Abandoned Railway: Linear Park Preserving the Tracks

A linear park transformed from a disused railway, located on an elevated old corridor. The original railway tracks are not entirely removed but partially preserved and embedded in the new paving; traces of sleepers and gravel ballast are still visible. The new pathway is composed of slender precast concrete slabs, with gaps left between the slabs for plants to grow through. The interface between paving and planting is a gradual, jagged edge, not a straight line. The vegetation consists of self-seeded herbaceous plants and perennial grasses, not trimmed into neat flowerbeds, with withered structures retained in winter. On both sides are the original steel railings, rusted but stable. The backs of city buildings and drying laundry can be seen on either side. Avoid: removing all railway tracks, using neat flowerbeds and lawns, making the interface between paving and planting a straight line, restoring railings to a brand new appearance.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一段由廢棄鐵道改造的線性公園,位於高架的舊路廊上。原本的鐵軌沒有全部拆除,而是局部保留並嵌在新的鋪面中,枕木的痕跡與碎石道碴仍然可見;新的步道以細長的預鑄混凝土板構成,板與板之間留出縫隙讓植物長出來,鋪面與植栽的交界是漸變的鋸齒而不是一條直線。植栽是自生的草本與多年生草類,不修剪成整齊的花圃,冬季保留枯萎的結構。兩側是原本的鋼構欄杆,鏽蝕但穩固。可以看見兩側城市建築的背面與晾曬的衣物。避免:把鐵軌全部拆除、使用整齊的花圃與草皮、把鋪面與植栽的交界做成直線、修復欄杆成全新的樣子。