It’s an understatement to say that pickleball has taken Singapore by storm. And while there are plenty of pickleball courts in every corner of our island, one more is finally here: the Little India Bus Terminal’s sheltered waiting area has been retrofitted into a pickleball hub, officially known as ActiveSG Courts @ Farrer Park, opening this Friday, 14th March.
Image credit: SportSG/Alvin Tan
For a while now, the Little India Bus Terminal only sees action on Sundays when migrant workers get dropped off and picked up to and from their dormitories. The rest of the week? It sits vacant, gathering dust till the next Sunday rolls around. From 14th March, the terminal will see a flurry of activity all 7 days of the week, now that it has been transformed into a pickleball hub.
The pickleball hub will have 8 sheltered courts for paddlers to book from Monday to Saturday, after which, on Sundays, it’ll revert to its original duty of being a bus terminal. Renovations commenced in November 2025 to lay down a new coating for the floor and install some nets around the terminal.
Image credit: Land Transport Guru
This initiative was championed by Alvin Tan, MP of Moulmein-Cairnhill, as his residents had been asking for more pickleball courts to be built around their neighbourhood. Together with SportSG and LTA, they found the Little India Bus Terminal and its underutilised potential.
Similar to ActiveSG gyms, you can book the pickleball courts via the MyActiveSG+ app using your ActiveSG credits – just search for ActiveSG Courts @ Farrer Park.
Rates follow ActiveSG’s standard outdoor court pricing, starting from $4.50/hr during non-peak hours and $9.50/hr during peak hours for Singaporeans and PRs, with each slot lasting 1 hour and a limit of 2 slots per day.
Non-peak slots are already open for booking, while peak period slots are available via ballot and open up 14 days in advance, so start mobilising your pickleball group chat now.
If you’re heading down for the launch event on 14th March, the free-to-play slots are already fully booked, but there’ll still be carnival booths and free snacks to enjoy.
It’s not easy to find space to build more pickleball courts, especially on our tiny island with a growing pickleball community, but finding underutilised spaces like the Little India Bus Terminal is one way to cater to the demand. With 8 new sheltered courts, the bus terminal joins a growing line-up of over 28 pickleball courts across Singapore you can book right now.
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Cover image credit: SportSG, Land Transport Guru
Last updated by Celine Wee on 11th March 2026.
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