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'''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.
'''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.
 
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.  
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.  
 
[[File:Welcome_Home_Tampines.jpg|thumb|right|400px|A welcome sign in [[Tampines]] (Tampines Avenue 7)]]
==Notable Structures==
==Notable Structures==
===Education===
===Education===
{| class="toccolours"; "wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:left"
|-
!style="color:black;background-color:#f5f5dc"|Primary Schools
!style="color:white;background-color:#f4a460"|Secondary Schools
!style="color:white;background-color:#A52A2A"|Tertiary & Other Institutions
|-
!
*Angsana Primary School
*Angsana Primary School
*Changkat Changi Primary School
*Changkat Primary School
*Changkat Changi Secondary School
*Chongzheng Primary School
*Chongzheng Primary School
*Dunman Secondary School
*East Spring Primary 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
*Gongshang Primary School
*ITE College East
*Junyuan Primary School
*Junyuan Primary School
*St. Hilda's Primary School
*Tampines North Primary School
*Tampines Primary School
*Yumin Primary School
!
*Changkat Changi Secondary School
*Dunman Secondary School
*[[East Spring Secondary School]]
*Junyuan Secondary School
*Junyuan Secondary School
*Middleton International School (Tampines Campus)
*Ngee Ann Secondary School
*Ngee Ann Secondary School
*[[Pasir Ris Secondary School]]
*[[Pasir Ris Secondary School]]
*Poi Ching School
*Saint Hilda's Primary School
*Saint Hilda's Secondary School
*Springfield Secondary School
*Springfield Secondary School
*St. Hilda's Secondary School
*[[Tampines Secondary School]]
!
*[[Institute of Technical Education|ITE College East]]
*Middleton International School (Tampines Campus)
*Singapore University of Technology and Design
*Singapore University of Technology and Design
*Tampines Junior College ''(merging with Meridian Junior College in 2019)''
*[[Temasek Polytechnic]]
*Tampines North Primary School
*Tampines Primary School
*Tampines Secondary School
*Temasek Polytechnic
*United World College of South East Asia (Tampines Campus)
*United World College of South East Asia (Tampines Campus)
*Yumin Primary School
|}
 
 
{| class="toccolours"; "wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center"
|-
!style="color:white;background-color:#000000"|''Defunct Schools''
!style="color:black;background-color:#FFFFFF"|Notes
|-
!East View Primary School  
|Merged with Junyuan Primary School in 2019
|-
!East View Secondary School
|Merged with East Spring Secondary School in 2019
|-
!Qiaonan Primary School
|Merged with Griffiths Primary School in 2014 and became Angsana Primary School
|-
!Tampines Junior College
|Merged with [[Tampines Meridian Junior College|Meridian Junior College]] in 2019
|}
 
{| style="width:100%;"
| style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;"|


===Transportation===
===Transportation===
*[[Expo MRT Station]]
*[[Tampines#Changi Business Park Terminal|Changi Business Park Bus Terminal]]
*[[Simei MRT Station]]
*{{Stn|Expo| MRT station}}
*[[Tampines#Tampines|Tampines Bus Interchange]]
*{{Stn|Simei| MRT station}}
*[[Tampines#Tampines Concourse|Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange]]
*[[Tampines#Tampines Interchange|Tampines Bus Interchange]]
*[[Tampines East MRT Station]]
*[[Tampines#Tampines Concourse Interchange|Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange]]
*[[Tampines MRT Station]]
*{{Stn|Tampines| MRT station}}
*[[Tampines West MRT Station]]
*{{Stn|Tampines East| MRT station}}
*[[Upper Changi MRT Station]]
*''{{Stn|Tampines North| MRT station}} (Opening in 2030)''
*''[[Xilin MRT Station]] (opening in 2024)''
*{{Stn|Tampines West| MRT station}}
*{{Stn|Upper Changi| MRT station}}
*''{{Stn|Xilin| MRT station}} (Opening in 2026)''


===Roads===
For list of roads visit, [[List of Roads in Tampines]]
===Government-related===
===Government-related===
*Tampines Hub
*[[Tampines#Bedok North Depot|Bedok North Bus Depot]]
*Tampines Regional Library
*[[Changi Depot]]
*''[[East Coast Integrated Depot]] (Future)''
*Our Tampines Hub


