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Bukit Timah. Bukit Timah / ˈbʊkɪt ˈtiːmɑː /, often abbreviated as Bt Timah, is a planning area and residential estate located in the westernmost part of the Central Region of Singapore. Bukit Timah lies roughly 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the Central Business District, bordering the Central Water Catchment to the north, Bukit Panjang to ...
The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve (abbreviation: BTNR) is a 1.7-square-kilometre (0.66 sq mi) nature reserve near the geographic centre of Singapore, located on the slopes of Bukit Timah Hill, the country's highest natural peak standing at a height of approximately 165 metres (541 ft), and parts of the surrounding area, located actually in Bukit Panjang.
The Jurong railway line ran between Bukit Timah and the Jurong industrial estate. It consisted of a 9 miles (14 km) main line between Bukit Timah and the Mobil refinery in the industrial estate, and three branch lines, which connected the main line to the heavy industries area, the docks and to the National Iron and Steel Mills respectively, with the total length of the line and its branches ...
By 1955, the school was established as a single-session full school with classes from Primary One to Secondary Four. In 1955, the first batch of students from the school sat for the School Certificate Examination. In 1973, the secondary school section of CHIJ Bukit Timah merged with Boys' Town English School to form a co-educational Catholic ...
The Former Ford Factory (also Old Ford Motor Factory and Old Ford Factory depending on sources) is located along Upper Bukit Timah Road at Bukit Timah in Singapore. It is the place where the British Army forces surrendered to Imperial Japanese Army forces on 15 February 1942 after the Battle of Singapore. The Old Ford Motor Factory had since ...
Tan Kah Kee MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown Line (DTL) in Bukit Timah, Singapore. Located directly underneath the campus of Hwa Chong Institution (HCI), this station was named after the founder of the institution Tan Kah Kee. In addition to HCI, other educational institutions within the vicinity of ...
Bukit Timah Hill features a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) and has a mix of both wet and dry seasons. Due to its low to moderate elevation, the weather is slightly cooler than the rest of Singapore and strong winds sometimes occur at the peak. The daily temperature range is between 21–31 °C (70–88 °F).
King Albert Park MRT station. / 1.33583°N 103.78361°E / 1.33583; 103.78361. King Albert Park MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown Line (DTL) in Bukit Timah, Singapore. Located at the western end of Bukit Timah Road at the junction of Blackmore Drive, this station serves the private residential ...