Bukit Timah Heritage Trail - Kampong Life Trail

Estimated Trail Distance: 3 km
Bukit Timah Railway
Places
Former Bukit Timah Railway Station

Opened in 1903, the Singapore-Kranji Railway (also known as the Singapore-Johor Railway) precipitated the growth of Bukit Timah as a residential suburb.

Masjid Huda
Places
Masjid Al-Huda

Masjid Al-Huda, formerly known as Masjid Kampong Coronation after the nearby kampong on Coronation Road, was constructed in 1925.

Hoon San Temple
Places
Hoon San Temple

Hoon San Temple (云山宫) is dedicated to the deity Lim Tai See and was established by emigres from Jiazhou village in Fujian, China in 1902.

Fuyong Estate
Places
Fuyong Estate

Developed by entrepreneur and philanthropist Lee Kong Chian in the 1950s, this 142-household estate was designed to provide affordable modern housing at a time when many in Singapore lived in overcrowded dwellings in town or in rural kampongs.

This is a self-guided trail.

  1. Former Bukit Timah Railway Station
  2. Masjid Al-Huda
  3. Hoon San Temple
  4. Fuyong Estate

Bukit Timah Railway
Masjid Huda
Hoon San Temple
Fuyong Estate

Buildings and institutions that were once part of Bukit Timah’s kampong past can still be found in the area today. This trail features a former railway station as well as houses of faith that were once central to the religious and social lives of kampong residents and now serve the same function for their respective congregations.

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