===Shopping Centres / Malls===
===Shopping Centres/Malls===
*Century Square
*Century Square
*Changi City Point
*Eastpoint Mall
*Tampines 1
*Tampines 1
*Tampines Mall
*Tampines Mall
*Tampines Mart
*Tampines Retail Park (Courts, Giant and IKEA)
*Tampines Retail Park (Courts, Giant and IKEA)


===Parks===
===Parks===
*Festival Park
*Festival Park
*''Tampines Boulevard Park (future)''
*Sunplaza Park
*Tampines Central Park
*Tampines Central Park
*Tampines Eco Green
*Tampines Eco Green
*Tampines Green
*Tampines Green
*Tampines Green Forest Park
*Tampines Leisure Park
*Tampines Leisure Park
*Tampines North Park
*Tampines North Park
*''Tampines North Quarry Park (future)''
*Tampines Park
*Tampines Park
*Tampines Tree Garden
*Tampines Tree Garden


==Bus Interchange==
===Health===
{| style="width:100%;"
*Changi General Hospital
| style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;"|
*Saint Andrew's Community Hospital
===Tampines===
 
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
==Bus Interchanges/Terminals==
===Bedok North Depot===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
!Service
!Service
!Boarding Point
!Destination
!Destination
!Notes
!Notes
|-
!class=SBST|18
|{{BS84599}}
|Tampines North
|rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
|-
!class=SBST|48
|{{BS84431}}
|Buona Vista
|}
===Changi Business Park Terminal===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
|{{Bus|3|GAS}}
!Service
!Destination
!Notes
|-
!class=SBST|47
|↺ Amber Road
|rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
|-
!class=GAS|118
|Punggol
|Punggol
|rowspan="21" {{N/A}}
|}
 
===Tampines Interchange===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
|{{Bus|4|SBST}}
!Service
!Destination
!Notes
|-
!class=GAS|3
|Punggol
|rowspan="14" {{N/A}}
|-
!class=SBST|4
|↺ Changi North Way
|↺ Changi North Way
|-
|-  
|{{Bus|8|SBST}}
!class=SBST|8
|Toa Payoh
|Toa Payoh
|-
|-  
|{{Bus|10|SBST}}
!class=SBST|10
|Kent Ridge
|Kent Ridge
|-
|-  
|{{Bus|19|SBST}}
!class=SBST|19
|↺ Changi Airfreight Terminal
|↺ Changi Airfreight Terminal
|-
|-  
|{{Bus|20|SBST}}
!class=SBST|20
|↺ Changi Business Park
|↺ Changi Business Park
|-
|-  
|{{Bus|22|SBST}}
!class=SBST|23
|Ang Mo Kio
|-
|{{Bus|23|SBST}}
|↺ Rochor Canal Road
|↺ Rochor Canal Road
|-
|-  
|{{Bus|28|SBST}}
!class=SBST|28
|Toa Payoh
|Toa Payoh
|-
|-  
|{{Bus|29|SBST}}
!class=SBST|29
|↺ Changi Village
|↺ Changi Village
|-
|-  
|{{Bus|31|SBST}}
!class=SBST|31
|Toa Payoh
|Toa Payoh
|-
|-  
|{{Bus|37|SBST}}
!class=SBST|37
|↺ Changi North Crescent
|↺ Changi North Crescent
|-
|-  
|{{Bus|38|SBST}}
!class=SBST|38
|Bedok
|Bedok
|-
|-  
|{{Bus|46|SBST}}
!class=SBST|65
|Upper East Coast
|-
|{{Bus|65|SBST}}
|HarbourFront
|HarbourFront
|-
|-  
|{{Bus|67|SMRT}}
!class=SMRT|67
|Choa Chu Kang
|Choa Chu Kang
|-
|-  
|{{Bus|68|GAS}}
!class=GAS|68
|Pasir Ris
|Pasir Ris
|-
|Looping point
|{{Bus|69|SBST}}
|-  
!class=SBST|69
|↺ Bedok
|↺ Bedok
|-
|rowspan="4" {{N/A}}
|{{Bus|72|SBST}}
|-  
!class=SBST|72
|Yio Chu Kang
|Yio Chu Kang
|-
|-  
|{{Bus|81|SBST}}
!class=SBST|81
|↺ Serangoon Central
|↺ Serangoon Central
|-
!class=SBST|127
|↺ Tampines Industrial Avenue 5
|-
|-
|{{Bus|127|SBST}}
!rowspan="2" class=SBST|291
|↺ Tampines Industrial Ave 5
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{Bus|291|SBST}}
|↺ Tampines Street 81
|↺ Tampines Street 81
|West Loop
|West Loop
|-
|-
|↺ Tampines Street 33
|↺ Tampines Street 32
|East Loop
|East Loop
|-
|-  
|{{Bus|292|SBST}}
!class=SBST|292
|↺ Tampines Street 22
|↺ Tampines Street 22
|{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{Bus|293|SBST}}
!rowspan="2" class=SBST|293
|↺ Tampines Street 71
|↺ Tampines Street 71
|West Loop
|West Loop
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|↺ Tampines Avenue 7
|↺ Tampines Avenue 7
|East Loop
|East Loop
|-
|-  
|{{Bus|969|SMRT}}
!class=SBST|296
|↺ Tampines North Dr 2
|rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
|-
!class=TTS|969
|Woodlands
|Woodlands
|{{N/A}}
|}
|}
| style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;"|
 
