Hi everyone

I feel very honest to ba a part of this trail .I was queit worried when i first learnt that i need to do a trail on Toa Payoh as am not a local student and i do not understand Toa Payoh as well as other local stuents.Thus,i do a lot of surf in order to have a better understanding of Toa Payoh.


Toa Payoh in the Hokkien dialect means "big swamp land". The word 'Payoh' originates from the Malay word 'paya' for swamp. This extensive district was quite notorious for the numerous squatters who were mainly engaged in farming and rearing pigs.


Toa Payoh town is just 6km away from the city centre. It is well-served by the expressways and major roads as well as excellent public transportation. The town is bounded by Braddell Road and Bartley Road to the north, Upper Paya Lebar Road to the east, MacPherson Road and Jalan Toa Payoh to the south and Thomson Road to the west.

There are two MRT stations within the town, namely, Toa Payoh MRT station and Braddell MRT station. Situated above Toa Payoh MRT station is the new air-conditioned Toa Payoh Bus Interchange, itself integrated with the HDB Centre. The bus interchange is a major transportation hub serving not only the needs of town residents in and around Toa Payoh, but also links residents to other parts of the Singapore.

One of Singapore's earliest public housing estates, Toa Payoh has developed a distinctive character through the years. The area bustles with activity and is a great place to soak in the local lifestyle. It boasts Singapore's only air-conditioned bus interchange and visitors will be spoilt for choice at the range of merchandise, food and entertainment options available.

I love Toa Payoh not only because it is the central area of Singapore and very convenient to go to other place. However,people live inToa Payoh no need to worry about food, shopping,looking for doctor...

For student like me, after school also can study at library~