Tanjong Rhu

Tanjong Rhu
Subzone of Kallang
Other transcription(s)
• Chinese	丹戎禺
• Malay	Tanjung Rhu
• Tamil	தஞ்சோங் ரூ
Tanjong Rhu Suspension Bridge at night
Country	Singapore
Region	Central Region
Planning Area	Kallang

Tanjong Rhu is an affluent residential neighbourhood in Kallang in the Central Region of Singapore. As defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, the Singapore Sports Hub lies within the boundaries of Tanjong Rhu.

The Central Area of Singapore is located across the Marina Channel, and Marina East is to the south of Tanjong Rhu across the Benjamin Sheares Bridge.

Tanjong Rhu is served by Tanjong Rhu Road, which will be the location for the future Tanjong Rhu MRT Station. The area is connected to other parts of Kallang via Mountbatten Road. The area has experienced significant investment with the most notable example being the world class Singapore Sports Hub which was completed in 2015. The National Stadium which is part of the Sports Hub has a capacity of 55,000 spectators. It is connected to the residential part of Tanjong Rhu via Stadium Way.

Tanjong Rhu is an old place name in Singapore that appeared in de Erédia's 1604 Map of Singapore, referred as "Tanjon R".

This area was formerly known as Sandy Point. The Malay name comes from the casuarina trees, referred to in Malay as pokok rhu, where ru is the casuarina littoria, that grew along the beach. It is known as sha tsui in Cantonese, which means "sand spit".

Tanjong Rhu has been associated with ship building and repairing from the early days. Captain Flint, a harbour master, started a boat building and repair company here in 1822. A Mr Tivendale had his shipyard here in the 1860s.