Thursday, 26 May 2022

Day out - Nature Walk along the Rail Corridor, Singapore

 Day Out - a walk along Singapore's Rail Corridor




Above: Our mini hike from King Albert Park to Commonwealth (Old Malayan Railway)


Above: We started the walk from King Albert MRT Station, along Bukit Timah Road


Above: The iconic Bukit Timah Truss Bridge, across Bukit Timah Road



Scenic Views





The old rail tracks have been turned into walkways










Above: Old Bukit Timah Railway Station, under renovation currently





Above and below: Native plant of the yam family, look at those HUGE leaves



Banana plants dotted the rail corridor






Above: Bamboo Orchid, or Arundina graminiflora


Above and below: Bukit Timah Diversion Canal



Above and below: small rare fruits we found along the path






Above: The path below Holland Road 


Above: a plant of the Figs (Ficus) family


Above and below: private houses along the Rail Corridor






Above: Bunga Simpur, or Dillenia suffruticosa


Above: Saga seeds on the dried pods




Above: the Railway graffiti, below Commonwealth Avenue and North Buona Vista Road



Above and below: we have now reached Commonwealth and the Historical Marker known as Former Malayan Railways






The old Tanglin Halt Food centre which was now deserted, to make way for redevelopment of the land.







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