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Revision as of 22:07, 2 October 2018

Tampines is a planning area and residential town located in the East Region of Singapore. Measuring at approximately 20.89 km2, Tampines ranks the 9th, 3rd & 15th in terms of size, population & density respectively.

Tampines is the third largest new town in Singapore by area, covering over 2089 hectares of land and also is the third most populated new town, following Bedok and Jurong West. It is the regional centre for the East Region.It is in the East Region of the main island. The town is so named because in the 1900s a large forest of ironwood trees, or tempinis, were there.

Tampines is located at the southern part of Singapore's east region and is made out of 1 subzone, Simei. The planning area is bordered by Bedok and Paya Lebar to the west, Pasir Ris to the north, Changi to the east and the Singapore Straits to the south.

Notable Structures

Education

  • Angsana Primary School
  • Changkat Changi Primary School
  • Changkat Changi Secondary School
  • Chongzheng Primary School
  • Dunman Secondary School
  • East Spring Primary School
  • East Spring Secondary School
  • East View Primary School
  • East View Secondary School (merging with East Spring Secondary School in 2019)
  • Gongshang Primary School
  • ITE College East
  • Junyuan Primary School
  • Junyuan Secondary School
  • Middleton International School (Tampines Campus)
  • Ngee Ann Secondary School
  • Pasir Ris Secondary School
  • Poi Ching School
  • Saint Hilda's Primary School
  • Saint Hilda's Secondary School
  • Springfield Secondary School
  • Singapore University of Technology and Design
  • Tampines Junior College (merging with Meridian Junior College in 2019)
  • Tampines North Primary School
  • Tampines Primary School
  • Tampines Secondary School
  • Temasek Polytechnic
  • United World College of South East Asia (Tampines Campus)
  • Yumin Primary School

Transportation

Government-related

  • Bedok North Bus Depot
  • Changi Depot
  • Tampines Hub
  • Tampines Regional Library

Shopping Centres / Malls

  • Century Square
  • Eastpoint Mall
  • Tampines 1
  • Tampines Mall
  • Tampines Retail Park (Courts, Giant and IKEA)

Parks

  • Festival Park
  • Tampines Boulevard Park (future)
  • Tampines Central Park
  • Tampines Eco Green
  • Tampines Green
  • Tampines Leisure Park
  • Tampines North Park
  • Tampines North Quarry Park (future)
  • Tampines Park
  • Tampines Tree Garden

Bus Interchanges

Tampines

Service Destination Notes
3
Punggol N/A
4
↺ Changi North Way
8
Toa Payoh
10
Kent Ridge
19
↺ Changi Airfreight Terminal
20
↺ Changi Business Park
22
Ang Mo Kio
23
↺ Rochor Canal Road
28
Toa Payoh
29
↺ Changi Village
31
Toa Payoh
37
↺ Changi North Crescent
38
Bedok
46
Upper East Coast
65
HarbourFront
67
Choa Chu Kang
68
Pasir Ris
69
↺ Bedok
72
Yio Chu Kang
81
↺ Serangoon Central
127
↺ Tampines Industrial Ave 5
291
↺ Tampines Street 81 West Loop
↺ Tampines Street 33 East Loop
292
↺ Tampines Street 22 N/A
293
↺ Tampines Street 71 West Loop
↺ Tampines Avenue 7 East Loop
969
Woodlands N/A

Tampines Concourse

Service Destination Notes
18
Bedok N/A
39
Yishun
129
St. Michael's
298
↺ Tampines Street 86

Politics

Incumbent Role
North East CDC
Desmond Choo Mayor of North East CDC
North West CDC
Maliki Osman Mayor of North West CDC
Aljunied GRC
Low Thia Khiang Member of Parliament for Bedok Reservoir-Punggol
Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
Teo Chee Hean Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris West
East Coast GRC
Jessica Tan Member of Parliament for Changi-Simei
Tampines GRC
Baey Yam Keng Member of Parliament for Tampines North
Cheng Li Hui Member of Parliament for Tampines East
Desmond Choo Member of Parliament for Tampines Changkat
Heng Swee Keat Member of Parliament for Tampines Central
Masagos Zulkifli Member of Parliament for Tampines West

Links

Planning Areas ViewTalkEdit
Central BishanBukit MerahBukit TimahDowntown Core1GeylangKallangMarina East1Marina South1Marine ParadeMuseum1Newton1NovenaOrchard1Outram1QueenstownRiver Valley1Rochor1Singapore River1Southern IslandsStraits View1TanglinToa Payoh
East BedokChangiChangi BayPasir RisPaya LebarTampines
North Central Water CatchmentLim Chu KangMandaiSembawangSimpangSungei KadutWoodlandsYishun
North-East Ang Mo KioHougangNorth-Eastern IslandsPunggolSeletarSengkangSerangoon
West Boon LayBukit BatokBukit PanjangChoa Chu KangClementiJurong EastJurong WestPioneerTengahTuasWestern IslandsWestern Water Catchment
1: Located within the Central Area