Tanjong Rhu ( Chinese : 丹戎禺 ; Tamil : தஞ்சோங் ரூ ; English : Rhu Point and formerly Sandy Point ), is a subzone within the planning area of Kallang , Singapore , as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). The perimeter of Tanjong Rhu is made up of Nicoll Highway in the north; Mountbatten Road and Fort Road in the east; East Coast Parkway (ECP) in the south; as well as Marina Channel and Kallang Basin in the west. Tanjong Rhu is the largest in terms of physical area among the nine subzones that make up Kallang.
29-670: Consisting of residential, commercial and recreational developments, Tanjong Rhu is famous for being the location of the Singapore Sports Hub , which includes the Kallang Wave Mall , new National Stadium and the Singapore Indoor Stadium . Previously, the old National Stadium which hosted a total of 18 National Day Parades sat on the land now occupied by the new National Stadium. The former Kallang Airport once extended into this area, with part of its old runway being
58-507: A harbour master , started a boat building and repair company here in 1822. Thomas Tivendale had his (Wilkinson, Tivendale and Company) shipyard here in the 1860s. The shipyard would be acquired by John I. Thornycroft & Company in 1926 and close in 1986 by successor Vosper Thornycroft Pte Singapore. As late as the 1980s and the early 1990s, the Tanjong Rhu area was an industrial area with shipyards. The water surrounding Tanjong Rhu
87-419: A hybrid technique of wet speed mixing – combining jet grouting and deep soil mixing. The station's diaphragm wall extended 81 m (266 ft) deep, consisting of 135 panels of 1.2 m (3.9 ft) thick. Installation of the diaphragm walls required diverting a drain that ran through the station. Since the utilities couldn't be fully redirected away from the station site, they were instead routed through
116-513: A new aquatics facility, indoor sports hall, water sports centre, public sports facilities, and retail. The Sports Hub opened to the public on 30 June 2014, and is currently connected to the Stadium , Tanjong Rhu and Kallang MRT stations. The Sports Hub project was proposed on the recommendation of then Community Development and Sports Minister Abdullah Tarmugi in Parliament in 2001. His proposal
145-723: Is also a residential neighbourhood, made up of mostly condominiums and private housing along Tanjong Rhu Road. A few blocks of public housing built by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) exist along Kampong Arang Road and Kampong Kayu Road. These residential estates are connected to the Singapore Sports Hub via Stadium Way, across the Geylang River . Tanjong Rhu is an old place name in Singapore that appeared in de Erédia's 1604 Map of Singapore , written as " Tanjon Rû ". This area
174-733: Is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL) in Kallang , Singapore . Situated at the junction of Tanjong Rhu Road and Tanjong Rhu Place, the station serves nearby condominiums such as Pebble Bay and Casuarina Cove. Other surrounding landmarks include the Tanjong Rhu Lookout Tower, Singapore Sports Hub and the Tanjong Rhu Footbridge. First announced in August 2014, Tanjong Rhu station
203-595: Is displayed at this station as part of the Art-in-Transit programme, a showcase of public artworks on the MRT network. The acoustic panels, resembling honeycombs and circles, references the plant ears that can hear all sounds and voices, hence the artwork title meaning "Our Ecology’s Ears". Haykal was inspired by the British's plans to install acoustic mirrors in Singapore that would detect enemy aircraft during World War 1 , but this
232-681: Is displayed at this station. On 15 August 2014, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that Tanjong Rhu station would be part of the proposed Thomson East – Coast line (TEL). The station would be constructed as part of Phase 4 (TEL4), consisting of 8 stations from this station to Bayshore . The contract for the design and construction of Tanjong Rhu Station was awarded to a joint venture between Bachy Soletanche Singapore Pte Ltd and Wai Fong Construction Pte Ltd for S$ 294 million ( US$ 212.8 million) in January 2016. The contract includes
261-547: The Tanjong Rhu Bridge . [REDACTED] Media related to Tanjong Rhu at Wikimedia Commons Singapore Sports Hub The Singapore Sports Hub ( Chinese : 新加坡体育城 ; Malay : Hab Sukan Singapura; Tamil : சிங்கப்பூர் விளையாட்டு மையம்) is a sports and recreation district in Kallang , Singapore . The Sports Hub is a 35-hectare public-private partnership that is anchored by the new National Stadium and existing Singapore Indoor Stadium , and also incorporates
