Tampines

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

• Changi Business Park Bus Terminal
• Expo MRT Station
• Simei MRT Station
• Tampines Bus 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

• 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

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

Politics

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
Cheng Li Hui	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