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'''Thomson Road''' is a major trunk [[road]] linking [[Singapore]]'s [[central business district]] with the northern suburban areas. Taking its name from [[John Turnbull Thomson]], a [[Scotland|Scotsman]] who was the Government Surveyor and Chief Engineer of the [[Straits Settlements]] from 1841 to 1853 and who helped build many roads into the interior of the island beyond the core of the city centre in the south.
==History==
'''Thomson Road''' is a major trunk road linking Singapore's [[Central Area|central business district]] with the northern suburban areas. Taking its name from John Turnbull Thomson, a Scotsman who was the Government Surveyor and Chief Engineer of the [[Straits Settlements]] from 1841 to 1853 and who helped build many roads into the interior of the island beyond the core of the city centre in the south.


Originally known as [[Seletar Road]] (the later of which is now the name of a small road off [[Yio Chu Kang Road]] in [[Seletar Hills Estate]]), it was known to the Chinese as ''Chia Chui Kang'', literally meaning "freshwater stream" in reference to the [[Kallang River]] which crosses the road in its upper reaches near the traditional core area of present day [[Ang Mo Kio]]. Thus, it was also known as ''Ang Kio Tau'', meaning "head of the red bridge", the same bridge which may have given Ang Mo Kio its name. It also had a [[Tamil language|Tamil]] name, ''Thanir Pilei Sadakku'', literally meaning "water-pipe street".
Originally known as Seletar Road (the later of which is now the name of a small road off Yio Chu Kang Road in Seletar Hills Estate), it was known to the Chinese as Chia Chui Kang, literally meaning "freshwater stream" in reference to the [[Kallang River]] which crosses the road in its upper reaches near the traditional core area of present day [[Ang Mo Kio]]. Thus, it was also known as Ang Kio Tau, meaning "head of the red bridge", the same bridge which may have given [[Ang Mo Kio]] its name. It also had a Tamil name, Thanir Pilei Sadakku, literally meaning "water-pipe street".


Today, the road begins at a major road junction with [[Keng Lee Road]], [[Kampong Java Road]], [[Cavenagh Road]] and [[Norfolk Road]], and leads northwards through the [[Novena, Singapore|Novena]] residential area. It passes by [[Toa Payoh]] before continuing on as '''Upper Thomson Road''' at the junction with [[Outer Ring Road System|Braddell Road]] and [[Outer Ring Road System|Lornie Road]]. It skims along the western edge of [[Bishan]] and [[Ang Mo Kio]], then cuts through relatively undeveloped areas until it reaches the junction with [[Mandai Road]], where it continues northwards via [[Sembawang Road]].
==Present Day==
It is also the site of Saint Joseph Institution International, Ministry of Youth and many more.
Today, the road begins at a major road junction with Keng Lee Road, Kampong Java Road, Cavenagh Road and Norfolk Road, and leads northwards through the [[Novena]] residential area. It passes by [[Toa Payoh]] before continuing on as '''Upper Thomson Road''' at the junction with Braddell Road and Lornie Road. It skims along the western edge of [[Bishan]] and [[Ang Mo Kio]], then cuts through relatively undeveloped areas until it reaches the junction with Mandai Road, where it continues northwards via Sembawang Road. It is also the site of St. Joseph Institution International, Ministry of Youth and many more. This road also is affected with the [[North-South Corridor]] construction.
This road also is affected with the [[North-South Expressway]] construction.
 
==Popular Locations==
* Mount Alvernia Hospital
* MSF Building
* Church of Saint Alphonsus
* Thomson Road Playground
* Singapore Thomson Road Baptist Church
* Embassy of the Republic of Maldives
* Novena Square
* [[Thomson Road Baptist Kindergarten]]
 
