Jalan Benaan Kapal () is a minor road 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 no ...

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. Running along the northern bank of the

Geylang River Geylang River ( ms, Sungai Geylang; Simplified Chinese: 芽茏河) is a canalised river flowing from Geylang to Kallang, in the Central Region of Singapore. With the formation of the Marina Reservoir after the completion of the Marina Barrage in 2 ...

near to the river mouth at

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 ...

, Jalan Benaan Kapal is within the close proximity of the

Singapore Sports Hub The Singapore Sports Hub (Chinese: 新加坡体育城; Malay: Hab Sukan Singapura; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் விளையாட்டு மையம்) is a sports and recreation district in Kallang, Singapore. The Sports H ...

Leisure Park Kallang Leisure Park Kallang (or Kallang Leisure Park) is an entertainment centre and shopping mall in Kallang, Singapore. It is served by Stadium MRT station and is within the vicinity of the affluent community of Tanjong Rhu. It is sited next to the ...

Kallang Theatre Kallang Theatre is a 1,744-seat theatre in Kallang, Singapore. Located at 1A Stadium Walk, Singapore 397689 within the Singapore Sports Hub, beside Leisure Park Kallang and Stadium MRT station, Kallang Theatre is managed by Sport Singapore. Origina ...

and

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 ...

Etymology

"Jalan Benaan Kapal" is in the

Malay language Malay (; ms, Bahasa Melayu, links=no, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , Rejang script, Rencong: ) is an Austronesian languages, Austronesian language that is an official language of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, and that is also spo ...

. ''Jalan'' translates to "road"; ''Benaan'' is the archaic form of ''binaan'', meaning "construction" or "building"; and ''Kapal'' is "ship".

History

Before modern developments took place in

, Jalan Benaan Kapal was the site of a cluster of shipbuilding and ship repairing factories, hence its name. It was

's first purpose-built marine industrial estate, before the area was converted into a sporting and recreational precinct. Jalan Benaan Kapal used to be one continuous road, stretching from Stadium Road to Mountbatten Road. With the construction of the old National Stadium, it was later shortened. Today, Jalan Benaan Kapal exists in two unlinked parts, as a result of the construction of Stadium Way and Tanjong Rhu Bridge. The main part runs from Mountbatten Road to Stadium Way, while a short stretch is situated off Stadium Crescent. The latter is closed off from public access.

References

Kallang Roads in Singapore {{Singapore-road-stub