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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.


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 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===
*[[Expo MRT Station]]
*[[Simei MRT Station]]
*[[Tampines#Tampines|Tampines Bus Interchange]]
*[[Tampines#Tampines Concourse|Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange]]
*[[Tampines East MRT Station]]
*[[Tampines MRT Station]]
*[[Tampines West MRT Station]]
*[[Upper Changi MRT Station]]
*''[[Xilin MRT Station]] (opening in 2024)''
 
===Government-related===
*Tampines Hub
*Tampines Regional Library
 
===Shopping Centres / Malls===
*Century Square
*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 Interchange==
{| style="width:100%;"
| style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;"|
===Tampines===
{|class="wikitable"  style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Service
!Destination
!Notes
|-
|{{Bus|3|GAS}}
|Punggol
|rowspan="21" {{N/A}}
|-
|{{Bus|4|SBST}}
|↺ Changi North Way
|-
|{{Bus|8|SBST}}
|Toa Payoh
|-
|{{Bus|10|SBST}}
|Kent Ridge
|-
|{{Bus|19|SBST}}
|↺ Changi Airfreight Terminal
|-
|{{Bus|20|SBST}}
|↺ Changi Business Park
|-
|{{Bus|22|SBST}}
|Ang Mo Kio
|-
|{{Bus|23|SBST}}
|↺ Rochor Canal Road
|-
|{{Bus|28|SBST}}
|Toa Payoh
|-
|{{Bus|29|SBST}}
|↺ Changi Village
|-
|{{Bus|31|SBST}}
|Toa Payoh
|-
|{{Bus|37|SBST}}
|↺ Changi North Crescent
|-
|{{Bus|38|SBST}}
|Bedok
|-
|{{Bus|46|SBST}}
|Upper East Coast
|-
|{{Bus|65|SBST}}
|HarbourFront
|-
|{{Bus|67|SMRT}}
|Choa Chu Kang
|-
|{{Bus|68|GAS}}
|Pasir Ris
|-
|{{Bus|69|SBST}}
|↺ Bedok
|-
|{{Bus|72|SBST}}
|Yio Chu Kang
|-
|{{Bus|81|SBST}}
|↺ Serangoon Central
|-
|{{Bus|127|SBST}}
|↺ Tampines Industrial Ave 5
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{Bus|291|SBST}}
|↺ Tampines Street 81
|West Loop
|-
|↺ Tampines Street 33
|East Loop
|-
|{{Bus|292|SBST}}
|↺ Tampines Street 22
|{{N/A}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{Bus|293|SBST}}
|↺ Tampines Street 71
|West Loop
|-
|↺ Tampines Avenue 7
|East Loop
|-
|{{Bus|969|SMRT}}
|Woodlands
|{{N/A}}
|}
| style="vertical-align:top;width:50%;"|
===Tampines Concourse===
{|class="wikitable"  style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Service
!Destination
!Notes
|-
|{{Bus|18|SBST}}
|Bedok
|rowspan="4" {{N/A}}
|-
|{{Bus|39|SBST}}
|Yishun
|-
|{{Bus|129|SBST}}
|St. Michael's
|-
|{{Bus|298|SBST}}
|↺ Tampines St 86
|}
|}
 
==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"|North East CDC
|-
!Desmond Choo
|Mayor of North East CDC
|-
! style="color:white;background-color:#0052A1" colspan="2"|North West CDC
|-
!Maliki Osman
|Mayor of North West CDC
|-
! style="color:white;background-color:#0052A1" colspan="2"|Aljunied GRC
|-
!Low Thia Khiang
|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
|-
!Jessica Tan
|Member of Parliament for Changi-Simei
|-
! style="color:white;background-color:#0052A1" colspan="2"|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==
==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]

Revision as of 12:09, 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

  • Tampines Hub
  • Tampines Regional Library

Shopping Centres / Malls

  • Century Square
  • 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 Interchange

Tampines

Service Destination Notes
Punggol N/A
↺ Changi North Way
Toa Payoh
Kent Ridge
↺ Changi Airfreight Terminal
↺ Changi Business Park
Ang Mo Kio
↺ Rochor Canal Road
Toa Payoh
↺ Changi Village
Toa Payoh
↺ Changi North Crescent
Bedok
Upper East Coast
HarbourFront
Choa Chu Kang
Pasir Ris
↺ Bedok
Yio Chu Kang
↺ Serangoon Central
↺ Tampines Industrial Ave 5
↺ Tampines Street 81 West Loop
↺ Tampines Street 33 East Loop
↺ Tampines Street 22 N/A
↺ Tampines Street 71 West Loop
↺ Tampines Avenue 7 East Loop
Woodlands N/A

Tampines Concourse

Service Destination Notes
Bedok N/A
Yishun
St. Michael's
↺ Tampines St 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 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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