Kranji - Revision history

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	\| translit_lang1_info = 克蘭芝		\| translit_lang1_info = 克兰芝
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	==Transportation==		==Transportation==
			In 1903, the [[Rail transport in Singapore#Singapore-Kranji Railway, 1900s\|Singapore-Kranji Railway]] was launched with four stations, running from Tank Road to Kranji.<ref name=":0" />

	It is connected to [[Kranji MRT station]] and is one of the main boarding and alighting stops to and from Johor Bahru for Bus Service 160 and 170/X.		It is connected to [[Kranji MRT station]] and is one of the main boarding and alighting stops to and from Johor Bahru for Bus Service 160 and 170/X.

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	==History==		==History==
	The first Singapore-Kranji [[railway]] from Tank Road to Kranji was opened in 1903. In 1909, the [[Johor\|Johor State]] railway was opened and in 1912 both these railways became part of the Federated Malay States railway, which had been formed in 1901. After the completion of the [[Johor-Singapore Causeway\|Causeway]] in 1923, the lines were joined to complete the unification of the [[Federated Malay States]] Railway. Previously a Railway ferry service had operated between Woodlands jetty and Abu Bakar pier from 1903 until 1923.
	[[File:Kranji War Cross.jpg\|thumb\|Kranji War Cross]]		[[File:Kranji War Cross.jpg\|thumb\|Kranji War Cross]]
	Kranji served as a [[military camp]] before the [[Battle of Singapore\|Japanese invasion of Singapore]] in 1942, and is now the home of the [[Kranji War Cemetery]] and [[Kranji War Memorial]], commemorating the 30,000 [[Commonwealth of Nations\|Commonwealth]] personnel who died in Singapore, [[British Malaya\|Malaya]], [[Java (island)\|Java]] and [[Sumatra]] during [[World War II]].		Kranji served as a [[military camp]] before the [[Battle of Singapore\|Japanese invasion of Singapore]] in 1942, and is now the home of the [[Kranji War Cemetery]] and [[Kranji War Memorial]], commemorating the 30,000 [[Commonwealth of Nations\|Commonwealth]] personnel who died in Singapore, [[British Malaya\|Malaya]], [[Java (island)\|Java]] and [[Sumatra]] during [[World War II]].

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	==References==		==References==
			{{Reflist}}
	*Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), ''Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names'', Eastern Universities Press, {{ISBN\|981-210-205-1}}
	*Romen Bose (2006), "Kranji - The Commonwealth War Cemetery and the Politics of the Dead", Marshall Cavendish Editions, {{ISBN\|981-261-275-0}}		*Romen Bose (2006), "Kranji - The Commonwealth War Cemetery and the Politics of the Dead", Marshall Cavendish Editions, {{ISBN\|981-261-275-0}}

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	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
	~~'''''~~Kranji~~'''''~~ is named after a local [[tree]], ''pokok'' ''kranji'' or ''keranji'' ([[Malay language\|Malay]] for ''[[Dialium indum]]'', velvet tamarind tree). ~~Its~~ ~~abundance~~ ~~has~~ ~~rapidly~~ ~~dwindled~~ ~~since~~ ~~the~~ ~~first~~ ~~half~~ of ~~the~~ ~~nineteenth~~ ~~century~~.		Kranji is named after a local [[tree]], ''pokok'' ''kranji'' or ''keranji'' ([[Malay language\|Malay]] for ''[[Dialium indum]]'', velvet tamarind tree).<ref name=":0">{{Cite book \|last=Savage \|first=Victor R. \|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/868957283 \|title=Singapore street names : a study of toponymics \|date=2013 \|others=Brenda S. A. Yeoh \|isbn=978-981-4484-74-9 \|edition= \|location=Singapore \|pages=506 \|oclc=868957283}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050217041826/http://www.myfareast.org/SingaporeMemorials/kranji.html Kranji War Cemetery and ~~indonesia~~ Memorial]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050217041826/http://www.myfareast.org/SingaporeMemorials/kranji.html Kranji War Cemetery and Singapore Memorial]
	*[http://www.turfclub.com.sg Singapore Turf Club]		*[http://www.turfclub.com.sg Singapore Turf Club]

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	Kranji served as a [[military camp]] before the [[Battle of Singapore\|Japanese invasion of Singapore]] in 1942, and is now the home of the [[Kranji War Cemetery]] and [[Kranji War Memorial]], commemorating the 30,000 [[Commonwealth of Nations\|Commonwealth]] personnel who died in Singapore, [[British Malaya\|Malaya]], [[Java (island)\|Java]] and [[Sumatra]] during [[World War II]].		Kranji served as a [[military camp]] before the [[Battle of Singapore\|Japanese invasion of Singapore]] in 1942, and is now the home of the [[Kranji War Cemetery]] and [[Kranji War Memorial]], commemorating the 30,000 [[Commonwealth of Nations\|Commonwealth]] personnel who died in Singapore, [[British Malaya\|Malaya]], [[Java (island)\|Java]] and [[Sumatra]] during [[World War II]].

	In addition, it is now a prime residential area comprising mostly stand-alone properties. There are no towering apartment blocks, unlike most suburbs of Singapore. It is also an ~~[[industry\|~~industrial]] area.		In addition, it is now a prime residential area comprising mostly stand-alone properties. There are no towering apartment blocks, unlike most suburbs of Singapore. It is also an industrial area.

	==Highlights==		==Highlights==

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	{{Places in Singapore}}		{{Places in Singapore}}

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	[[Category:Places in Singapore]]		[[Category:Places in Singapore]]
⚫	[[Category:Kranji]]

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	'''Kranji''' ~~came from Malay word "Buah Keranji" due to pronunciation by local Malay, it became "Kranji". It~~ is a suburb in northwestern [[Singapore]], ~~located~~ ~~about {{convert\|22\|km\|mi}} from the~~ [[~~Downtown~~ ~~Core\|city centre~~]]. It is ~~connected~~ to ~~[[Kranji~~ ~~MRT~~ ~~station]]~~ and ~~connects~~ to ~~bus~~ ~~service~~ ~~170~~ ~~for Johor~~ ~~Bahru~~.		'''Kranji''' is a suburb in northwestern [[Singapore]], bounded by [[Sungei Kadut]] to the north, Turf Club to the east, as well as Lim Chu Kang and the Western Water Catchment to the west.

			It is located about {{convert\|22\|km\|mi}} from the [[Downtown Core\|city centre]] and it came from Malay word "Buah Keranji" due to pronunciation by local Malay, it became "Kranji".

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
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	[[Bollywood Veggies]] is an organic farming collective and information centre open Wednesdays - Sundays.		[[Bollywood Veggies]] is an organic farming collective and information centre open Wednesdays - Sundays.

			==Transportation==
			It is connected to [[Kranji MRT station]] and is one of the main boarding and alighting stops to and from Johor Bahru for Bus Service 160 and 170/X.

	==References==		==References==