TREK ON DISUSED KTM BT TIMAH-JURONG PORT LINK

After the hype earlier about the closure of the N-S KTM (Kereta Api Tanah Melayu) railroad link, here are some pix of our trek on the disused KTM rail link from Bt Timah to Jurong Port, abandoned in the early 60's. It's a relatively tough trek taking about 3 hours to complete. Those familiar with the KTM may think that this stretch, as shown, is near Alexandra Hospital. The rail tracks here have been removed. Teban Gardens flats are on the left.

A resting place under a bridge.

Annie throws the walking stick to help someone cross over a drain with lots of water.

That's me clambering up the grassy slope after crossing the water obstacle and realising the futility of trying to keep the shoes and socks dry.

Now, we know the usefulness of walking sticks!

Ron - the last one to cross the water obstacle.

John, who thinks he is Moses, standing on the first visible sign of a railroad track!

That's the group, less me!

The abandoned track runs on this bridge over the Pandan River; it's visible from the expressway.

Disused rail tracks which the rag and bone man hasn't discovered.

The fisherman, John, wanted to fish here.

A well-kept garden next to a Taoist temple.

A small Taoist temple along the way.

Everyone is still clean and dry before entering the 1st disused tunnel.

Walking in mud or water in the long and dark tunnel.

John smiles as Annie plunges deep into the muddy water at entrance to the 2nd tunnel!

Waiting to enter the 2nd disused tunnel.

Our "guide", Yee Lee, is smiling sweetly; he knows but we didn't that climbing over/under fallen tree trunks and slogging in mud awaited us.

Sloshing through the mud & skipping over fallen tree trunks/branches.

Cat's whiskers, considered by some to be a traditional Chinese medicine to cure diabetes, grows along the track.