The Rail Mall
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 The Rail Mall sign by Timothy A. Gonsalves, 2023 | |
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| Coordinates | 1°21′30″N 103°46′04″E / 1.3582°N 103.7678°E / 1.3582; 103.7678 |
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| Address | Upper Bukit Timah Road, #380 Fuyong Estate, Singapore 678040 |
| Opening date | 1994; 32 years ago (1994) |
| Owner | Paragon REIT |
| Architect | Singapore Engineers |
| Stores and services | 43 |
| Floors | 1 |
| Parking | 95 |
| Public transit | DT3 Hillview[a] DT4 Hume[b] |
| Website | railmall |
The Rail Mall, or just Rail Mall, is a strip mall located at Upper Bukit Timah Road, Singapore. The Rail Mall is located nearby the Rail Corridor and the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.[1][2][3]
In 1994, Lee Rubber subsidiary, Singapore Engineers, spent S$5.00 million to renovate it and turn it into a neighbourhood centre.[4] In 2008, The Rail Mall was revamped again to try to position it as a food and lifestyle hub for the West.[4] In 2018, The Rail Mall was put up for sale and SPH Reit had agreed to purchase The Rail Mall for S$63.24 million.[4][5][6][2]
In 2019, The Rail Mall commissioned Singaporean freelance artist, Yip Yew Chong, to paint a wall mural on the entrance of the strip.[1] The mural features the last wild tiger shot in Singapore and the Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM), the last train to enter Singapore through the old railway station.[1][2] In 2024, Paragon REIT, a branch of SPH, divested the Rail Mall to a private investor for S$78.5 million. The divestment was completed sometime in the second half of 2024.[7]
Description
Stores and services
The Rail Mall has a Cold Storage, a cat café, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (24-hours), Popeyes (24-hours), Guzman y Gomez, Starbucks, Subway, and a Toast Box along with some restaurants of local and international cuisines as well as tuition agencies.[4][5][8][9]
Mural
The Rail Mall has a wall mural on its entrance, it features the last wild tiger shot in October 1930, gambier and pepper plantations, and the number 6543 to represent the last KTM train and locomotive (YDM-4) to enter Singapore through the old railway station.[1][8][10] Yip Yew Chong stated that the mural was to, "educate the young and create the nostalgic feel for the elders".[10]
References
Notes
Citations
- 1 2 3 4 Bock, Hannah (1 October 2019). "Trains, zinc roofs and the last wild tiger - spot these in Yip Yew Chong's murals at The Rail Mall". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- 1 2 3 Ong, Yunita (29 January 2018). "Rail Mall owners seeking buyers". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ↑ Gene, Ng Keng (22 March 2021). "Restoring conserved truss bridges along Singapore's rail corridor to their former glory". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 "SPH Reit to acquire Rail Mall for $63.2m". The Straits Times. 1 May 2018. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- 1 2 "SPH Reit to buy The Rail Mall for $63.24m". The Straits Times. 30 April 2018. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ↑ Ramchandani, Nisha (11 October 2018). "SPH Reit net property income dips 1.2 per cent for FY2018; bright spots seen in The Clementi Mall and The Rail Mall". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ↑ "Paragon Reit to sell The Rail Mall for $78.5 million". The Straits Times. 20 June 2024. Archived from the original on 12 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- 1 2 Ng, Lester (19 March 2021). "6 Things To Do At Rail Mall: Make A Stop For Food & More". Little Day Out. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ↑ Lim, Paige (6 October 2022). "Fei Siong Group inks exclusive franchise deal to develop and run Popeyes in Singapore". Business Times. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- 1 2 Bock, Hannah (2 October 2019). "Bukit Timah through the ages". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
