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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 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.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="4" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:left"
|-
!style="color:black;background-color:#f5f5dc"|Kindergartens
!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
|-
!
*My First Skool @ Eastpoint Mall
*My First Skool @ Blk 135 Simei
*My First Skool @ Blk 341 Tampines
*My First Skool @ Blk 487C Tampines
*My First Skool @ Blk 627B Tampines
*My First Skool @ Blk 640B Tampines
*My First Skool @ Blk 803 Tampines
*MOE Kindergarten @ Angsana
*MOE Kindergarten @ Gongshan
*MOE Kindergarten @ Junyuan
*MOE Kindergarten @ Tampines
!
*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
*Poi Ching 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]]
*Temasek Junior College
!
*[[Institute of Technical Education|ITE College East]]
*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
{| class="toccolours"; "wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center"
*United World College of South East Asia (Tampines Campus)
|-
*Yumin Primary School
!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===
*[[Tampines#Changi Business Park Terminal|Changi Business Park Bus Terminal]]
*[[Changi Business Park Bus Terminal]]
*[[Expo MRT Station]]
*{{Stn|Expo| MRT station}}
*[[Simei MRT Station]]
*{{Stn|Simei| MRT station}}
*[[Tampines#Tampines Interchange|Tampines Bus Interchange]]
*[[Tampines Bus Interchange]]
*[[Tampines#Tampines Concourse Interchange|Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange]]
*[[Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange]]
*[[Tampines East MRT Station]]
*{{Stn|Tampines| MRT station}}
*[[Tampines MRT Station]]
*{{Stn|Tampines East| MRT station}}
*[[Tampines West MRT Station]]
*[[Tampines North Bus Interchange]]
*[[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===
*Bedok North Bus Depot
*[[Tampines#Bedok North Depot|Bedok North Bus Depot]]
*[[Changi Depot]]
*[[Changi Depot]]
*''[[East Coast Integrated Depot]] (Future)''
*''East Coast Bus Depot (Opening in 2026)''
*Tampines Hub
*''[[East Coast Integrated Depot]] (Opening in 2026)''
*Tampines Regional Library
*Our Tampines Hub


===Shopping Centres / Malls===
===Shopping Centres/Malls===
*Century Square
*Century Square
*Changi City Point
*Eastpoint Mall
*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
*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
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*Tampines Tree Garden
*Tampines Tree Garden


==Bus Interchanges/Terminals==
===Health===
===Bedok North Depot===
*Changi General Hospital
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
*Saint Andrew's Community Hospital
|-
!Service
!Destination
!Notes
|-
!class=SBST|48
|Buona Vista
|{{N/A}}
|}


===Changi Business Park Terminal===
==Bus Depot Services==
===Bedok North Depot<sup>1<sup>===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
!Service
!Service
!Boarding Point
!Destination
!Destination
!Notes
!Notes
|-  
|-  
!class=SBST|47
!class=SBST|{{Bus/18}}
|↺ Amber Road
|{{BS84599|landmark=}}
|Tampines North
|rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
|rowspan="2" {{N/A}}
|-  
|-  
!class=GAS|118
!class=SBST|{{Bus/48}}
|Punggol
|{{BS84431|landmark=}}
|}
|Buona Vista
 
===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===
*<sup>1</sup>The last stop for all bus services to Bedok North Depot are at {{BS84591|landmark=}} ({{Bus/T|18}}) and {{BS84439|landmark=}} ({{Bus/T|48}})
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Service
!Destination
!Notes
|-
!class=SBST|18
|Bedok
|rowspan="4" {{N/A}}
|-
!class=SBST|39
|Yishun
|-
!class=SBST|129
|St. Michael's
|-
!class=SBST|298
|↺ Tampines Street 86
|}


==Politics==
==Politics==
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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 23:00, 17 March 2025

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]

Kindergartens Primary Schools Secondary Schools Tertiary & Other Institutions
  • My First Skool @ Eastpoint Mall
  • My First Skool @ Blk 135 Simei
  • My First Skool @ Blk 341 Tampines
  • My First Skool @ Blk 487C Tampines
  • My First Skool @ Blk 627B Tampines
  • My First Skool @ Blk 640B Tampines
  • My First Skool @ Blk 803 Tampines
  • MOE Kindergarten @ Angsana
  • MOE Kindergarten @ Gongshan
  • MOE Kindergarten @ Junyuan
  • MOE Kindergarten @ Tampines
  • Angsana Primary School
  • Changkat Primary School
  • Chongzheng Primary School
  • East Spring Primary School
  • Gongshang Primary School
  • Junyuan Primary School
  • Poi Ching School
  • St. Hilda's Primary School
  • Tampines North Primary School
  • Tampines Primary School
  • Yumin Primary School


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 Depot Services[edit]

Bedok North Depot1[edit]

Service Boarding Point Destination Notes
18
icon
84599
Opp SBST Bedok Nth Depot
Bedok Nth Ave 4
 Tampines North N/A
48
icon
84431
Blk 3014
Bedok Nth Ave 4
 Buona Vista
  • 1The last stop for all bus services to Bedok North Depot are at
    icon
    84591
    SBST Bedok Nth Depot
    Bedok Nth Ave 4
    (18) and
    icon
    84439
    Opp Blk 3014
    Bedok Nth Ave 4
    (48)

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 [ V • T • E ]
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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