It then stretches southeast across the Scotts Road–Paterson Hill junction, Orchard MRT station, Bideford Road, Somerset MRT station, Central Expressway, Dhoby Ghaut MRT station, and ends at the junction with Handy Road (just before Prinsep Street), where it becomes Bras Basah Road. The ever-lively street starts at the junction with Orange Grove Road which is the location of the Orchard Hotel. and entirely in 1977 when Orchard Boulevard was completed. Geography Īfter more than a century as a two-way thoroughfare, Orchard Road became a one-way street east of Scotts Road in 1974. ' Tanglin Market Street'), and in Tamil, it was known as "Vairakimadam" (Tamil: வயிராகி மடம், romanized: Vayirāki maṭam, lit.'Fakir's place') inside town limits and "Māttu Than" ( Tamil: மேட்டு தான், romanized: Mēṭṭu tāṉ, lit.'High Ground') from Koek's Market to Upper Tanglin. Previously, it was known in Hokkien as "Tang Leng Pa Sat Koi" ( simplified Chinese: 东陵巴刹街 traditional Chinese: 東陵巴剎街 Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tang-lêng Pa-sat-koe lit. Such plantations were common in the area in the 19th century. Orchard Road got its name from the nutmeg, pepper and fruit orchards or the plantations that the road once led to. Orchard is bordered by Newton in the east and north, Tanglin in the west, River Valley in the south and Museum to the southeast. It is part of the Central Area located within the Central Region. The Orchard Planning Area is a planning area as specified by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. A famous tourist attraction, it is an upscale shopping area, with numerous internationally renowned department stores, restaurants and coffeehouses located in its vicinity. Orchard Road, often known colloquially as simply Orchard, is a major 2.5 km (1.6 mi)–long road in the Central Area of Singapore.
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