Kallang Bahru is a subzone within the planning area of

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 ...

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, as defined by the

Urban Redevelopment Authority The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is the national urban planning authority of Singapore, and a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development of the Government of Singapore. Mission The authority was established on 1 April ...

(URA). This subzone is bounded by Bendemeer Road and Sungei Whampoa in the north; the

Kallang River The Kallang River (, ms, Sungei Kallang) is the longest river in Singapore, flowing for 10 kilometers. from the Lower Peirce Reservoir (originally named "Kallang River Reservoir") to the Kallang Basin. It originates in the planning ...

in the east;

Kallang Road Kallang Road () is a major arterial road in Kallang, Singapore. It links Sims Avenue and Geylang Road at Sir Arthur's Bridge in the east to Victoria Street at Victoria Bridge in the west. Landmarks along Kallang Road include the Kallang Riversid ...

and

Sims Avenue Sims Avenue () is a one-way major road in Singapore connecting Kallang Road to Jalan Eunos. It extends eastward as Sims Avenue East (), and until Siglap Road. Etymology The road was named after Sim Kia Jan Sim or SIM may refer to: Computing ...

in the south; and Lavender Street in the west. "Kallang Bahru" is also the name of a two-way road in the area. This road connects the

Pan Island Expressway The Pan Island Expressway (Abbreviated as: PIE) is the oldest and longest expressway in Singapore. It is also Singapore's longest road. The expressway runs from the East Coast Parkway near Changi Airport in the east to Tuas in the west and ha ...

(PIE) in the northeast with Lavender Street in the southwest, with major junctions located at

Geylang Bahru Geylang Bahru is a subzone within the planning area of Kallang, Singapore, as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). It is bounded by the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) in the east; the Pelton Canal in the south; the Kallang River in t ...

and Boon Keng Road. This road is unique as it is one of the few roads in Singapore to have a name without any generic element. The name of the subzone was derived from this road. The subzone of Kallang Bahru consists mostly of industrial and office developments. Notable places include the Kallang Delivery Base of

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, Aperia Mall and Victoria Wholesale Centre.

Bendemeer MRT station Bendemeer MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown Line in Kallang, Singapore. Despite its name, the station is not located under Bendemeer Road, but under Kallang Bahru. This station serves the commercial ...

along the Downtown Line is located within this subzone.

History

The name "Kallang Bahru" first appeared in a street directory as a proposed road in 1969. Meaning "New Kallang" 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 ...

, the road and its surrounding area were seen as an extension of the

settlement. Prior to the construction of the road, the area was a swampland.

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