Commuters passing through Newton MRT may soon have a reason to stop and play. An empty plot of land beside the station is set to become an air-conditioned sports venue with five pickleball courts and four padel courts.
TSA @ Newton: What’s Planned
The project, called TSA @ Newton, held its groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday, 7 November 2026. The roughly 1,400 sq m venue is expected to open in late March or early in the second quarter of 2027.
The courts will be open to the public, with priority booking and discounted rates for residents of Moulmein-Cairnhill.
Bringing Sports Back to the Area
Alvin Tan, the area’s Member of Parliament, said at the groundbreaking that the venue is part of a wider effort to bring sports back to the Farrer Park area.
For players who live nearby, it can’t come soon enough. One resident, who plays pickleball six times a week, told Lianhe Zaobao that he often drives about 40 minutes to play at Singapore Expo or around Jalan Kayu. Once the new venue opens, he expects to walk to the courts in five to 10 minutes.
A Partnership on Vacant Land
Three parties are behind the project: the Land Transport Authority, SBS Transit, and private operator The Sports Arina—the same company behind The Sports Arina @ Jalan Kayu that opened earlier this year. SBS Transit leases the plot and runs the Downtown Line, which connects with the North-South Line at Newton.
SBS Transit group chief executive Jeffrey Sim told Lianhe Zaobao that the company wants to give people a reason to visit station areas beyond catching a train. He sees the Newton venue as a step towards creating a sports hub around the station.
It’s an approach that suits a land-scarce city like Singapore: turn an unused plot next to a busy station into somewhere to play, and make it easy for people to reach by train or on foot.
