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

Primary Schools	Secondary Schools	Tertiary & Other Institutions
Angsana Primary School Changkat Changi Primary School Changkat Changi Secondary School Chongzheng Primary School East Spring Primary School East View Primary School Gongshang Primary School Junyuan Primary School St. Hilda's Primary School Tampines North Primary School Tampines Primary School Yumin Primary School	Dunman Secondary School East Spring Secondary School Junyuan Secondary School Ngee Ann Secondary School Pasir Ris Secondary School Springfield Secondary School St. Hilda's Secondary School Tampines Secondary School	ITE College East Middleton International School (Tampines Campus) Singapore University of Technology and Design Temasek Polytechnic United World College of South East Asia (Tampines Campus)

Defunct Schools	Notes
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 MRT station Tampines East MRT station Tampines North MRT station (Opening in 2030) 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 Mart 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 18 Opp SBST Bedok Nth Depot 84599 Bedok Nth Ave 4 Tampines North N/A 48 Blk 3014 84431 Bedok Nth Ave 4 Buona Vista 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 23 ↺ Rochor Canal Road 28 Toa Payoh 29 ↺ Changi Village 31 Toa Payoh 37 ↺ Changi North Crescent 38 Bedok 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 39 Yishun N/A Tampines North Interchange Service Destination Notes 18 Bedok North Depot N/A 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 Vacant1 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 1: Cheng Li Hui has resigned her position as Member of Parliament on 17 July 2023. 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