Bukit Merah is a planning area and a new residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore. It has a land area of about 14.34 kilometres, Bukit Merah ranks the 17th, 10th & 18th in terms of size, population & density respectively. Bukit Merah shares a maritime boundary with the Southern Islands planning area located beyond its southernmost point. Bukit Merah is the most populated planning area in the Central Region.
Bukit Merah is located at the southenmost part of Singapore's Central region and is made out of 11 subzones, namely, Alexandra, Bukit Ho Swee, Bukit Merah Central, Depot Road, Everton Park, HarbourFront, Henderson, Redhill, Singapore General Hospital, Telok Blangah and Tiong Bahru. It is bordered by Queenstown to the northwest, Tanglin to the north, Southern Islands to the south and Central Area to the northeast.
Notable Structures
Education
- Alexandra Primary School
- APSN Tanglin School
- Blangah Rise Primary School
- Bukit Merah Secondary School
- Cantonment Primary School
- CHIJ Kellock
- CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent
- Crescent Girls' School
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
- Gan Eng Seng Primary School
- Gan Eng Seng School
- ISS International School (Preston Campus)
- PSB Academy
- Radin Mas Primary School
- Shelton College International
- Zhangde Primary School
Transportation
Government-related
- Bukit Merah Community Centre
- Henderson Community Club
- Kim Seng Community Centre
- Leng Kee Community Centre
- Radin Mas Community Club
- SAFRA Mount Faber
- Telok Blangah Community Club
- Tiong Bahru Community Centre
Shopping Centres / Malls
- Alexandra Central
- Alexandra Retail Centre
- Concorde Shopping Centre
- Depot Heights Shopping Centre
- HarbourFront Centre
- Tiong Bahru Plaza
- VivoCity
Parks
- Alexandra Canal Linear Park
- Alexandra Hill East Neighbourhood Park
- Bukit Purmei Hillock Park
- Henderson Park
- Labrador Nature Reserve
- Mount Faber Park
- Rumah Tinggi Eco Park
- Telok Blangah Hill Park
- Tiong Bahru Park
Bus Interchanges/Terminals
Bukit Merah Interchange
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Pasir Ris
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N/A
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Bedok
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Bishan
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Beach Station (Sentosa)
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St. Michaels
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↺ Bukit Purmei Avenue
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Hougang Central
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Toa Payoh
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Hougang Central
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Sembawang
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Bukit Panjang
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Boon Lay
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↺ Telok Blangah Rise
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↺ Henderson Road
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Yishun
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HarbourFront Interchange
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Tampines
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N/A
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Sengkang
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Eunos
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↺ Tiong Bahru Road
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St. Michael’s
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Choa Chu Kang
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Alighting Only
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Weekdays AM Peak
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Yishun
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N/A
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Woodlands
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Woodlands
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Weekdays PM Peak
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Kampong Bahru Terminal
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Changi Village
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Pasir Ris
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Express Service
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Bishan
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N/A
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↺ Telok Blangah Heights
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↺ Telok Blangah Rise
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↺ Commonwealth Drive
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Boon Lay
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PM Peak
Express Service
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Choa Chu Kang
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N/A
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Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9
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Chinatown Direct Service
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Bedok North Avenue 3
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Politics
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| Central Singapore CDC
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| Denise Phua
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Mayor of Central CDC
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| South West CDC
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| Low Yen Ling
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Mayor of South West CDC
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| Jalan Besar GRC
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| Lily Neo
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Member of Parliament for Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng
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| Radin Mas SMC
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| Sam Tan
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Member of Parliament for Radin Mas
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| Tanjong Pagar GRC
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| Chia Shi Lu
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Member of Parliament for Queenstown
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| Indranee Rajah
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Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar-Tiong Bahru
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| Joan Pereira
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Member of Parliament for Henderson-Dawson
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| West Coast GRC
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| Lim Hng Kiang
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Member of Parliament for Telok Blangah
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