290-514: The Sports Hub's facilities were sold to various partners, with OCBC Bank sponsoring its indoor arena and aquatic centre, and 100plus sponsoring an 888 m (971 yd) promenade around the new National Stadium. The Sports Hub's facilities were officially opened to the public on 30 June 2014, and began to host events over the year that followed, including the 2015 Southeast Asian Games . Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong officially inaugurated
319-456: The construction of 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) cut-and-cover tunnels and a substation which will power the TEL tracks. Construction was scheduled to begin in 2016 with a targeted completion date of 2023. The station was constructed in reclaimed land, which consists of a 9 m (30 ft) layer of sand and backfill above a layer of marine clay. As such, the contractors strengthened the ground through
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#1732852429699348-609: The facility on 26 July 2015 during the Youth Day event Youth Celebrate! at the National Stadium. On 10 June 2022, it was announced that Sport Singapore , a statutory board under the Ministry of Culture, Community & Youth, would take over management and ownership of the Sports Hub from 9 December 2022 onwards, with plans to make it more accessible to the broader community in Singapore. The 35-hectare Singapore Sports Hub includes
377-696: The following sports facilities: It also includes the Singapore Sports Museum , the Sports Hub Library, Shimano Cycling World (a cycling museum operated by bike manufacturer Shimano ), and Kallang Wave Mall (a shopping centre attached to the National Stadium featuring stores, restaurants, a 16 m (52 ft) climbing wall , and a children's water park on its roof). 1°18′15.5″N 103°52′28.6″E / 1.304306°N 103.874611°E / 1.304306; 103.874611 Tanjong Rhu MRT station Tanjong Rhu MRT station
406-552: The ground to retain the earth and ensure the stability of both tunnels. To minimise ground movement, steel rods were used to stabilise the excavated surface. In February 2020, the station box and tunnels evacuation were completed. With restrictions imposed on construction due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the TEL4 completion date was pushed by a year to 2024. On 5 March 2024, the LTA announced that
435-561: The last reported cases of such police entrapment. A short 19 minute 2009 film, "The Casuarina Cove" by Boo Junfeng told the story of one of those men. Tanjong Rhu is served by the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Thomson–East Coast line – Tanjong Rhu MRT station and the other being the nearby Katong Park MRT station . Within close proximity public transportation is also accessible with Circle line – Stadium MRT station and Mountbatten MRT station and public bus services 11 and 158 via
464-628: The modern-day Stadium Boulevard. Other sports facilities in Tanjong Rhu include the Kallang Tennis Centre , Kallang Field , Kallang Ground , Kallang Track, Kallang Netball Centre, Kallang Squash Centre and PAssion WaVe @ Marina Bay. 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. Tanjong Rhu
493-540: The new National Stadium and its surrounding facilities, in February 2007. On 19 January 2008, the Singapore government awarded the development of the Sports Hub project to SSHC, led by Dragages Singapore Pte Ltd. Minister of Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan stated that their bid "displayed significant strengths in programming, team culture and partnership, functionality and layout". The Sports Hub
522-467: The new Sports Hub was originally planned for completion in 2011. Due to the financial crisis of 2007–2010 and high construction costs, the project was inevitably delayed. In 2008, barring any major problems, it was projected that the project would be completed in time for the 2013 Southeast Asian Games . However, after delays were announced in 2009, Singapore withdrew from hosting the Games. In August 2010, it
551-573: The roof space of the tunnel and station box during the excavation phase. A cut-and-cover tunnel between the Tanjong Rhu and Katong Park stations had to be constructed 37 centimetres (1.21 ft) above the Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) tunnel. This was the only tunnel section on the TEL East Coast segment that was constructed via the cut-and-cover method. Steel sheet piles and barrettes were driven 36 m (118 ft) into
