Serangoon
- Ang Mo Kio Town Council
- Aljunied-Hougang Town Council
- Marine Parade Town Council
- Denise Phua
North East CDC
- Desmond Choo
South East CDC
- Mohd Fahmi Aliman
- Gerald Giam
- Pritam Singh
- Faisal Manap
- Sylvia Lim
Ang Mo Kio GRC
Marine Parade GRC
Serangoon (/səˈræŋɡuːn/ sə-RANG-goon) is a planning area and residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore.
Serangoon is bordered by these planning areas – Sengkang to the north, Hougang to the east, Ang Mo Kio and Bishan to the west, as well as Toa Payoh to the south. Serangoon planning area has a total of seven subzones: Serangoon Central, Lorong Chuan, Upper Paya Lebar, Serangoon Garden, Serangoon North, Seletar Hills and Serangoon North Industrial Estate.[4]
Transportation
The original Serangoon bus interchange was opened on 13 March 1988 along Serangoon Central.[5] It later relocated to nex on 3 September 2011.[6]
Rail network
A large part of the North East MRT line runs in parallel with this arterial road. Stations that are located along this road are from Little India to Kovan. Current MRT Stations that are located in the Serangoon area includes:
- Lorong Chuan Station (CC14 - Circle Line)
- Serangoon Station (CC13 / NE 12 - Circle Line / North East Line)
There are plans to build 2 more stations under the Cross Island Line, namely the below stations. These stations will be completed by 2030.[7]
- Serangoon North Station (CR09 - Cross Island Line)
- Tavistock Station (CR10 - Cross Island Line)
Road network
Upper Serangoon Road is an important road being one of the oldest and busiest roads, links the North-East region with Central area
Other important main roads include Yio Chu Kang Road, Upper Paya Lebar Road, Bartley Road, Braddell Road, and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 and 3.
The CTE (Central Expressway) at the west of the town provides a link to Seletar Airport, Toa Payoh and CBD (Central Business District).
Education
As of 2017[update], this area has a total of 5 primary schools, 4 secondary schools and Nanyang Junior College.[8]
Politics
Serangoon Neighbourhood 1, some parts of Neighbourhood 2 and Serangoon Garden fall under the Aljunied GRC (Serangoon division), served by the Workers' Party, while the area surrounding Upper Paya Lebar Road lies within the Aljunied GRC Paya Lebar division. Prior to 2006, the Serangoon division belonged to the Marine Parade GRC, which administers Serangoon Neighbourhoods 2, 3 and 4 in the Braddell Heights division till this day. Neighbourhood 5 in Serangoon North falls under the Ang Mo Kio GRC (Jalan Kayu division).
See also
Gallery
References
- ^ a b "City Population – statistics, maps and charts | Serangoon". Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ a b HDB Key Statistics FY 2014/2015 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Statistics Singapore - Geographic Distribution - 2018 Latest Data". Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Interchange in new town opens on Sunday". The Straits Times. 8 March 1988. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "Bus Services Operating From The New Serangoon Bus Interchange". SBS Transit. 25 August 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "LTA | Cross Island Line". www.lta.gov.sg. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "School Information Service". Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
Sources
- Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), Toponymics – A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 981-210-205-1
External links
- Masterplan 2003 – Urban Redevelopment Authority
- Serangoon Planning Report 1995
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- Central Area (City centre)
- Bishan
- Bukit Merah
- Alexandra Hill
- Alexandra North
- Bukit Ho Swee
- Bukit Merah
- Depot Road
- Everton Park
- HarbourFront/Maritime Square
- Henderson Hill
- Kampong Tiong Bahru
- Redhill
- Singapore General Hospital
- Telok Blangah Drive
- Telok Blangah Rise
