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Circle Line / Downtown Line

Botanic Gardens MRT Station

Botanic Gardens MRT is an **interchange station** on the Circle Line and Downtown Line, serving the Singapore Botanic Gardens area and the Bukit Timah side of the park. It is especially useful for visitors heading to the main garden entrances, while also connecting to nearby dining, civic, and residential amenities in the Cluny Road and Bukit Timah corridor.

CC19 CCLDT9 DTL

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Transport context

Rail network access

Source-backed Botanic Gardens MRT Station identity for orientation and neighbourhood research. This block does not describe live service status, fares, train timings, or government endorsement.

Station identity, lines, codes, and interchange state come from the Homejourney shared MRT registry. The approximate map point is MRTStations-owned local presentation data; LTA/DataMall station-name and type fields are used only for reconciliation.

Lines: Circle Line / Downtown Line
Station codes: CC19 / DT9
Interchange: Yes
Approximate map point: 1.3224, 103.8152

Reference: LTA DataMall TrainStation_Mar2026.zip; checked 2026-07-12. Dataset page and Singapore Open Data Licence. Data attribution does not imply LTA or Singapore government endorsement of MRTStations.com.

Station facts

Botanic Gardens MRT is an interchange station with the codes CC19 and DT9, linking the Circle Line and Downtown Line.

The station is the main rail access point for the Bukit Timah Entrance of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, which NParks says is served by Botanic Gardens MRT Station along Bukit Timah Road and Cluny Park Road. The station map page also identifies Botanic Gardens as a transfer point within the rail network.

Amenities and lifestyle

The station sits beside one of Singapore’s best-known green destinations, so the surrounding lifestyle is shaped by park visits, outdoor recreation, and casual dining linked to the gardens.

NParks notes that staff at the gardens’ information desks can assist with first aid, lost-and-found enquiries, and wheelchair loans, which supports visitors using the station for family outings and accessible visits. Homejourney’s station-area guides also describe the stop as a convenient base for garden-linked food and leisure trips, with easy access to the Botanic Gardens visitor experience.

Commute and access

For park access, NParks states that the Bukit Timah Entrance is served by Botanic Gardens MRT Station, making the station the most direct rail option for that side of the gardens.

Homejourney’s station guidance places the station close to the garden entrance and identifies Exit A as the practical MRT exit for the Bukit Timah Gate area, with a short walk to the main grounds. The station also functions as an interchange, which improves transfer convenience between the Circle Line and Downtown Line for visitors and local commuters.

Nearby context

The station is directly tied to the Singapore Botanic Gardens, one of the area’s defining landmarks, with the Bukit Timah Gate closest to rail users coming via Botanic Gardens MRT. Nearby access also supports visits to the broader garden precinct, including the National Orchid Garden and other visitor facilities described by NParks.

Homejourney’s area guides place the station within a broader Cluny Road and Bukit Timah context that includes garden-linked food options and easy movement to nearby park amenities. This gives the station a strong recreational character, with most activity centred on the gardens rather than a conventional retail or office hub.