Toa Payoh Town Park is located at the junction of Lorong 2 Toa Payoh and Lorong 6 Toa Payoh in Singapore. Park size is 4.8 hectares. The Park is currently closed for six years as part of the redevelopment of the Toa Payoh Sports Hub.

History

The park, previously known as Toa Payoh Town Garden, was completed in 1973. Its main features are an observation tower and a landscaped pond with willow trees. In the seventies, the town garden was a favored venue for outdoor wedding photography. The observation tower is now not open to the public and there has been no plans announced by the

National Parks Board The National Parks Board (NParks) is a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development of the Government of Singapore. History In November 1989, Minister of National Development, S. Dhanabalan, presented the National Parks Bill ...

to reopen it (as of 1 September 2011). There is a fountain pool installed around the tower. The Toa Payoh Town Garden was partially closed in 1999 to make way for a temporary bus interchange. After the new

Toa Payoh Bus Interchange Toa Payoh Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange located at Toa Payoh Town Centre, serving the town of Toa Payoh and Braddell. At the time of opening on 19 May 2002 by then Minister for Transport, Yeo Cheow Tong, it is the first ...

at the HDB Hub was completed in June 2002, the temporary bus interchange was converted to a landscaped park. Toa Payoh Town Garden was subsequently renamed Toa Payoh Town Park.

Visitor Info

Toa Payoh Town Park is located directly opposite the

HDB Hub HDB Hub is the headquarters of the Housing and Development Board. It is located on Lorong 6 Toa Payoh in Toa Payoh, Singapore next to Toa Payoh MRT station. History The HDB Hub opened on 10 June 2002 as the headquarters of the Housing and Devel ...

and

Toa Payoh MRT station Toa Payoh MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South line (NSL) in Toa Payoh, Singapore. Located in the town centre of Toa Payoh, it is integrated with the Toa Payoh Bus Interchange and the HDB Hub, he ...

. The park has limited parking space, which is only available to patrons of the Chinese restaurant operating inside the park. The park has no gates and is open to the public at all times. It is equipped with open-concept restrooms, a large

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with a stage for organised activities,

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, foot

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footpaths and a jogging path. The Chinese restaurant operating inside the park specializes in Taiwan porridge (

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), and is located in a building beside the pond. Near this building is an overhead bridge that connects Toa Payoh Town Park to Jalan Rajah.

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National Parks Board, SingaporeToa Payoh Town Park
{{Parks in Singapore Parks in Singapore

History

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