Duxton Plain Park
Chinatown, Singapore
December 2009
Duxton Plain Park is a long, narrow and curved park between New Bridge Road and the former Yan Kit Swimming Pool.
Formerly known as Duxton Park, it got its unusual shape from the fact that it was once a railway track. The railway once passed through here on its way from Tanjong Pagar towards Orchard Road.
When the Malayan Railway realigned its tracks in the 1930s, the railway tracks were removed, and in their place is this curve-shaped park.
Within this park, there is a keramat of Sharifah Rogayah, the granddaughter of Al Habib Al Saiyid Noh bin Mohammad Al Habshee. (This can be seen in the right corner.)
Now, few frequent the park - only the occasional senior citizens and some foreign workers can be seen passing their time here amidst the birds and the strolling cats.
