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'''Bishan''' is a neighbourhood in the city-state of Singapore situated in the Central Region, measuring approximately three by three kilometres. Primarily a housing estate, HDB flats here are generally more expensive compared to other estates due to its location in the central region, which commands a higher price over other estates that are further away from the city.
'''Bishan''' is a planning area and matured residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore. Measuring at approximately three by three kilometres, Bishan ranks the 38<sup>th</sup>, 21<sup>st</sup> & 15<sup>th</sup> in terms of size, population & density respectively. Primarily a housing estate, HDB flats here are generally more expensive compared to other estates due to its location in the central region, which commands a higher price over other estates that are further away from the city.
 
Bishan is located at the centre of Singapore and is made out of 3 subzones, namely, Upper Thomson, Marymount and Bishan East. It is bordered by [[Central Water Catchment]] to the west, [[Ang Mo Kio]] to the north, [[Toa Payoh]] to the south and [[Serangoon]] to the east.
 
==Notable Structures==
===Education===
*Bishan Park Secondary School
*[[Catholic High School]]
*Guangyang Primary School
*Guangyang Secondary School
*[[Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School]]
*Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School
*Ministry of Education Language Centre (Bishan Branch)
*Peirce Secondary School
*[[Raffles Institution]]
*Whitley Secondary School
 
===Transportation===
*[[Bishan MRT Station]]
*[[Bishan#Bus Interchange|Bishan Bus Interchange]]
*''[[Bright Hill MRT Station]] (Opening in 2020)''
*[[Marymount MRT Station]]
*''[[Upper Thomson MRT Station]] (Opening in 2020)''
 
===Government-related===
*Bishan Community Library
*Central Provident Fund Building (Bishan)
*[[Bishan Depot]]
 
===Shopping Centres / Malls===
*Junction 8
*Thomson Plaza
*Bishan North Shopping Mall
*Thomson V One
*Thomson V Two
*Thomson Imperial Court
*Sin Ming Plaza
 
===Parks===
*[[Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park]]
 
==Bus Interchange==
{|class="wikitable"  style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Service
!Destination
!Notes
|-
|{{Bus|50|SBST}}
|Punggol
|rowspan="9" {{N/A}}
|-
|{{Bus|52|SBST}}
|Jurong East
|-
|{{Bus|53|SBST}}
|↺ Changi Airport
|-
|{{Bus|54|SBST}}
|Kampong Bahru
|-
|{{Bus|55|SBST}}
|Upper East Coast
|-
|{{Bus|56|SBST}}
|Marina Centre
|-
|{{Bus|57|SBST}}
|Bukit Merah
|-
|{{Bus|58|SBST}}
|Pasir Ris
|-
|{{Bus|59|SBST}}
|Changi Village
|-
|{{Bus|410G|SBST}}
|rowspan="2"|↺ Shunfu Road
|Clockwise loop
|-
|{{Bus|410W|SBST}}
|Counter-clockwise loop
|}
 
==Politics==
{| class="toccolours"; "wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background-color:#0052A1"
!Incumbent
!Role
|-
! style="color:white;background-color:#0052A1" colspan="2"|Central Singapore CDC
|-
!Denise Phua
|Mayor of Central CDC
|-
! style="color:white;background-color:#0052A1" colspan="2"|Bishan - Toa Payoh GRC
|-
!Chee Hong Tat
|Member of Parliament for Toa Payoh West-Balestier
|-
!Chong Kee Hiong
|Member of Parliament for Bishan East-Thomson
|-
!Josephine Teo Li Min
|Member of Parliament for Bishan North
|}


==Links==
==Links==
{{PA}}
{{Planning Area}}


* [http://www.btptc.org.sg/ Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council]
*[http://www.btptc.org.sg Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council]

Revision as of 21:43, 20 September 2018

Bishan is a planning area and matured residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore. Measuring at approximately three by three kilometres, Bishan ranks the 38th, 21st & 15th in terms of size, population & density respectively. Primarily a housing estate, HDB flats here are generally more expensive compared to other estates due to its location in the central region, which commands a higher price over other estates that are further away from the city.

Bishan is located at the centre of Singapore and is made out of 3 subzones, namely, Upper Thomson, Marymount and Bishan East. It is bordered by Central Water Catchment to the west, Ang Mo Kio to the north, Toa Payoh to the south and Serangoon to the east.

Notable Structures

Education

Transportation

Government-related

  • Bishan Community Library
  • Central Provident Fund Building (Bishan)
  • Bishan Depot

Shopping Centres / Malls

  • Junction 8
  • Thomson Plaza
  • Bishan North Shopping Mall
  • Thomson V One
  • Thomson V Two
  • Thomson Imperial Court
  • Sin Ming Plaza

Parks

Bus Interchange

Service Destination Notes
Punggol N/A
Jurong East
↺ Changi Airport
Kampong Bahru
Upper East Coast
Marina Centre
Bukit Merah
Pasir Ris
Changi Village
↺ Shunfu Road Clockwise loop
Counter-clockwise loop

Politics

Incumbent Role
Central Singapore CDC
Denise Phua Mayor of Central CDC
Bishan - Toa Payoh GRC
Chee Hong Tat Member of Parliament for Toa Payoh West-Balestier
Chong Kee Hiong Member of Parliament for Bishan East-Thomson
Josephine Teo Li Min Member of Parliament for Bishan North

Links

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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