580-480: The shipyards have since been relocated elsewhere and condominiums have replaced them. In September 1993, 12 men were arrested in an entrapment operation in Tanjong Rhu coined the "Fort Road Incident". They were charged with outrage of modesty. Six pleaded guilty. They were sentenced to three strokes of the cane each and imprisonment ranging from two to six months. The names, ages and occupations of all 12 men were published in all major Singaporean newspapers. Those were
609-484: The station would open on 23 June that year. An open house for the TEL4 stations was held on 21 June, with a public transport security booth at this station to promote LTA's security campaigns on public transport. Tanjong Rhu station serves the TEL and is between the Founders' Memorial and Katong Park stations, with an official station code of TE23. As part of the TEL, the station is operated by SMRT Trains. Located at
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#1732852429699638-404: The traffic junction of Tanjong Rhu Road and Tanjong Rhu Place, the station serves the condominiums of Water Place, Pebble Bay, Casuarina Cove, Camelot By-The-Water, Tanjong Ria, Parkshore, and Sanctuary Green condominiums. The station is also near the Tanjong Rhu Lookout Tower and is connected to the Singapore Sports Hub via the Tanjong Rhu Footbridge. At a depth of 15.3 metres (50 ft),
667-410: The two-level station has a side platform configuration due to the limited station space. Tanjong Rhu station is a designated Civil Defence Shelter and has a colour scheme of grey, white and brown. Like the other TEL4 stations, hybrid cooling fans at the platform complement the station's air-conditioning to improve air circulation yet lower energy consumption. Telinga Ekologi Kita by Bani Haykal
696-468: 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. Reclamation of land along the Tanjong Rhu coast began as early as 1992. Private developers then started the new luxury residential developments in Tanjong Rhu. Today,
725-418: Was a public-private partnership with SportsHub Pte Ltd, which is made up of four companies namely InfraRed Capital Partners, Dragages Singapore, DTZ Facilities and Engineering and Global Spectrum Asia. SHPL was engaged in 2008 and has a 25-year contract to design, build, finance and operate the Sports Hub. The demolition of the former National Stadium was slated to begin in 2008 while the construction of
754-550: Was based on a report by the Committee of Sporting Singapore calling for the city-state to promote a culture of sports, and replace the aging National Stadium . The Sports Hub was to include the new stadium, as well as a new aquatic centre, indoor arena, and recreation facilities. Alpine Mayreder, Singapore Gold Consortium, and the Singapore Sports Hub Consortium (SSHC) submitted bids for the project, which included
783-451: Was constructed as part of TEL Phase 4. The cut-and-cover tunnels between Tanjong Rhu and Katong Park was constructed only 37 cm (1.21 ft) above the Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway . Tanjong Rhu station commenced operations on 23 June 2024. A designated Civil Defence shelter, the two-level station has a side platform configuration and a colour scheme of grey, white and brown. An Art-in-Transit artwork Telinga Ekologi Kita by Bani Haykal
812-589: Was formerly known as Sandy Point . The Malay name comes from the casuarina equisetifolia trees, referred to in Malay as pokok rhu or ru , which is the casuarina littoria species that grew along the beach between Kallang and Rochor . It was known as sha tsui (沙咀) in Cantonese , which means " sand spit ". Tanjong Rhu has been associated with ship building and repairing from the early days. Captain William Flint,
841-550: Was reported that the contract to begin construction had been signed with plans for the demolition works of the former National Stadium to start in October 2010 and for the completion of the new Sports Hub in April 2014. The demolition of the National Stadium started with a groundbreaking ceremony on 29 September 2010. The contract with SHPL started from 2010 due to the delay and it was to last for 25 years till 2035. Naming rights to some of
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