Downtown Line

Cashew MRT Station

Cashew MRT (DT2) is a Downtown Line station with a single-line role and no interchange, serving the Bukit Panjang–Upper Bukit Timah edge with direct station amenities such as lifts, taxi access, bus connections, and public toilets nearby. It is most practical for nearby residential areas, local parks, schools, and the Bukit Panjang activity node rather than a major transfer hub.

DT2 DTL

Reviewed station information

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Transport context

Rail network access

Source-backed Cashew 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: Downtown Line
Station codes: DT2
Interchange: No
Approximate map point: 1.3689, 103.7644

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

Cashew MRT is station DT2 on the Downtown Line and does not function as an interchange station. SBS Transit’s station information identifies the station code and shows it as the access point for Cashew Stn on Upp Bt Timah Rd, with a taxi stand at Exit A. The station is part of the Bukit Panjang area station cluster, with nearby rail connections listed for Bukit Panjang at the other end of the local catchment.

Amenities and lifestyle

The station is supported by practical commuter amenities, including taxi access, bus stops at the station area, and public conveniences shown in the station catchment information. The surrounding lifestyle context is residential and neighborhood-oriented, with nearby places of interest in the wider Cashew–Bukit Panjang area including community facilities, parks, and local retail nodes that support everyday errands rather than destination-scale shopping. This makes the station well suited to daily local trips, school runs, and park access.

Commute and access

Cashew MRT has direct surface transport support, with SBS Transit listing a bus stop at Cashew Station on Upper Bukit Timah Road and a taxi stand at Exit A. Station-access data also shows lift availability and bus-stop access in the station area, which improves step-free movement between concourse and platform levels. For residents and visitors, the station works as a straightforward access point to nearby parts of Bukit Panjang and Upper Bukit Timah rather than as a transfer node.

Nearby context

The nearby context is strongly residential, with the station serving the Cashew and Bukit Panjang edge where local parks, neighborhood schools, and community facilities appear in the station-area listings. Bukit Panjang-specific station information points to nearby places such as Bukit Panjang Plaza, Hillion Mall, Bukit Panjang Public Library, Bukit Panjang Park, and Senja-Cashew Community Club, reflecting a neighborhood with daily-use retail, civic, and green-space access. This supports a low-rise, local-amenity town character rather than a central-business-district profile.