Kallang Riverside Park () is a riverine park in
Kallang
Kallang is a planning area and residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore.
Development of the town is centered around the Kallang River, the longest river in Singapore. Kallang Planning Area is bounded by Toa Payoh in the ...
,
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...
. It sits on the confluence of the
Kallang River
The Kallang River (, ms, Sungei Kallang) is the longest river in Singapore, flowing for 10 kilometers. from the Lower Peirce Reservoir (originally named "Kallang River Reservoir") to the Kallang Basin. It originates in the planning ...
and
Rochor River
The Rochor River ( zh, s=梧槽河; ms, Sungei Rochor) is a canalised river in Kallang of the Central Region in Singapore. The river is about 0.8 km in length.
The Rochor River is a continuation of the Rochor Canal, and begins beneath ...
, north of the
Kallang Basin
Kallang Basin (; ms, Lembangan Kallang) is an enclosed bay in Kallang, Singapore. The Kallang River, Rochor River and Geylang River empty into the Kallang Basin. The Marina Channel connects the Kallang Basin with the Singapore Straits.
At pr ...
.
Elaboration
The 7-hectare park is a popular
water sports
Water (chemical formula ) is an inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms (in which it acts as a s ...
site in Singapore. A stretch of beach within the park is popular location for picnics. Facilities for exercising include fitness equipment and jogging-cum-cycling tracks.
The park is a 5-minute walk from
Lavender MRT station
Lavender MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West line in Kallang, Singapore. Located under Kallang Road, the station is close to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) Building, Golden Mile Comp ...
, a 10-minute walk from
Kallang MRT station
Kallang MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West line in Kallang, Singapore. It is located next to the Kallang River and along Sims Avenue at the junction of Lorong 1 Geylang. Kallang station served as t ...
, and a 15-minute walk from either
Stadium MRT station
Stadium MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle Line (CCL). Located in the area of Kallang, Central Region, Singapore, the station serves the Singapore Sports Hub and its facilities including the Nationa ...
or
Nicoll Highway MRT station
Nicoll Highway MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle Line (CCL) in Singapore. Located in the Downtown Core underneath Republic Avenue near the Kallang River, the station serves commercial and residentia ...
. Bus stops along
Kallang Road
Kallang Road () is a major arterial road in Kallang, Singapore. It links Sims Avenue and Geylang Road at Sir Arthur's Bridge in the east to Victoria Street at Victoria Bridge in the west.
Landmarks along Kallang Road include the Kallang Riversid ...
and Crawford Street are within walking distances to the park. A public car park is situated at the end of
Kampong Bugis
Kampong Bugis ( ms, Kampung Bugis, , ta, கம்போங் பூகிஸ்) is a subzone within the planning area of Kallang, Singapore, as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). This subzone is bounded by Kallang Road and Sim ...
.
The eastern section of the Kallang Riverside Park (on the eastern bank of the Kallang River) is not directly connected to other parts of the park; park users can access other parts via the pedestrian path on Sir Arthur's Bridge along
Geylang Road
Geylang Road () is a major trunk road linking Singapore's eastern suburban areas with the country's central business district. Deriving its name from the area of Geylang where the road cuts through, it is fronted on both sides by low-rise sho ...
. The central section of the park (on the western bank of the Kallang River) is linked to the western section of the park (on the western bank of the Rochor River) by a pedestrian bridge; the latter is linked directly to the
Marina Promenade and
Marina Centre
Marina Central or Marina Centre (Chinese: 滨海中心; ms, Marina Pusat) is a zone of reclaimed land within the Downtown Core in the southern part of Singapore. Together with the Marina South area, it encloses the sheltered Marina Bay.
Sun ...
.
History
The founder of modern Singapore,
Stamford Raffles
Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (5 July 1781 – 5 July 1826) was a British statesman who served as the Lieutenant-Governor of the Dutch East Indies between 1811 and 1816, and Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen between 1818 and 1824. He is ...
, could have originally landed on Singapore in the Kallang Riverside Park, instead of the
Raffles' Landing Site on the
Singapore River
The Singapore River is a river that flows parallel to Alexandra Road and feeds into the Marina Reservoir in the southern part of Singapore. The immediate upper watershed of the Singapore River is known as the Singapore River Planning Area, althou ...
. Based on the Cho Clan Archives, Raffles ordered his ship's carpenter, Chow Ah Chi, to lead the way in posting the
British East India Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and South ...
flag on
mainland Singapore and he supposedly landed at the mouth of the
Rochor River
The Rochor River ( zh, s=梧槽河; ms, Sungei Rochor) is a canalised river in Kallang of the Central Region in Singapore. The river is about 0.8 km in length.
The Rochor River is a continuation of the Rochor Canal, and begins beneath ...
in
Kallang
Kallang is a planning area and residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore.
Development of the town is centered around the Kallang River, the longest river in Singapore. Kallang Planning Area is bounded by Toa Payoh in the ...
. Raffles, following the route taken by Chow, also arrived at the
Kallang Basin
Kallang Basin (; ms, Lembangan Kallang) is an enclosed bay in Kallang, Singapore. The Kallang River, Rochor River and Geylang River empty into the Kallang Basin. The Marina Channel connects the Kallang Basin with the Singapore Straits.
At pr ...
in what is today's Kallang Riverside Park.
See also
*
List of parks in Singapore
There are numerous parks throughout the sovereign island country of Singapore. This is a list of parks in Singapore that are currently existing and have articles on Wikipedia. Parks in Singapore are managed by the National Parks Board or NPark ...
References
External links
Kallang Riverside Park
{{Parks in Singapore
Parks in Singapore
Kallang