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The word Geylang is found early in Singapore's history and also in early topographical maps showing marsh and coconut plantations beside and adjacent to the mouth of the Kallang River, home to the Orang Laut (sea gypsies) called orang biduanda kallang who inhabited the area at the time of Raffles' arrival in 1819, and after whom the river is named.
The name. Kolam Ayer, was derived from the Malay phrase "kolam air", which translates to "pond water".. The subzone's current name, Geylang Bahru, came from a road in the area; "Geylang" is a place in Singapore, now considered a separate planning area from Kallang, while "Bahru" is the old Malay spelling for "baru", meaning "new".
Geylang Bahru MRT station. / 1.321382°N 103.871414°E / 1.321382; 103.871414. Geylang Bahru MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown line in Kallang, Singapore. The station is located under Kallang Bahru, at the junction with Geylang Bahru, hence its name. Nearby developments are largely residential.
Geylang Methodist School (Secondary) (GMS (S)) is a co-educational government-aided Methodist secondary school located in Geylang, Singapore. Founded in 1924, the school offers secondary education leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level or Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level examinations. The incumbent principal is Mr Victor Owyong.
MacPherson, Singapore. / 1.32665; 103.890019. MacPherson is a neighbourhood located within the district of Geylang in the Central Region of Singapore. Its location roughly corresponds to the identically titled subzone in the Geylang Planning Area and is approximately sandwiched between the neighbourhoods of Aljunied and Paya Lebar. [ 1][ 2 ...
13 December 2010 – 12 January 2011. 1 June 2011 – 15 July 2011. 23 January 2012. Thomson-East Coast Line Stage 1 – 3 [ 11][ 12] 8 January 2013 – 17 February 2013. 23 May 2013 – 17 June 2013. 27 June 2014. Thomson-East Coast Line Stage 4 – 5 (Excluding Changi Airport T5 and Founders' Memorial) [ 13] 30 April 2015 – 31 May 2015.
Aljunied station in Singapore. Aljunied MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West line (EWL) in Geylang, Singapore. Named after Aljunied Road, this station primarily serves Aljunied, one of the subzones that make up Geylang planning area. On the EWL, it is between the Paya Lebar and Kallang stations.
Geylang Road (Chinese: 芽笼路) is a major trunk road linking Singapore's eastern suburban areas with the country's central business district. Deriving its name from the area of Geylang where the road cuts through, it is fronted on both sides by low-rise shophouses protected statutorily from urban redevelopment in keeping with its history and ...