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'''Bishan''' is a planning area and matured residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore. Measuring at approximately 7.62 km<sup>2</sup>, Bishan ranks 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 a planning area and matured residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore. Measuring at approximately 7.62 km<sup>2</sup>, 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.
Bishan is located at the centre of Singapore and is made out of 3 subzones, namely, [[Thomson|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==
==Notable Structures==
===Education===
===Education===
*Bishan Park Secondary School
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*[[Catholic High School]]
*[[Catholic High School]]
*[[Eunoia Junior College]]
*Guangyang Primary School
*Guangyang Primary School
*Guangyang Secondary School
*Guangyang Secondary School
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*Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School
*Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School
*Ministry of Education Language Centre (Bishan Branch)
*Ministry of Education Language Centre (Bishan Branch)
*Peirce Secondary School
*[[Peirce Secondary School]]
*[[Raffles Institution]]
*[[Raffles Institution]]
*Whitley Secondary School
*Whitley Secondary School
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'''''defunct'''''
*[[Bishan Park Secondary School]] (Merged into Peirce Secondary School in 2018)
|}


===Transportation===
===Transportation===
*[[Bishan#Bishan Interchange|Bishan Bus Interchange]]
*[[Bishan MRT Station]]
*[[Bishan MRT Station]]
*[[Bishan#Bus Interchange|Bishan Bus Interchange]]
*''[[Bright Hill MRT Station]] (Opening in 2020)''
*''[[Bright Hill MRT Station]] (Opening in 2020)''
*[[Marymount MRT Station]]
*[[Marymount MRT Station]]
*''[[Teck Ghee MRT Station]] (Opening in 2029)''
*''[[Upper Thomson MRT Station]] (Opening in 2020)''
*''[[Upper Thomson MRT Station]] (Opening in 2020)''


===Government-related===
===Government-related===
*Bishan Community Library
*[[Bishan Depot]]
*[[Bishan Depot]]
*Bishan Public Library
*Central Provident Fund Building (Bishan)
*Central Provident Fund Building (Bishan)
*Thomson Community Club
*Thomson Community Club


===Shopping Centres / Malls===
===Shopping Centres/Malls===
*Bishan North Shopping Mall
*Junction 8
*Junction 8
*Sin Ming Plaza
*Thomson Imperial Court
*Thomson Plaza
*Thomson Plaza
*Bishan North Shopping Mall
*Thomson V One
*Thomson V One
*Thomson V Two
*Thomson V Two
*Thomson Imperial Court
*Sin Ming Plaza


===Parks===
===Parks===
*Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park
*Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park
===Main Sports Facilities===
*Bishan ActiveSG Stadium


==Bus Interchange==
==Bus Interchange==
===Bishan Interchange===
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!Notes
!Notes
|-
|-
|{{Bus|50|SBST}}
!class=SBST|50
|Punggol
|Punggol
|rowspan="9" {{N/A}}
|rowspan="9" {{N/A}}
|-
|-
|{{Bus|52|SBST}}
!class=SBST|52
|Jurong East
|Jurong East
|-
|-
|{{Bus|53|SBST}}
!class=SBST|53
|↺ Changi Airport
|↺ Changi Airport
|-
|-
|{{Bus|54|SBST}}
!class=SBST|54
|Kampong Bahru
|Kampong Bahru
|-
|-
|{{Bus|55|SBST}}
!class=SBST|55
|Upper East Coast
|Upper East Coast
|-
|-
|{{Bus|56|SBST}}
!class=SBST|56
|Marina Centre
|Marina Centre
|-
|-
|{{Bus|57|SBST}}
!class=SBST|57
|Bukit Merah
|Bukit Merah
|-
|-
|{{Bus|58|SBST}}
!class=SBST|58
|Pasir Ris
|Pasir Ris
|-
|-
|{{Bus|59|SBST}}
!class=SBST|59
|Changi Village
|Changi Village
|-
|-
|{{Bus|410G|SBST}}
!class=SBST|410G
|rowspan="2"|↺ Shunfu Road
|rowspan="2"|↺ Shunfu Road
|Clockwise loop
|Clockwise loop
|-
|-
|{{Bus|410W|SBST}}
!class=SBST|410W
|Counter-clockwise loop
|Counter-clockwise loop
|}
|}
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|-
|-
!Chee Hong Tat
!Chee Hong Tat
|Member of Parliament for Toa Payoh West-Balestier
|Member of Parliament for Toa Payoh West-Thomson
|-
|-
!Chong Kee Hiong
!Chong Kee Hiong
|Member of Parliament for Bishan East-Thomson
|Member of Parliament for Bishan East-Sin Ming
|-
|-
!Josephine Teo Li Min
! style="color:white;background-color:#0052A1" colspan="2"|Marymount SMC
|Member of Parliament for Bishan North
|-
!Gan Siow Huang
|Member of Parliament for Marymount
|}
|}


==Links==
==Links==
{{Planning Area}}
{{Planning Area}}
*[http://www.btptc.org.sg Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council]

Revision as of 13:24, 21 August 2020

Bishan is a planning area and matured residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore. Measuring at approximately 7.62 km2, 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

defunct

Transportation

Government-related

  • Bishan Depot
  • Bishan Public Library
  • Central Provident Fund Building (Bishan)
  • Thomson Community Club

Shopping Centres/Malls

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

Parks

  • Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park

Main Sports Facilities

  • Bishan ActiveSG Stadium

Bus Interchange

Bishan Interchange

Service Destination Notes
50 Punggol N/A
52 Jurong East
53 ↺ Changi Airport
54 Kampong Bahru
55 Upper East Coast
56 Marina Centre
57 Bukit Merah
58 Pasir Ris
59 Changi Village
410G ↺ Shunfu Road Clockwise loop
410W 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-Thomson
Chong Kee Hiong Member of Parliament for Bishan East-Sin Ming
Marymount SMC
Gan Siow Huang Member of Parliament for Marymount

Links

Planning Areas ViewTalkEdit
Central BishanBukit MerahBukit TimahDowntown Core1GeylangKallangMarina East1Marina South1Marine ParadeMuseum1Newton1NovenaOrchard1Outram1QueenstownRiver Valley1Rochor1Singapore River1Southern IslandsStraits View1TanglinToa Payoh
East BedokChangiChangi BayPasir RisPaya LebarTampines
North Central Water CatchmentLim Chu KangMandaiSembawangSimpangSungei KadutWoodlandsYishun
North-East Ang Mo KioHougangNorth-Eastern IslandsPunggolSeletarSengkangSerangoon
West Boon LayBukit BatokBukit PanjangChoa Chu KangClementiJurong EastJurong WestPioneerTengahTuasWestern IslandsWestern Water Catchment
1: Located within the Central Area