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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Mountbatten, Singapore

Mountbatten (also known as Mountbatten Estate) is a neighbourhood located in the planning area of Marine Parade, Singapore.

History

The neighbourhood is named after Lord Louis Mountbatten, the Supreme Allied Commander of the South East Asia Command, Governor General of India and British Military Administrator of Malaya from 1945 to 1946.

Layout

Mountbatten Road is a major thoroughfare that stretches all the way from the junction with Nicoll Highway, Guillemard Road and Sims Way (where Kallang Airport Way branches out from Sims Way) in Kallang to Haig Road in Katong where it continues eastward as East Coast Road.

Points of interest

Transportation

Mountbatten is served by Mountbatten MRT station and Dakota MRT station on the Circle MRT line. Both stations are situated under Old Airport Road.

References

  1. ^ "Mountbatten Estate | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ^ Singapore, Remember (6 September 2016). "The Old World Charm of Mountbatten". Remember Singapore. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ Singapore Guide and Street Directory. University of Michigan. 1972.
  4. ^ "Goodman Arts Centre (former Laselle College of the Arts)". www.roots.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ^ "onePA - Katong CC". onePA. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Singapore Sindhi Association". Roots.gov.sg.