- Telok Blangah Way
- Tiong Bahru
- Bukit Timah
- Anak Bukit
- Coronation Road
- Farrer Court
- Hillcrest
- Holland Road
- Leedon Park
- Swiss Club
- Ulu Pandan
- Downtown Core
- Anson
- Bayfront Subzone
- Bugis
- Cecil
- Central Subzone
- City Hall
- Clifford Pier
- Marina Centre
- Maxwell
- Millenia Singapore
- Nicoll
- Phillip
- Raffles Place
- Tanjong Pagar
- Geylang
- Aljunied
- Geylang East
- Kallang Way
- Kampong Ubi
- MacPherson
- Kallang
- Marina East
- Marina South
- Marine Parade
- East Coast
- Katong
- Marina East
- Marine Parade
- Mountbatten
- Museum
- Newton
- Cairnhill
- Goodwood Park
- Istana Negara
- Monk's Hill
- Newton Circus
- Orange Grove
- Novena
- Balestier
- Dunearn
- Malcolm
- Moulmein
- Mount Pleasant
- Orchard
- Boulevard
- Somerset
- Tanglin
- Outram
- China Square
- Chinatown
- Pearl's Hill
- People's Park
- Queenstown
- Commonwealth
- Dover
- Ghim Moh
- Kent Ridge
- Margaret Drive
- Mei Chin
- National University of Singapore
- one-north
- Pasir Panjang 1
- Pasir Panjang 2
- Tanglin Halt
- Queensway
- River Valley
- Institution Hill
- Leonie Hill
- One Tree Hill
- Oxley
- Paterson
- Rochor
- Bencoolen
- Farrer Park
- Kampong Glam
- Little India
- Mackenzie
- Mount Emily
- Rochor Canal
- Selegie
- Sungei Road
- Victoria
- Singapore River
- Southern Islands
- Straits View
- Tanglin
- Chatsworth
- Nassim
- Ridout
- Tyersall
- Toa Payoh
- Bidadari
- Boon Teck
- Braddell
- Joo Seng
- Kim Keat
- Lorong 8 Toa Payoh
- Pei Chun
- Potong Pasir
- Sennett
- Toa Payoh Central
- Toa Payoh West
- Woodleigh
- Bedok
- Bayshore
- Bedok North
- Reservoir
- Bedok South
- Frankel
- Kaki Bukit
- Kembangan
- Siglap
- Changi
- Airport
- Changi Point
- Changi West
- Changi Bay
- Pasir Ris
- Flora Drive
- Loyang East
- Loyang West
- Pasir Ris Central
- Pasir Ris Drive
- Pasir Ris Park
- Pasir Ris Wafer Fab Park
- Pasir Ris West
- Paya Lebar
- Airport Road, Singapore
- Paya Lebar East
- Paya Lebar North
- Paya Lebar West
- Plab
- Tampines
- Central Water Catchment
- Lim Chu Kang
- Mandai
- Mandai East
- Mandai Estate
- Mandai West
- Sembawang
- Admiralty
- Sembawang Central
- Sembawang East
- Sembawang North
- Sembawang Spring
- Sembawang Straits
- Senoko North
- Senoko South
- The Wharves
- Simpang
- Pulau Seletar
- Simpang North
- Simpang South
- Tanjong Irau
- Sungei Kadut
- Woodlands
- Greenwood Park
- Midview
- North Coast
- Senoko West
- Woodgrove
- Woodlands East
- Woodlands Regional Centre
- Woodlands South
- Woodlands West
- Yishun
- Khatib
- Lower Seletar
- Nee Soon
- Northland
- Springleaf
- Yishun Central
- Yishun East
- Yishun South
- Yishun West
- Ang Mo Kio
- Ang Mo Kio Town Centre
- Cheng San
- Chong Boon
- Kebun Baru
- Sembawang Hills
- Shangri-la
- Tagore
- Townsville, Singapore
- Yio Chu Kang
- Yio Chu Kang East
- Yio Chu Kang North
- Yio Chu Kang West
- Hougang
- Defu Industrial Park
- Hougang Central
- Hougang East
- Hougang West
- Kangkar
- Kovan
- Lorong Ah Soo
- Lorong Halus
- Tai Seng
- Trafalgar
- North-Eastern Islands
- Punggol
- Coney Island
- Matilda
- Northshore
- Punggol Canal
- Punggol Field
- Punggol Town Centre
- Waterway East
- Seletar
- Pulau Punggol Barat
- Pulau Punggol Timor
- Seletar
- Aerospace Park
- Sengkang
- Anchorvale
- Compassvale
- Fernvale
- Jalan Kayu
- Lorong Halus North
- Rivervale
- Sengkang Town Centre
- Sengkang West
- Serangoon
- Lorong Chuan
- Seletar Hills
- Serangoon Central
- Serangoon Garden
- Serangoon North
- Serangoon North Industrial Estate
- Upper Paya Lebar
- Boon Lay
- Bukit Batok
- Bukit Panjang
- Bangkit
- Dairy Farm
- Fajar
- Jelebu
- Nature Reserve
- Saujana
- Senja
- Choa Chu Kang
- Clementi
- Clementi Central
- Clementi North
- Clementi West
- Clementi Woods
- Faber
- Pandan
- Sunset Way
- Toh Tuck
- West Coast
- Jurong East
- Jurong West
- Pioneer
- Benoi Sector
- Gul Basin
- Gul Circle
- Joo Koon
- Pioneer Sector
- Tengah
- Tuas
- Tengeh
- Tuas Bay
- Tuas North
- Tuas Promenade
- Tuas View
- Tuas View Extension
- Western Islands
- Western Water Catchment