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Tiong Bahru
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Singapore’s best-known old housing estate remains a lived-in neighbourhood rather than a museum piece, with cafés beside markets and ordinary blocks.
Walk to rail Tiong Bahru (East-West MRT)
Sources
URA, Tiong Bahru conservation portal, https://www.ura.gov.sg/conservation/find-a-building/conservation-portal/tnbhr/ (estate history, planned housing and conserved blocks).
URA, Secondary settlements, https://www.ura.gov.sg/conservation/conservation-areas/secondary-settlements/ (conservation area context and boundaries).
LTA, Rail Network, https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/getting_around/public_transport/rail_network.html (operational rail description).
Good to know Walkable market, food centre and small shops Distinctive pre-war and early public housing The fashionable core is busier and costlier Estimated extent · 2.59 km² — OpenStreetMap has no outline for this area, so this covers the built-up land closest to it, with edges following real streets. Locals will disagree about the exact edges.
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