About 96 Rangoon Road
96 Rangoon Road is a mixed shophouse and apartment property at 96 Rangoon Road, Singapore 218381, in District 8 (Farrer Park, Serangoon Road). The directory listing gives the address as 96B Rangoon Road, which follows the local habit of lettering the upper-floor units of a shophouse, while OneMap records the plot as 96 Rangoon Road with no building name. The property is run by MCST 0374. Its neighbour at number 94 holds the next plan number, MCST 0375.
Interesting facts
The land west of Rangoon Road was Singapore's first racecourse. The Serangoon Road Race Course opened in December 1842 and racing continued there until 1933, when the Bukit Timah course took over.
The old racecourse ground was named Farrer Park in 1935 after a former president of the Municipal Commission.
Farrer Park MRT station has eight exits, the most of any station on the North East Line.
Nearby
Farrer Park MRT station (NE8) at 250 Race Course Road is the closest station, a few minutes away on foot. Farrer Park Hospital and City Square Mall are close by, and Rangoon Road itself has a run of coffee shops and bak kut teh restaurants.
Key facts
Address: 96 Rangoon Road (listed as 96B), Singapore 218381
District: District 8 (Farrer Park, Serangoon Road)
Property type: Shophouse with apartments
Nearest MRT: Farrer Park (NE8)
MCST: 0374
