Senoko is located in
Sembawang, in the northern part of
Singapore. It is most known for
Senoko Power Station
The Senoko Power Station is the largest power station in Singapore. It is located in Senoko, Sembawang and was commissioned in 1976. It is owned by Senoko Energy Pte Ltd, formerly known as Senoko Power Ltd.
Description
The Senoko Power Stati ...
, which generates and supplies
electricity, and the Senoko Fishing Port.
Etymology
In
Franklin and Jackson's ''Plan of Singapore'' (1830), the place name ''Senoko'' was found and referred to the "River Simko" or ''Sungei Senoko'' in
Malay
Malay may refer to:
Languages
* Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore
** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century
** Indonesi ...
. The river is now merged into Sungei Sembawang, which currently has the mouth of the former Sungei Senoko.
Transportation
Tower Transit Singapore Service 981 goes to Senoko Industrial Estate, while
Tower Transit Singapore Services 169 and 856 plies through Admiralty Road West.
The closest MRT line is
Woodlands North MRT station located at Woodlands North Coast Road.
References
*Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2004), ''Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names'', Eastern University Press,
Places in Singapore
Sembawang
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