Somerset Road, Singapore (1 August 2017)
Somerset Road is a major road in the Orchard shopping belt of Singapore. It runs in a single direction from east to west, beginning at the intersection with
Killiney Road and
Penang Road, and ending at the T-junction with
Grange Road.
Somerset Road was named after William Somerset Maugham, the English novelist who spent time in the Malay peninsula, including some years in Singapore, in the 1930's. Located between Somerset Road and
Orchard Road is the
Somerset MRT Station (NS23) served by the
North-South Line.
Sights along Somerset Road
Somerset Road roadsign (1 August 2017)
Somerset Road Singapore (Mar 2022)
References
- Singapore Street Names - A Study of Toponymics by Victor R Savage and Brenda S.A. Yeoh (2013), ISBN 978-981-4408-35-6