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'''Tampines''' (or Tampines New Town) is the largest and greatest ever residential area in the city-state of Singapore. It is the second largest commercial hub outside the Central Region of Singapore after the Jurong Lake District and will be a future logistics hub of Singapore. It is in the East Region of the main island. The town is so named because in the 1900s (decade) a large forest of ironwood trees, or tempinis, were there.<br>
'''Tampines''' is a planning area and residential town located in the East Region of Singapore. Measuring at approximately 20.89 km<sup>2</sup>, Tampines ranks the 9th, 3rd & 15th in terms of size, population & density respectively. It is the third largest town in Singapore by area and also is the third most populated new town, following [[Bedok]] and [[Jurong West]]. It is the regional centre for the East Region. The town is so named because in the 1900s a large forest of ironwood trees, or tempinis, were there.


Like other districts in Singapore, it is densely populated with the population density higher than other housing districts. Tampines New Town is a regional centre that lies to the east of Singapore's city centre, much like the centrally located Orchard Road.<br>
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===
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*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
*Gongshang Primary School
*[[Institute of Technical Education|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
*Singapore University of Technology and Design
*Springfield Secondary School
*St. Hilda's Primary School
*St. Hilda's Secondary School
*Tampines North Primary School
*Tampines Primary School
*[[Tampines Secondary School]]
*[[Temasek Polytechnic]]
*United World College of South East Asia (Tampines Campus)
*Yumin Primary School
| style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;"|
'''''defunct'''''
*East View Secondary School ''(merged with East Spring Secondary School in 2019)''
*Tampines Junior College ''(merged with [[Meridian Junior College]] in 2019)''
|}
===Transportation===
*[[Tampines#Changi Business Park Terminal|Changi Business Park Bus Terminal]]
*[[Expo MRT Station]]
*[[Simei MRT Station]]
*[[Tampines#Tampines Interchange|Tampines Bus Interchange]]
*[[Tampines#Tampines Concourse Interchange|Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange]]
*[[Tampines East MRT Station]]
*[[Tampines MRT Station]]
*''[[Tampines North MRT Station]] (Opening in 2029)''
*[[Tampines West MRT Station]]
*[[Upper Changi MRT Station]]
*''[[Xilin MRT Station]] (Opening in 2024)''
===Government-related===
*[[Tampines#Bedok North Depot|Bedok North Bus Depot]]
*[[Changi Depot]]
*''[[East Coast Integrated Depot]] (Future)''
*Our Tampines Hub
===Shopping Centres/Malls===
*Century Square
*Eastpoint Mall
*Tampines 1
*Tampines Mall
*Tampines Retail Park (Courts, Giant and IKEA)
===Parks===
*Festival Park
*Sunplaza Park
*Tampines Central Park
*Tampines Eco Green
*Tampines Green
*Tampines Leisure Park
*Tampines North Park
*Tampines Park
*Tampines Tree Garden
===Health===
*Changi General Hospital
*Saint Andrew's Community Hospital
==Bus Interchanges/Terminals==
===Bedok North Depot===
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|-
!Service
!Boarding Point
!Destination
!Notes
|-
!class=SBST|48
|'''Blk 3014<br>(Bedok North Avenue 4)'''
|Buona Vista
|{{N/A}}
|}
===Changi Business Park Terminal===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Service
!Destination
!Notes
|-
!class=SBST|47
|↺ Amber Road
|rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
|-
!class=GAS|118
|Punggol
|}
===Tampines Interchange===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Service
!Destination
!Notes
|-
!class=GAS|3
|Punggol
|rowspan="16" {{N/A}}
|-
!class=SBST|4
|↺ Changi North Way
|-
!class=SBST|8
|Toa Payoh
|-
!class=SBST|10
|Kent Ridge
|-
!class=SBST|19
|↺ Changi Airfreight Terminal
|-
!class=SBST|20
|↺ Changi Business Park
|-
!class=SBST|22
|Ang Mo Kio
|-
!class=SBST|23
|↺ Rochor Canal Road
|-
!class=SBST|28
|Toa Payoh
|-
!class=SBST|29
|↺ Changi Village
|-
!class=SBST|31
|Toa Payoh
|-
!class=SBST|37
|↺ Changi North Crescent
|-
!class=SBST|38
|Bedok
|-
!class=SBST|46
|Upper East Coast
|-
!class=SBST|65
|HarbourFront
|-
!class=SMRT|67
|Choa Chu Kang
|-
!class=GAS|68
|Pasir Ris
|Looping point
|-
!class=SBST|69
|↺ Bedok
|rowspan="4" {{N/A}}
|-
!class=SBST|72
|Yio Chu Kang
|-
!class=SBST|81
|↺ Serangoon Central
|-
!class=SBST|127
|↺ Tampines Industrial Avenue 5
|-
!rowspan="2" class=SBST|291
|↺ Tampines Street 81
|West Loop
|-
|↺ Tampines Street 33
|East Loop
|-
!class=SBST|292
|↺ Tampines Street 22
|{{N/A}}
|-
!rowspan="2" class=SBST|293
|↺ Tampines Street 71
|West Loop
|-
|↺ Tampines Avenue 7
|East Loop
|-
!class=SMRT|969
|Woodlands
|{{N/A}}
|}
===Tampines Concourse Interchange===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Service
!Destination
!Notes
|-
!class=SBST|18
|↺ Bedok
|rowspan="4" {{N/A}}
|-
!class=SBST|39
|Yishun
|-
!class=SBST|129
|Saint Michael's
|-
!class=SBST|298
|↺ Tampines Street 86
|}
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Revision as of 02:18, 10 July 2020

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. It is the third largest town in Singapore by area and also is the third most populated new town, following Bedok and Jurong West. It is the regional centre for the East Region. 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
  • 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
  • Singapore University of Technology and Design
  • Springfield Secondary School
  • St. Hilda's Primary School
  • St. Hilda's Secondary School
  • Tampines North Primary School
  • Tampines Primary School
  • Tampines Secondary School
  • Temasek Polytechnic
  • United World College of South East Asia (Tampines Campus)
  • Yumin Primary School

defunct

  • East View Secondary School (merged with East Spring Secondary School in 2019)
  • Tampines Junior College (merged with Meridian Junior College in 2019)

Transportation

Government-related

Shopping Centres/Malls

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

Parks

  • Festival Park
  • Sunplaza Park
  • Tampines Central Park
  • Tampines Eco Green
  • Tampines Green
  • Tampines Leisure Park
  • Tampines North Park
  • Tampines Park
  • Tampines Tree Garden

Health

  • Changi General Hospital
  • Saint Andrew's Community Hospital

Bus Interchanges/Terminals

Bedok North Depot

Service Boarding Point Destination Notes
48 Blk 3014
(Bedok North Avenue 4) 		Buona Vista N/A

Changi Business Park Terminal

Service Destination Notes
47 ↺ Amber Road N/A
118 Punggol

Tampines Interchange

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 Looping point
69 ↺ Bedok N/A
72 Yio Chu Kang
81 ↺ Serangoon Central
127 ↺ Tampines Industrial Avenue 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 Interchange

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

Links

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