==Bus Stops and Bus Services==
===Bus Stops (Toward Keng Lee Road, Kampong Java Road, Cavenagh Road and Norfolk Road) ===
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!Bus Stop
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|{{BS51079}}
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|-
|{{BS00000|code=51069|stop=Mt Alvernia Hosp|road=Thomson Rd}}
|{{bus/130}} {{bus/132}} {{bus/156}} {{bus/166}} {{bus/167}} {{bus/980}}
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|{{BS51059}}
|{{bus/54}} {{bus/130}} {{bus/132}} {{bus/141}} {{bus/156}} {{bus/166}} {{bus/167}} {{bus/851}} {{bus/980}}
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|{{BS00000|code=51049|stop=SLF Cplx|road=Thomson Rd}}
|{{bus/54}} {{bus/130}} {{bus/132}} {{bus/141}} {{bus/156}} {{bus/166}} {{bus/167}} {{bus/851}} {{bus/980}}
|-
|{{BS00000|code=51039|stop=Opp S'pore Polo Club|road=Thomson Rd}}
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|-
|{{BS00000|code=51029|stop=Opp Old Police Acad|road=Thomson Rd}}
|{{bus/54}} {{bus/130}} {{bus/132}} {{bus/141}} {{bus/156}} {{bus/166}} {{bus/167}} {{bus/851}} {{bus/980}}
|-
|{{BS00000|code=51019|stop=Thomson Flyover|road=Thomson Rd}}
|{{bus/54}} {{bus/130}} {{bus/141}} {{bus/166}} {{bus/167}} {{bus/186}} {{bus/851}} {{bus/980}}
|-
|{{BS00000|code=50059|stop=Opp Thomson Med Ctr|road=Thomson Rd}}
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|-
|{{BS00000|code=50049|stop=Opp Novena Lodge|road=Thomson Rd}}
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|-
|{{BS50037}}
|{{bus/5}} {{bus/54}} {{bus/143}} {{bus/167}}
|-
|{{BS50038}}
|{{bus/21}} {{bus/56}} {{bus/57}} {{bus/131}} {{bus/131|a=A}} {{bus/141}} {{bus/166}} {{bus/851}} {{bus/980}}
|-
|{{BS00000|code=50029|stop=Opp United Sq|road=Thomson Rd}}
|{{bus/56}} {{bus/57}} {{bus/131}} {{bus/131|a=A}} {{bus/141}} {{bus/166}} {{bus/851}} {{bus/980}}
|}
 
===Bus Stops (Toward Upper Thomson Road, Braddell Road and Lornie Road)===
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|-class="BUS"
!Bus Stop
!Bus Services
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|{{BS50021}}
|{{bus/56}} {{bus/57}} {{bus/131}} {{bus/141}} {{bus/166}} {{bus/851}} {{bus/980}}
|-
|{{BS50031}}
|{{bus/5}} {{bus/21}} {{bus/54}} {{bus/56}} {{bus/57}} {{bus/131}} {{bus/141}} {{bus/143}} {{bus/166}} {{bus/167}} {{bus/851}} {{bus/980}}
|-
|{{BS00000|code=50041|stop=Novena Lodge|road=Thomson Rd}}
|{{bus/5}} {{bus/21}} {{bus/54}} {{bus/56}} {{bus/57}} {{bus/131}} {{bus/141}} {{bus/143}} {{bus/166}} {{bus/167}} {{bus/851}} {{bus/980}}
|-
|{{BS00000|code=50051|stop=Thomson Med Ctr|road=Thomson Rd}}
|{{bus/5}} {{bus/21}} {{bus/54}} {{bus/56}} {{bus/57}} {{bus/131}} {{bus/141}} {{bus/143}} {{bus/166}} {{bus/167}} {{bus/851}} {{bus/980}}
|-
|{{BS51011}}
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|-
|{{BS00000|code=51021|stop=Old Police Acad|road=Thomson Rd}}
|{{bus/54}} {{bus/130}} {{bus/141}} {{bus/166}} {{bus/167}} {{bus/851}} {{bus/980}}
|-
|{{BS00000|code=51023|stop=Aft Mt Pleasant Rd|road=Thomson Rd}}
|{{bus/132}} {{bus/156}}
|-
|{{BS00000|code=51031|stop=S'pore Polo Club|road=Thomson Rd}}
|{{bus/54}} {{bus/130}} {{bus/132}} {{bus/141}} {{bus/156}} {{bus/166}} {{bus/167}} {{bus/851}} {{bus/980}}
|-
|{{BS51051}}
|{{bus/54}} {{bus/130}} {{bus/132}} {{bus/141}} {{bus/156}} {{bus/166}} {{bus/167}} {{bus/851}} {{bus/980}}
|-
|{{BS51071}}
|{{bus/52}} {{bus/74}} {{bus/93}} {{bus/130}} {{bus/132}} {{bus/156}} {{bus/157}} {{bus/165}} {{bus/166}} {{bus/167}} {{bus/852}} {{bus/855}} {{bus/980}}
|}
 
