Eu Tong Sen Street, Singapore (29 July 2017)
Eu Tong Sen Street is a major street in the
Chinatown part of downtown
Singapore. It parallels New Bridge Road, each carrying traffic in a different direction. Eu Tong Sen Street, located to the west, brings traffic northwards, or to be exact, northeastwards.
Eu Tong Sen Street starts at the intersection with
Neil Road, where it continues from
Kampong Bahru Road. Along the way, it intersects with
Outram Road,
Upper Cross Street,
Havelock Road /
Upper Pickering Street, and Merchant Road /
North Canal Road. It also forms junctions with
Pearl's Hill Terrace, Park Crescent, Havelock Square, Tew Chew Street and Ellenborough Street. Eu Tong Sen Street crosses the
Singapore River on
Coleman Bridge to end at the intersection with
River Valley Road /
North Boat Quay.
Eu Tong Sen Street was named after the miner Eu Tong Sen (1877-1941), who was born in the city of Foshan in
Guangdong, China. He immigrated to
Penang, from where he worked his way up as a grocery shop assistant. He was involved in several different businesses including opium farming, alcohol, pawn broking and gambling, but made most of his fortune from tin mining and from establishing his Chinese medical hall, Eu Yan Sang, which now has branches across
Singapore,
Malaysia and
Hong Kong. His residence in
Kuala Lumpur is today the
Malaysia Tourism Centre.
Eu Tong Sen Street is served by the
Chinatown MRT Station (NE4) and
Clarke Quay MRT Station (NE5) on the
North East Line.
MRT Stations along Eu Tong Sen Street, Singapore
Sights along Eu Tong Sen Street, Singapore
Eu Tong Sen Street, Singapore (29 July 2017)
Eu Tong Sen Street roadsign (29 July 2017)