRT line train service started on 27 December 2015 and parallels the Bukit Timah Road. It connects Bukit Panjang in the North-Western edge of Bukit Timah to the city centre in the South. Both lines have an interchange station at Botanic Gardens MRT station. The 6 other stations are: DT5 Beauty World DT6 King Albert Park
The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve (abbreviation: BTNR) is a 1.7-square-kilometre (0.66 sq mi) nature reserve near the geographic centre of Singapore, located on the slopes of Bukit Timah Hill, the country's highest natural peak standing at a height of approximately 165 metres (541 ft), and parts of the surrounding area, located actually in Bukit Panjang.
The Hillview Community Club, located close to the Hillview MRT station, opened in 2019. [13] [14] Hillview is serviced by the Hillview MRT station on the Downtown line. [15] To coincide with the new Rail Corridor and reinvention of Old Bukit Timah Fire Station, [16] Hume MRT station will be opening in 2025. [17]
The Former Ford Factory (also Old Ford Motor Factory and Old Ford Factory depending on sources) is located along Upper Bukit Timah Road at Bukit Timah in Singapore.It is the place where the British Army forces surrendered to Imperial Japanese Army forces on 15 February 1942 after the Battle of Singapore.
In 2016, a lesser mouse deer was seen in Bukit Timah. [3] [6] [7] It was believed to have used the Eco-Link since before that the species had only been seen in Central Catchment. [3] [6] [7] Authorities hope that when the trees mature, Raffles' banded langur monkeys will use the Eco-Link to expand their range into Bukit Timah.
Around the late 1970s to early 1980s, [1] [2] there was a need to construct Singapore's first International Maritime Satellite (Inmarsat) stations by the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore (TAS), with one serving the Pacific region and the other serving the Indian Ocean region, as Singapore was "the world's third busiest port" as well as to "ensure the Republic's position as one of the ...