==MRT Station==
* {{NS20|1= }}


==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomson_Road,_Singapore Wikipedia Article on Thomson Road]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomson_Road,_Singapore Wikipedia Article]


[[Category:Roads]]
[[Category:Roads]]

Latest revision as of 22:11, 20 March 2024

History[edit]

Thomson Road is a major trunk road linking Singapore's central business district with the northern suburban areas. Taking its name from John Turnbull Thomson, a Scotsman who was the Government Surveyor and Chief Engineer of the Straits Settlements from 1841 to 1853 and who helped build many roads into the interior of the island beyond the core of the city centre in the south.

Originally known as Seletar Road (the later of which is now the name of a small road off Yio Chu Kang Road in Seletar Hills Estate), it was known to the Chinese as Chia Chui Kang, literally meaning "freshwater stream" in reference to the Kallang River which crosses the road in its upper reaches near the traditional core area of present day Ang Mo Kio. Thus, it was also known as Ang Kio Tau, meaning "head of the red bridge", the same bridge which may have given Ang Mo Kio its name. It also had a Tamil name, Thanir Pilei Sadakku, literally meaning "water-pipe street".

Present Day[edit]

Today, the road begins at a major road junction with Keng Lee Road, Kampong Java Road, Cavenagh Road and Norfolk Road, and leads northwards through the Novena residential area. It passes by Toa Payoh before continuing on as Upper Thomson Road at the junction with Braddell Road and Lornie Road. It skims along the western edge of Bishan and Ang Mo Kio, then cuts through relatively undeveloped areas until it reaches the junction with Mandai Road, where it continues northwards via Sembawang Road. It is also the site of St. Joseph Institution International, Ministry of Youth and many more. This road also is affected with the North-South Corridor construction.

Popular Locations[edit]

  • Mount Alvernia Hospital
  • MSF Building
  • Church of Saint Alphonsus
  • Thomson Road Playground
  • Singapore Thomson Road Baptist Church
  • Embassy of the Republic of Maldives
  • Novena Square
  • Thomson Road Baptist Kindergarten

Bus Stops and Bus Services[edit]

Bus Stops (Toward Keng Lee Road, Kampong Java Road, Cavenagh Road and Norfolk Road)[edit]

Bus Stop Bus Services
Opp MacRitchie Resvr icon51079
Thomson Rd
Mt Alvernia Hosp icon51069
Thomson Rd
Aft Toa Payoh Rise icon51059
Thomson Rd
SLF Cplx icon51049
Thomson Rd
Opp S'pore Polo Club icon51039
Thomson Rd
Opp Old Police Acad icon51029
Thomson Rd
Thomson Flyover icon51019
Thomson Rd
Opp Thomson Med Ctr icon50059
Thomson Rd
Opp Novena Lodge icon50049
Thomson Rd
Bef Novena Stn Exit B icon50037
Thomson Rd
Novena Stn icon50038
Thomson Rd
Opp United Sq icon50029
Thomson Rd

Bus Stops (Toward Upper Thomson Road, Braddell Road and Lornie Road)[edit]

Bus Stop Bus Services
United Sq/Bef Novena Stn icon50021
Thomson Rd
Opp Novena Ch icon50031
Thomson Rd
Novena Lodge icon50041
Thomson Rd
Thomson Med Ctr icon50051
Thomson Rd
Opp Tan Tong Meng Twr icon51011
Thomson Rd
Old Police Acad icon51021
Thomson Rd
Aft Mt Pleasant Rd icon51023
Thomson Rd
S'pore Polo Club icon51031
Thomson Rd
Aft Andrew Rd icon51051
Thomson Rd
MacRitchie Resvr icon51071
Thomson Rd

MRT Station[edit]

External Links[edit]

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