Yishun

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Yishun is a planning area and residential town situated in Singapore's North Region in its northeastern area. It has a land area of around 21.24km2, and ranks 8th, 7th and 20th in terms of size, population and density respectively. Yishun planning area is situated north of Ang Mo Kio, northeast of the Central Water Catchment, east of Mandai, south of Simpang and Sembawang, west of Seletar, and northwest of Sengkang.

Yishun is also known as Nee Soon by Teochew dialect, which was named after a Singapore merchant, Lim Nee Soon.

The planning area of Yishun is made up of 9 subzones, namely Yishun Central, Northland, Yishun East, Yishun South, Khatib, Yishun West, Nee Soon, Springleaf and Lower Seletar.

Notable Structures[edit]

Education[edit]

  • Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School
  • Chongfu School
  • Chung Cheng High School (Yishun)
  • Huamin Primary School
  • Jiemin Primary School
  • Naval Base Primary School
  • Northbrooks Secondary School
  • Northland Primary School
  • Northland Secondary School
  • North View Primary School
  • Orchid Park Secondary School
  • Naval Base Secondary School
  • Peiying Primary School
  • Xishan Primary School
  • Yishun Innova Junior College
  • Yishun Primary School
  • Yishun Secondary School
  • Yishun Town Secondary School

Transportation[edit]

Government-related[edit]

  • Chong Pang Community Club
  • Nee Soon Central Community Club
  • Nee Soon East Community Club
  • Nee Soon South Community Club
  • SAF Medical Training Institute
  • Yishun Public Library

Shopping Centres/Malls[edit]

  • Junction Nine
  • Northpoint City
  • Wisteria Mall

Parks[edit]

  • Dipterocarp Arboretum
  • Lower Seletar Reservoir Park
  • Nee Soon East Park
  • Springleaf Nature Park
  • Yishun Nature Park
  • Yishun Neighbourhood Park
  • Yishun Pond Park

Main Sports Facilities[edit]

  • SAFRA Yishun
  • Yishun ActiveSG Stadium
  • Yishun ActiveSG Swimming Complex

Health[edit]

  • Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
  • Yishun Community Hospital

Bus Interchange[edit]

Yishun Interchange[edit]

Service Destination Notes
39 Tampines Concourse N/A
85 Punggol
103 Serangoon
171 ↺ Upper Bukit Timah Road
800 ↺ Sembawang Road
801 ↺ Yishun Avenue 1
803 ↺ Yishun Avenue 6
804 ↺ Yishun Avenue 11
805 ↺ Yishun Avenue 1
806 ↺ Yishun Avenue 6
807 ↺ Yishun Street 71
811 ↺ Yishun Avenue 5 North Loop
↺ Yishun Avenue 1 South Loop
Board at
Yishun Stn Exit E icon59072
Yishun Ave 2
812 ↺ Yishun Avenue 4 East Loop
↺ Yishun Avenue 3 West Loop
851 Bukit Merah N/A
851e New Bridge Road Express Service
852 Bukit Batok N/A
853 Lorong 1 Geylang Weekdays and Saturdays
(Except Public Holidays)
853M Upper East Coast Sundays and Public Holidays
854 Bedok N/A
854e Weekdays AM Peak
Express Service
855 HarbourFront N/A
856 Woodlands
857 ↺ Suntec City
859 Sembawang Looping point
860 Yio Chu Kang Looping point
AC7 ↺ JB Sentral, Malaysia N/A

Politics[edit]

Incumbent Role
Central Singapore CDC
Denise Phua Mayor of Central Singapore CDC
North West CDC
Alex Yam Mayor of North West CDC
Ang Mo Kio GRC
Ng Ling Ling Member of Parliament for Jalan Kayu
Nee Soon GRC
Carrie Tan Member of Parliament for Nee Soon South
Derrick Goh Member of Parliament for Nee Soon Link
K. Shanmugam Member of Parliament for Chong Pang
Louis Ng Member of Parliament for Nee Soon East
Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim Member of Parliament for Nee Soon Central

Links[edit]

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