Which station is not named correctly?

last SG · 2005-08-28T07:38:52+00:00

accordingly, Toa means Big in Hokkien. Payoh means Swampland, or swampy area, in Melayu. therefore, Toa Payoh means Big Swampy (land). as stated, its name...

medicheng SG

Those NSL, EWL, NEL and CCL… the stations with the confirm names. Which one u think is not suitable? And which one should change? And why?

medicheng SG

For me I think is Farrer Park. It should be name Race Course Station. Because there will be a Farrer Station in Circle Line and further confuse the names…

ditzy SG

But Farrer Park is smacked right in the centre of Farrer Park. Laughing If its called Race Course Station, I'll mistake it for Eng Neo/Kranji, or even Bukit Timah.

FireIce SG

anyone realise the chinese name for Yew Tee got changed?

last time it was You2 Chi2

then change to You2 Di4

iveco SG

The name "Yew Tee" (Min-nan for oil pool) derives from the fact that the Japs used to store fuel nearby (present-day Jln Gali Batu, if I'm not mistaken).

Also, Braddell Station is nowhere near Braddell Rd. And Clarke Quay is north of the river but its corresponding station is on the opposite shore.

disappear SG

Farrer Park people will definitely confuse with Farrer Road station esp tourist who are not familiar. but then again, that place is indeed Farrer Park. I feel that maybe the 2 places are distinct enough to have similiar “Farrer” names. They could name the CCL one Farrer Gardens or something.

sbst275 SG

Choa Chu Kang

Should be Chua Chu Kang

Yishun as well, Nee Soon

Volvo Olympian SG

Hehe...the road names for CCK is Choa..not Chua..

iveco SG

"Yishun" is Mandarin for Nee Soon.

And although the street directory spells CCK Rd as "Choa", the name of the constituency in the electoral register is spelt "Chua".

medicheng SG

Old Race Course Station?

iveco SG

Hmm, that makes me wonder if there would there be a station at Eng Neo on the BTL.

Anyway, Farrer Park station is near Kitchener/Rangoon Rds, so it could just be named after those two roads.

Also, the CCL station could be named Woolerton, after Woolerton Park nearby.

finoq SG

there's going to be a station...Bukit Brown or something?

Any better name for that one?

iveco SG

In the first place, that station isn't going to be built anytime soon. Think it is just a working name.

sbst275 SG

Old road map shows Chua

Anyway, Yishun this one, it all depends

iveco SG

How about YCK? Was it originally spelt "Yeo"?

sbst275 SG

That one is not if I can remember

medicheng SG

woolerton is not so popular name there.... i think is wrong frist is the farrer park name... hmmm

medicheng SG

the areas, yio chu kang, choa chu kang, lim chu kang is actually name after the villages that used to be there. for yio chu kang one is there use to be a village head whose surname is Yang.... so should be yeo... but dunno why it becomes yio...

105090 SG

this is interesting.. i will go off topic here..
Each village was built and named after the chinese clans which built houses and controls that part of the river. "Chu" means house in hokkien, and "kang" means river. and yes. Choa should be Chua. Yio should be Yeo.. but then, its spelled Choa may be due to dialect to english translation spelling.
there was :
Chan Chu Kang > Seletar River
Chu Chu Kang > Kranji River
Tan Chu Kang > Mandai Kechil
Lim Chu Kang > x
Yio Chu Kang > x
Choa Chu Kang > Sungei Berih

info taken from INSIDE TRACK. (bundled with ST on 9th Aug)

105090 SG

Woolerton park is near Woodleigh,
Woolerton Dr, Pk is near Farrer Rd

Farrer Rd is near Queensway
Farrer Park is in Tekka

Kim Keat Link is in Toa Payoh
Kim Keat Rd is in Whampoa

Potong Pasir Stn was originally called "Sennett Station", but was eventually renamed.

Rolling Eyes Confused

some factors are due to government policies