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Located on the Circle Line, Lorong Chuan MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station in Serangoon. The station is situated at the western end of Serangoon Avenue 3 and receives its name from a nearby road called Lorong Chuan. Lorong Chuan MRT station was opened on 28 May 2009 along with the other stations on the Stage 3 Circle Line. The station has many schools located near it including the Nanyang Junior College, Zhonghua Secondary School, Yangzheng Primary School, and an Australian International School. It is also in the close proximity to the condominiums including the Scala, Chiltern Park, Chuan Park, Goldenhill Park, and The Spring bloom. There are also many places to visit near Lorong Chuan<\/strong>. <\/em><\/p>\n

About Serangoon<\/h2>\n
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Situated in the North-East Region of Singapore, Serangoon is a residential town and planning area in the country. Serangoon borders many other planning areas including Sengkang towards the north, Toa Payoh towards the south, Hougang towards the east, Ang Mo Kio, and Bishan towards the west. This planning area has 7 subzones in total including Serangoon Central, Lorong Chuan, Upper Paya Lebar, Serangoon Garden, Serangoon North, Seletar Hills and Serangoon North Industrial Estate. Serangoon road had several names based on its different relevance or features.<\/p>\n

Nan Sheng Hua Yuen Pien is the northern tip of Serangoon Road. The name means ‘fringe of the garden in the south’, which implies the Chinese vegetable gardens located in the Bendemeer area. And because this area had many jackfruit trees growing here, it was also known as mang chai Chiao meaning ‘feet of the jackfruit’. ‘Au Kang’ was the Hokkien Chinese name for Serangoon Road which meant ‘back creek’. The Chinese call this region as Ang Sali. The Indian community was the main occupants of the Serangoon region. Since 1826, the are Indians settled here working as laborers in the brick kilns and cattle industries that were located here.<\/p>\n

Though in 1860 the kilns were closed and in 1936 the municipality removed the cattle sheds this region still has a large population of Indians and has come to be known as ‘Little India’ today. A popular sight in Serangoon is the Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple which was built more than a century ago. The temple was rebuilt across 3 years i.e. from 1984 to 1987. In 1982, the development of Serangoon New Town had started. This involved building of the first few HDB flats as Neighbourhood 3 and as a part of Neighbourhood 2. The development of Serangoon Central went on from 1984 until 1989. The settlements in Serangoon during the early 19th century were dominated by the Tamil Muslim traders from India.<\/p>\n

5 Best Places To Visit Near Lorong Chuan<\/h2>\n

Here are the best places to visit near Lorong Chuan<\/strong> in Singapore that have to be on your bucket list for sure:<\/p>\n