Tiong Bahru Park: Tilting Train Playground, Therapeutic Garden & More

Tiong Bahru Park stands at the corner of Tiong Bahru Road and Lower Delta Road. The green park stands out for one particular feature – its crazy, tilting train playground. The centrepiece of the park, the Tiong Bahru Park playground is great fun for kids looking for an adventurous day out. And there’s more to the park too.

Whether you are a parent taking your child for a little day out, a fur parent looking for a place for your furry one to get some exercise or just about who wants to get outdoors amidst greenery, Tiong Bahru Park has something for you.

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What to Do at Tiong Bahru Park

The park is not very large but it does provide an oasis of greenery in the Lower Delta Area. It was officially opened on 27 June 2004. Here’s a look at what you can find at Tiong Bahru Park, its tilting train playground and more. 

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Tiong Bahru Park Playground – the Tilting Train

A highlight for families and one our picks for the best free outdoor playgrounds in Singapore, Tiong Bahru Park train playground is made up of an engine, three carriages and a caboose at the end. Elevated off the playground’s sandy ground, the wood-clad carriages and caboose trail behind the engine at an angle – as if about to derail.

This version of the train is a refreshed one. In late 2017, Tiong Bahru Park Playground was closed for a revamp and the structure was given a bit of makeover. The current version of the train reopened in September 2018.

Inside the train, it is a crazy, fun house – which makes it one of our favourite outdoor playgrounds in Singapore.

Walking from one end of the train to the other provides plenty of silly fun as you try to keep upright and moving forward. Hand-holds within the train carriages provide a means to steady yourself as you make your way along with the various sections.

Kids can climb all the way to the very front of the engine and there is a bell upfront too. There is no ringer in the bell though so you will have to try ringing it with your knuckles instead.

Access to the train from the ground is via ladders and stairways. One stairway at the front of the train leads up into the locomotive engine while another set of stairs can be found at the rear.

In between, there are various entryways to climb aboard the train. For example, intrepid young adventurers can attempt to board the train using a ramp with handholds and a rope.

Exiting is a more straightforward affair. Just shoot down one of the tube slides found in the middle of the train or from the open slides towards the rear.

At the front of the Tiong Bahru Park Train are a set of green seats which look like railway tracks.

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Cowboy Adventures, Swings & More

If kids need more help imagining that they are riding along on a runaway train through the desert, there are cacti popping out from sand beside the train. Instead of needles, these cacti have handholds for children to use. They can practise their climbing motor skills on these green cactus structures.

A group of horse-shaped teeter-totters add to the cowboy-and-western vibe of the playground. Kids can have fun swaying back and forth, imagining that they are riding through the desert in chase of the runaway train.

Beside the train play structure and the teeter-totters, there is also a pair of swings at the playground.

There used to be a set of flying fox play equipment at Tiong Bahru Park but these have since been removed. However, if you are wondering where you can find with ziplines around Singapore, check out our other story on some playgrounds with ziplines in Singapore.

Toddlers who are too young to venture onboard the Tiong Bahru tilting train playground are not forgotten either. Just behind the train, there is a toddler-friendly maze filled with play panels of different sorts for them to explore and play.

And since the Tiong Bahru Park playground is set in a sand pit, it is a great place to bring along your sand toys and spend some time digging away too.

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Tiong Bahru Park Therapeutic Garden

Tiong Bahru Park is also the site of one of the earliest therapeutic gardens in Singapore. It is rather a small but that also makes it easy to wander around. The lush green area is inviting and offers a space where you can pause for a moment to enjoy the outdoors.

Alternatively, there is also a bridge which spans a river of granite chips, creating a picturesque pathway with weeping willows adding to the beauty of the scene.

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Foot Reflexology Circle

Close to the therapeutic garden, there is a foot reflexology path. This swirls around and provides some care for tired soles.

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Raised Viewing Platform

A little raised platform also serves as a look out for those who expend the effort to climb it. This is a good vantage point to look at the playground.

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Allotment Garden

Another feature of Tiong Bahru Park is its allotment garden. Elevated planters serve as a space for local gardeners to show off their green fingers.

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Singing Bird Poles

An interesting feature that can still be found at Tiong Bahru Park is the poles where bird enthusiasts can hoist up their songbirds for all to enjoy. There are seats close for listeners to enjoy the birdsong.

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Tiong Bahru Park Dog Run

For dog owners, Tiong Bahru Park has a dog run. This gated area is where doggies can be let off their leash to run about and get some exercise.

Just be sure to follow the rules for the use of the dog run.

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Fitness Corners

Tiong Bahru Park has two fitness corners – one for adults and and a second 3G fitness corners. The former is located at the western end of the park and the latter can be close to the therapeutic garden. However, these are currently closed till 31 December 2024 for improvement works.

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Heritage Tree

As you walk around Tiong Bahru Park, you will admire the mature trees within the park. Amongst these is an Indian Banyan heritage tree which has a huge girth.

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Toilets at Tiong Bahru Park

There are also toilet facilities at Tiong Bahru Park. These include low taps where kids can wash up after playing at the playground. 

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Enjoying Tiong Bahru Park

Tiong Bahru Park is a nice park for those looking to enjoy some time outdoors on a little day out.

It may not be very large but it does offer fun for kids and families as well as an open space for those living in the Henderson, Bukit Merah and Lower Delta area. It is also not too far away Tiong Bahru MRT Station as well. 

If you enjoyed this story, we think that you will also enjoy this other one on the playgrounds of Dawson.