Bukit Merah

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 km², 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

Primary Schools	Secondary Schools	Tertiary & Other Institutions
Alexandra Primary School Blangah Rise Primary School Cantonment Primary School CHIJ Kellock Gan Eng Seng Primary School Radin Mas Primary School Zhangde Primary School	Bukit Merah Secondary School CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent Crescent Girls' School Gan Eng Seng School	APSN Tanglin School Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School ISS International School (Preston Campus) PSB Academy Shelton College International

Transportation

• Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
• Cantonment MRT station (Opening in 2026)
• HarbourFront Bus Interchange
• HarbourFront MRT station
• Havelock MRT station
• Kampong Bahru Bus Terminal
• Keppel MRT station (Opening in 2026)
• Labrador Park MRT station
• Outram Park MRT station
• Redhill MRT station
• Telok Blangah MRT station
• Tiong Bahru MRT station

Government-related

• Brani Island Container Port
• Bukit Merah Community Centre
• Henderson Community Club
• Kim Seng Community Centre
• Keppel Container Port
• Leng Kee Community Centre
• Radin Mas Community Club
• Tanjong Pagar Container Port
• 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

Health

• Outram Community Hospital
• Singapore General Hospital

Main Sports Facilites

• SAFRA Mount Faber

Bus Interchanges/Terminals

Bukit Merah Interchange

Service	Destination	Notes
5	Pasir Ris	N/A
16	Bedok
16M
57	Bishan
75	Gali Batu
123	Beach Station (Sentosa)
131	Saint Michael's
132	Hougang Central
139	Toa Payoh
153	Hougang Central
167	Sembawang
176	Bukit Panjang
198	Boon Lay
272	↺ Telok Blangah Rise
273	↺ Henderson Road
851	Yishun

HarbourFront Interchange

Service	Destination	Notes
65	Tampines	N/A
80	Sengkang
93	Eunos
123M	↺ Tiong Bahru Road
124	Saint Michael’s
188	Choa Chu Kang
188e	Alighting Only	Weekdays AM Peak Express Service
855	Yishun	N/A
963	Woodlands
963e		Weekdays PM Peak Express Service

Kampong Bahru Terminal

Service	Destination	Notes
2	Changi Village	N/A
12	Pasir Ris
12e		Express Service
54	Bishan	N/A
120	↺ Telok Blangah Heights
122	↺ Commonwealth Drive
174	Boon Lay
174e		Weekdays PM Peak Express Service
190	Choa Chu Kang	N/A

For bus services that do not start or end at this terminal but layover in this terminal

Service	Boarding Point	Destination	Notes
851e	Bef Pearl's Hill Terr 05012 Eu Tong Sen St	Yishun	Express Service

Politics

Incumbent	Role
Central Singapore CDC
Denise Phua	Mayor of Central CDC
South West CDC
Low Yen Ling	Mayor of South West CDC
Jalan Besar GRC
Josephine Teo	Member of Parliament for Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng
Radin Mas SMC
Melvin Yong	Member of Parliament for Radin Mas
Tanjong Pagar GRC
Eric Chua	Member of Parliament for Queenstown
Indranee Rajah	Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar-Tiong Bahru
Joan Pereira	Member of Parliament for Henderson-Dawson
West Coast GRC
Rachel Ong	Member of Parliament for Telok Blangah