===Tampines Concourse===
===Tampines Concourse Interchange===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
!Service
!Service
!Destination
!Destination
!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-  
|{{Bus|18|SBST}}
!class=SBST|39
|Bedok
|rowspan="4" {{N/A}}
|-
|{{Bus|39|SBST}}
|Yishun
|Yishun
|{{N/A}}
|}
===Tampines North Interchange===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
|{{Bus|129|SBST}}
!Service
|St. Michael's
!Destination
!Notes
|-
!class=SBST|18
|Bedok North Depot
|rowspan="3" {{N/A}}
|-
!class=SBST|129
|Saint Michael's
|-
|-
|{{Bus|298|SBST}}
!class=SBST|298
|↺ Tampines St 86
|↺ Tampines Avenue 5
|}
|}
|}


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|Mayor of North East CDC
|Mayor of North East CDC
|-
|-
! style="color:white;background-color:#0052A1" colspan="2"|North West CDC
! style="color:white;background-color:#0052A1" colspan="2"|South East CDC
|-
|-
!Maliki Osman
!Mohd Fahmi Aliman
|Mayor of North West CDC
|Mayor of South East CDC
|-
|-
! style="color:white;background-color:#0052A1" colspan="2"|Aljunied GRC
! style="color:white;background-color:#93B3D4" colspan="2"|Aljunied GRC
|-
|-
!Low Thia Khiang
!Gerald Giam
|Member of Parliament for Bedok Reservoir-Punggol
|Member of Parliament for Bedok Reservoir-Punggol
|-
! style="color:white;background-color:#0052A1" colspan="2"|Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
|-
!Teo Chee Hean
|Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris West
|-
|-
! style="color:white;background-color:#0052A1" colspan="2"|East Coast GRC
! style="color:white;background-color:#0052A1" colspan="2"|East Coast GRC
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|Member of Parliament for Tampines North
|Member of Parliament for Tampines North
|-
|-
!Cheng Li Hui
!{{N/A|Vacant<sup>1</sup>}}
|Member of Parliament for Tampines East
|Member of Parliament for Tampines East
|-
|-
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|Member of Parliament for Tampines Changkat
|Member of Parliament for Tampines Changkat
|-
|-
!Heng Swee Keat
!Koh Poh Koon
|Member of Parliament for Tampines Central
|Member of Parliament for Tampines Central
|-
|-
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|Member of Parliament for Tampines West
|Member of Parliament for Tampines West
|}
|}
*<sup>1</sup>: Cheng Li Hui has resigned her position as Member of Parliament on 17 July 2023.


==Links==
==Links==
{{Planning Area}}
{{Planning Area}}
*[http://www.ahtc.sg Aljunied-Hougang Town Council]
*[http://www.ectc.org.sg East Coast-Fengshan Town Council]
*[https://www.tampines.org.sg Tampines Town Council]
*[https://www.prpg-tc.org.sg Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council]

Latest revision as of 18:17, 17 September 2024

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.

