Kranji

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Kranji
English Kranji
Chinese 克兰芝
(Pinyin Kèlánzhī)
Malay Kranji
Tamil கிராஞ்சி

Coordinates: -1°25′22.08″S 103°45′1.44″E / 0.5772, 103.7504 Kranji is a suburb in northwestern Singapore, located about 22 kilometres (15 miles) from the city centre.

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[edit] Etymology

Kranji is named after a local tree, the kranji or keranji (Dialium indicum, Velvet tamarind). Its abundance has rapidly dwindled since the first half of the nineteenth century.

[edit] History

The first Singapore-Kranji railway from Tank Road to Kranji was opened in 1903. In 1909, the Johor State railway was opened and after the completion of the Causeway in 1923, the lines were joined to become the Federated Malay States Railway.

Kranji served as a military camp before the Japanese invasion of Singapore in 1942, and is now the home of the Kranji War Cemetery and Kranji War Memorial, commemorating the 30,000 Commonwealth personnel who died in Singapore, Malaya, Java and Sumatra during World War II.

In addition, it is now a prime residential area comprising mostly stand-alone properties. There are no towering apartment blocks, unlike most suburbs of Singapore. It is also an industrial area.

[edit] Highlights

The Singapore Turf Club operates Kranji Racecourse, the only horse racing race course in Singapore. It is located next to the Kranji MRT Station.

There is also a reservoir known as Kranji Reservoir, which was formed by the damming of the Kranji River.

[edit] References

  • Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 981-210-205-1
  • Romen Bose (2006), "Kranji - The Commonwealth War Cemetery and the Politics of the Dead", Marshall Cavendish Editions, ISBN 981-261-275-0

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[edit] Bus Services

The following bus services stop outside Kranji MRT Station at Woodlands Road:

Service Between And Notes
SBS Transit Trunk Services
160 Jurong East Bus Interchange Kota Raya II Bus Terminal (JB)
170 Queen Street Bus Terminal Larkin Bus Terminal (JB) Red Plate
170 Kranji MRT Station Kota Raya II Bus Terminal (JB) Blue Plate
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
178 Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange Boon Lay Bus Interchange
925 Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange Operates Weekdays and Saturdays only
925C Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Operates Sundays and public holidays only.
960 Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange Marina Centre Bus Terminal
961 Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal
961C Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal
Handal Indah Cross-border Services
CW1 Kranji MRT Station Kota Raya II Bus Terminal (JB)
Kranji Express
KE Kranji MRT Station Kranji Countryside See this website[1]

The following busses ply along Kranji/Sungei Kadut:

Service Between And Notes
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
925 Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange Operates Weekdays and Saturdays only
925C Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve Operates Sundays and public holidays only.
Kranji Express
KE Kranji MRT Station Kranji Countryside See this website[2]

There is a SMRT bus depot at Kranji Way


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