Tanjong Rhu

Notable places include Kallang Theatre, Leisure Park Kallang, Mountbatten Fire Post, Katong Community Centre, Singapore Swimming Club, the Benjamin Sheares Bridge and Dunman High School, one of Singapore's leading educational institutions.

The name Tanjong Rhu appeared in Manuel Godinho de Erédia's 1604 map of Singapore spelt as Tanjon Rû, it means "casuarina cape" in Malay from the trees of Casuarina equisetifolia or almost similar C. littoria (ru or rhu) species that grew along the beach between Kallang and Rochor.

The water surrounding Tanjong Rhu was polluted with industrial and domestic waste, creating an extremely unpleasant environment.

A massive relocation exercise was then undertaken by the Singapore Government to transform Tanjong Rhu into a high-end residential area.

In September 1993, 12 men were arrested in an entrapment operation in Tanjong Rhu coined the "Fort Road Incident".

The stations are: Tanjong Rhu is also served by the public trunk bus services 11 and 158, which connect the neighbourhood to different parts of Singapore.

Tanjong Rhu (left) marked as Tanjon Rû in this 1604 map of Singapore by Godinho de Erédia . The map is orientated with the South towards the top left.
The high-end private residential developments at Tanjong Rhu form the backdrop for this panorama of the Kallang Basin area in the eastern part of Singapore .