Tiong Bahru Road, Singapore
Tiong Bahru Road, Singapore (AI generated on 26 December 2025)
Tiong Bahru Road starts at Outram Road, where it forks into two branches. From there, it heads is a westerly direction, to end at Tanglin Road. Along the way, it forms three intersections, one with Seng Poh Road, one with Lower Delta Road, and one with Henderson Road. It also forms junctions with Tiong Poh Road, Kim Pong Road, Kim Tian Road, Jalan Membina, Redhill Close, Jalan Tiong and Leng Kee Road to the south, and with Bukit Ho Swee Link, Boon Tiong Road Link and Zion Road to the north.
Tiong Bahru Road got its name from Tiong Bahru, which means "new cemetery". The name comes from tiong for "cemetery" in Chinese, and bahru for "new" in Malay.
The old Singapore Improvement Trust flats built in the 1930's to 50's can still be seen today, although dwarfed by taller high-rises now. The area is served by the Tiong Bahru MRT Station (EW17) of the East-West Line.
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