C751B MRT Train Carriage repurposed as Train Pod @ one-north

A decommissioned MRT train carriage (Car 3326; C751B Train) is set to be up-cycled to be a boutique co-living hotel, Train Pod @ one-north, located at LaunchPad @ one-north. Developed by local startup Tiny Pod, this new hospitality concept will be piloted with the support of JTC.

The train hotel is an extension to their pop-up shipping container hotel at the same place, which was launched in 2020.

Train Pod @ one-north was officially launched by Ms Low Yen Ling, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry & Ministry of Community, Culture and Youth on 11 April 2025, with bookings to be open in the second half of 2025.

Location

At LaunchPad @ one-north, Train Pod is located at the car park next to Block 69 Ayer Rajah Crescent, Singapore 139961.

A public recreational green space will be developed beside the co-living train hotel. Integrated with food and beverage vending machines and bicycle racks, this new amenity node will also incorporate repurposed train chairs as outdoor public benches.

Rooms

The train cabin houses 8 rooms named after MRT Stations as follows:

The driving console & driver’s seat is located in Room 1 (Joo Koon), which is marketed as “Premium Room” by TinyPod.

Room 8 (Pasir Ris) features an exterior balcony at the former train car gangway.

Each air-conditioned room is equipped with:

• WiFi
• Television with Netflix
  (includes footage of a 30 minute train ride from Redhill to Joo Koon station filmed from the driver cabin)
• Smart lock system provided by local start-up Igloo Home
• Attached bathroom
• Murphy single bunk beds accommodating 2 guests

Amenities & Features

On-site shared amenities include:

• Self check-in and GenAI chatbots by Vouch
• Food and drinks vending machines
• Washing machine & dryer (coin operated)
• Outdoor kitchen for light cooking
• Fridge/Freezer
• Benches converted from train seats

The hotel also has an AI-powered crowd counting and crisis detection by Ailytics.

Room Rates

At the launch of the Train Pod in April 2025, indicative room rates were mentioned by the founder, Mr Seah Liang Chiang.

• Weekdays: $80 – $90,
• Weekends: $100 – $120

Rates are excluding goods and services tax and service charge.

Construction

Renovation works have commenced in March 2024, with the co-living train hotel anticipated to be operational in September 2024.

On 5 June 2024, C751B train car 3326 was transported from Tuas West Depot to the site of the hotel, while the remaining two cars of the trainset (cars 1326 and 2326) were scrapped.

In a Chinese news report by 8World on 26 August 2024, it was reported that the hotel would not be able to open by September 2024 as planned due to the delay in renovation work. The revised operational start date for the hotel would be by the end of 2024. The hotel was officially launched on 11 April 2025.

According to TinyPod, approximately $300,000 and 8 months of work were devoted to refurbishing the decommissioned train car.

Gallery

See Also:

• The Bus Collective
• Decommissioning of C151 Trains
• Retired MRT Train featured in local TV Drama Third Rail
• Decommissioning of C651 Trains
• Decommissioning of C751B Trains

References:

• Train pod – Tinypod
• Singapore’s first train carriage co-living hotel to open at LaunchPad in one-north – JTC
• S’pore’s first MRT train hotel to open for bookings in second half of 2025 – The Straits Times
• From transport to co-living space: Sneak peek at Singapore’s first MRT train hotel – asiaone
• JTC and Tiny Pod to introduce Singapore’s first co-living train hotel in LaunchPad @ one-north – JTC
• 装修工程延误 由退役地铁车厢改建而成的共享酒店预计今年底运营 – 8World