Kranji

Coordinates: 1°25′22.08″N 103°45′1.44″E / 1.4228000°N 103.7504000°E / 1.4228000; 103.7504000
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Kranji
Subzone of Sungei Kadut Planning Area
Name transcription(s)
 • Chinese克蘭芝
 • PinyinKèlánzhī
 • MalayKeranji
 • Tamilகிராஞ்சி
Kranji is located in Singapore
Kranji
Kranji
Location of Kranji within Singapore
Coordinates: 1°25′22.08″N 103°45′1.44″E / 1.4228000°N 103.7504000°E / 1.4228000; 103.7504000
CountrySingapore

Kranji is a suburb in northwestern Singapore, bounded by Sungei Kadut to the north, Turf Club to the east, as well as Lim Chu Kang and the Western Water Catchment to the west.

It is located about 22 kilometres (14 mi) from the city centre and it came from Malay word "Buah Keranji" due to pronunciation by local Malay, it became "Kranji".

Etymology

Kranji is named after a local tree, pokok kranji or keranji (Malay for Dialium indum, velvet tamarind tree).[1]

History

Kranji War Cross

Kranji served as a

Java and Sumatra during World War II
.

In addition, it is now a prime residential area comprising mostly stand-alone properties. There are no towering apartment blocks, unlike most suburbs of Singapore. It is also an industrial area.

Highlights

The Singapore Turf Club operates Kranji Racecourse, the only horse racing race course in Singapore. It is located next to the Kranji MRT station.

There is also a

reservoir known as Kranji Reservoir, which was formed by the damming
of the Kranji River.

Bollywood Veggies is an organic farming collective and information centre open Wednesdays - Sundays.

Transportation

In 1903, the Singapore-Kranji Railway was launched with four stations, running from Tank Road to Kranji.[1]

It is connected to Kranji MRT station and is one of the main boarding and alighting stops to and from Johor Bahru for Bus Service 160 and 170/X.

References

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    OCLC 868957283.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
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