A welcome sign in Tampines (Tampines Avenue 7)

Notable Structures[edit]

Education[edit]

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Tertiary & Other Institutions
  • Angsana Primary School
  • Changkat Primary School
  • Chongzheng Primary School
  • East Spring Primary School
  • Gongshang Primary School
  • Junyuan Primary School
  • St. Hilda's Primary School
  • Tampines North Primary School
  • Tampines Primary School
  • Yumin Primary School
  • ITE College East
  • Middleton International School (Tampines Campus)
  • Singapore University of Technology and Design
  • Temasek Polytechnic
  • United World College of South East Asia (Tampines Campus)


Defunct Schools Notes
East View Primary School Merged with Junyuan Primary School in 2019
East View Secondary School Merged with East Spring Secondary School in 2019
Qiaonan Primary School Merged with Griffiths Primary School in 2014 and became Angsana Primary School
Tampines Junior College Merged with Meridian Junior College in 2019

Transportation[edit]

Roads[edit]

For list of roads visit, List of Roads in Tampines

Government-related[edit]

Shopping Centres/Malls[edit]

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

Parks[edit]

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

Health[edit]

  • Changi General Hospital
  • Saint Andrew's Community Hospital

Bus Interchanges/Terminals[edit]

Bedok North Depot[edit]

Service Boarding Point Destination Notes
18 Opp SBST Bedok Nth Depot icon84599
Bedok Nth Ave 4 		Tampines North N/A
48 Blk 3014 icon84431
Bedok Nth Ave 4 		Buona Vista

Changi Business Park Terminal[edit]

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

Tampines Interchange[edit]

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
23 ↺ Rochor Canal Road
28 Toa Payoh
29 ↺ Changi Village
31 Toa Payoh
37 ↺ Changi North Crescent
38 Bedok
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 32 East Loop
292 ↺ Tampines Street 22 N/A
293 ↺ Tampines Street 71 West Loop
↺ Tampines Avenue 7 East Loop
296 ↺ Tampines North Dr 2 N/A
969 Woodlands

Tampines Concourse Interchange[edit]

Service Destination Notes
39 Yishun N/A

Tampines North Interchange[edit]

Service Destination Notes
18 Bedok North Depot N/A
129 Saint Michael's
298 ↺ Tampines Avenue 5

Politics[edit]

Incumbent Role
North East CDC
Desmond Choo Mayor of North East CDC
South East CDC
Mohd Fahmi Aliman Mayor of South East CDC
Aljunied GRC
Gerald Giam Member of Parliament for Bedok Reservoir-Punggol
East Coast GRC
Jessica Tan Member of Parliament for Changi-Simei
Tampines GRC
Baey Yam Keng Member of Parliament for Tampines North
Vacant1 Member of Parliament for Tampines East
Desmond Choo Member of Parliament for Tampines Changkat
Koh Poh Koon Member of Parliament for Tampines Central
Masagos Zulkifli Member of Parliament for Tampines West
  • 1: Cheng Li Hui has resigned her position as Member of Parliament on 17 July 2023.

Links[edit]

Planning Areas View • Talk • Edit
Central Bishan • Bukit Merah • Bukit Timah • Downtown Core1 • Geylang • Kallang • Marina East1 • Marina South1 • Marine Parade • Museum1 • Newton1 • Novena • Orchard1 • Outram1 • Queenstown • River Valley1 • Rochor1 • Singapore River1 • Southern Islands • Straits View1 • Tanglin • Toa Payoh
East Bedok • Changi • Changi Bay • Pasir Ris • Paya Lebar • Tampines
North Central Water Catchment • Lim Chu Kang • Mandai • Sembawang • Simpang • Sungei Kadut • Woodlands • Yishun
North-East Ang Mo Kio • Hougang • North-Eastern Islands • Punggol • Seletar • Sengkang • Serangoon
West Boon Lay • Bukit Batok • Bukit Panjang • Choa Chu Kang • Clementi • Jurong East • Jurong West • Pioneer • Tengah • Tuas • Western Islands • Western Water Catchment
1: Located within the Central Area
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