Bukit Timah Road (; ms, Jalan Bukit Timah; ta, புக்கித் திமா சாலை) is a major

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extending from the city centre to Woodlands Road on the way to Johor Bahru in

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. The road has a length of 25 km (15.5 miles), which makes it one of the longest roads in Singapore, and the road takes its name from the hill. En route, it passes through the areas of

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, Newton Road, Farrer Road,

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and

Bukit Timah Bukit Timah, often abbreviated as Bt Timah, is a planning area and residential estate located in the westernmost part of the Central Region of Singapore. Bukit Timah lies roughly from the Central Business District, bordering the Central Wat ...

. Bukit Timah Road splits into two roads at Newton Circus, the west-bound Bukit Timah Road and east-bound

Dunearn Road Bukit Timah Road (; ms, Jalan Bukit Timah; ta, புக்கித் திமா சாலை) is a major road in Singapore extending from the city centre to Woodlands Road on the way to Johor Bahru in Malaysia. The road has a length of 25 ...

, both of which straddle a

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along their entire lengths. Bukit Timah Road begins at the junction with Rochor Canal Road, Serangoon Road and Selegie Road just south of

Tekka Centre Tekka Centre is a multi-use building complex comprising a wet market, food centre and shops, located in the northern corner of Bukit Timah Road and Serangoon Road, in Little India, Singapore next to Little India MRT station. Etymology and hist ...

as Bukit Timah Road, follows a canal in a northwest direction up to its junction with Clementi Road where it continues northwards as Upper Bukit Timah Road () until the junction with Bukit Panjang Road and

Choa Chu Kang Road Choa Chu Kang Road () is a road in Singapore presently in two sections. History Choa Chu Kang Road was originally a continuous road from Upper Bukit Timah Road to Jalan Sungei Poyan. However, as can be seen frohistorical maps of Singapore developme ...

near the Ten Mile Junction

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then continues with Woodlands Road. The road passes through the

Bukit Timah Planning Area Bukit Timah, often abbreviated as Bt Timah, is a planning area and residential estate located in the westernmost part of the Central Region of Singapore. Bukit Timah lies roughly from the Central Business District, bordering the Central Wate ...

. Buildings named after the road are Bukit Timah Plaza and Bukit Timah Shopping Centre. This road is also affected with the North-South Expressway construction nearby.

Etymology

"Bukit Timah" in Malay means "''tin bearing hill''".

History

The

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surrendered to the Japanese at the

Old Ford Motor Factory The Former Ford Factory (also Old Ford Motor Factory and Old Ford Factory depending on sources) is located along Upper Bukit Timah Road at Bukit Timah in Singapore. It is the place where the British Army forces surrendered to Imperial Japanese ...

at Upper Bukit Timah Road. A

was built in later years between

and Bukit Timah Road to solve the

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ing problem in the area. In the 1990s, a

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and a flyover was constructed namely the Bukit Timah Underpass and the Wayang Satu Flyover in order to improve traffic flow. The Newton Flyover was built in the 1970s which goes over the junction of Newton Circus becoming the first ever Semi-Expressway standalone road, that features both the underpass and flyover without changing any direction.

Landmarks

Along the road, major landmarks include Tan Kah Kee MRT Station,

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, Balmoral Plaza, Coronation Plaza,

Hwa Chong Institution Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) is an independent secondary educational institution in Bukit Timah, Singapore. Formed by the merger of The Chinese High School (1919–2004) and Hwa Chong Junior College (1974–2005) in 2005, it provides secondary edu ...

, Sixth Avenue MRT station,

Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital KK Women's and Children's Hospital (abbreviation: KKH) is the largest public hospital specialising in healthcare for women and children in Singapore, located at 100 Bukit Timah Road. From its humble beginnings as a small general hospital in 18 ...

, Kampong Java Park, King Albert Park,

Little India MRT station Little India MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North East (NEL) and Downtown (DTL) lines. The station is located at the junction of Bukit Timah Road and Race Course Road, on the boundary of the pla ...

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National Junior College National Junior College (NJC) is a government junior college located in Bukit Timah, Singapore. Established in 1969, it was the first government junior college in Singapore. NJC offers a two-year course for pre-university students and a six-year ...

Nanyang Girls' High School Nanyang Girls' High School (NYGH) is an independent girls' secondary school in Bukit Timah, Singapore. Founded in 1917, it is one of the oldest schools in the country. NYGH offers a six-year Integrated Programme, which allows students to skip the ...

, Newton Food Centre, Newton,

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at the junction of Clementi Road and Upper Bukit Timah Road and at Upper Bukit Timah Road, landmarks include Bukit Timah Plaza, Bukit Timah Market and Food Centre, Beauty World, Cheong Chin Nam Road, Hoover Park, The Rail Mall and the

Businesses and organisations

Businesses and organisations located along Bukit Timah Road include: * Blade Club, a

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club

References

* ''Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2004)'', Toponymics A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern University Press, {{Coord, 1.3228, 103.8129, display=title Roads in Singapore Bukit Timah Kallang Newton, Singapore Novena, Singapore Rochor Tanglin