Jurong West is a planning area and residential town located in the

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. Jurong West shares boundaries with

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in the north, Jurong East in the east, Boon Lay and

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in the south, and

Western Water Catchment The Western Water Catchment is a planning area located in the West Region of Singapore. The planning area borders Tuas and Pioneer to its south, Sungei Kadut, Choa Chu Kang and Tengah to its east, Jurong West to its southeast, Lim Chu Kang ...

in the west. Originally a forested area, Jurong West is undergoing rapid development under the ambition of the

Housing and Development Board The Housing & Development Board (HDB) (; ms, Lembaga Perumahan dan Pembangunan; ta, வீடமைப்பு வளர்ச்சிக் கழகம்) or often referred to as the Housing Board, is a statutory board under the M ...

(HDB) to transform it into a fully mature housing estate.

History

Jurong West originated from the area once called Peng Kang, named after the gambier plantations along

Sungei Jurong Sungei Jurong (also known as the Jurong River) is a river in Jurong East, Singapore. The Jurong River subzone runs across this river. The subzone is bounded by the Ayer Rajah Expressway The Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) extends from the west ...

. By the mid-20th century, the area was home to several

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, palm oil plantations and nurseries. At that time, the only public housing estates in Jurong West were Boon Lay and Taman Jurong. Jurong West was largely left alone until 1984, when the HDB began conceptualisation for a new town in Jurong West. Jurong West was carved into nine subzones that would house a total of 94,000 public and private housing units in the long term. The town's first apartment blocks (known locally as ''flats'') were completed at Taman Jurong in 1963. By November 2004, about 71,522 dwelling units were completed. As of 31 March 2018, there are 74,301 HDB dwelling units in Jurong West.

Geography

Jurong West is a primarily residential town situated west of Tengah New Town in the western part of Singapore, under the

as defined by the

Urban Redevelopment Authority The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is the national urban planning authority of Singapore, and a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development of the Government of Singapore. Mission The authority was established on 1 April ...

(URA). The town is bordered to the north by the

Pan Island Expressway The Pan Island Expressway (Abbreviated as: PIE) is the oldest and longest expressway in Singapore. It is also Singapore's longest road. The expressway runs from the East Coast Parkway near Changi Airport in the east to Tuas in the west and ha ...

(PIE), to the east by

(

Jurong Jurong () is a major geographical region located at the south-westernmost point of the West Region of Singapore. Although mostly vaguely defined, the region's extent roughly covers the planning areas of Jurong East, Jurong West, Boon Lay, ...

River) and

Jurong Lake Jurong Lake (; ms, Tasik Jurong ; ta, ஜூரோங் ஏரி) is a 70ha freshwater lake and reservoir located in the western region of Singapore formed with the damming of Sungei Jurong further downstream. The lake serves as a reservoir c ...

, to the south by the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE), and to the west by Benoi Road and Upper Jurong Road. Jurong West Town Centre is located in

Jurong West Central Jurong West Central is a subzone of Jurong West, located in the West Region of Singapore. This is the town centre of Jurong West. Transport Roads There are 4 main roads in this subzone – Boon Lay Way, Jalan Boon Lay, Jurong West Avenue 4/2 ...

. An industrial area, part of the

Jurong Industrial Estate Jurong () is a major geographical region located at the south-westernmost point of the West Region of Singapore. Although mostly vaguely defined, the region's extent roughly covers the planning areas of Jurong East, Jurong West, Boon Lay, ...

, is located south of Boon Lay Way and Upper Jurong Road. Another industrial area is currently under development in

Wenya Wenya (previously named as Bulim) is a subzone of Jurong West, Singapore. This subzone comprises businesses, educational institutions, residential developments and civic and community institutions. History Prior to the 1990s, the subzone ...

as part of the Jurong Innovation District.

Subzones

Jurong West New Town is divided into the following nine subzones. * Boon Lay *

Chin Bee Chin Bee is an area in Jurong Industrial Estate in Singapore, bounded by Boon Lay Way, Jalan Boon Lay, Ayer Rajah Expressway (Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim) and Corporation Road. Chin Bee consists of many food manufacturing factories. Some of the early r ...

Hong Kah Hong Kah is a residential precinct in Jurong West, Singapore. It is bounded by the Pan Island Expressway, PIE, Corporation Road, Jurong Canal Drive, Jurong East Avenue 1 and Jurong Town Hall Road. It is named after the former 'Hong Kah Village'. ...

Kian Teck Kian Teck (建德) is an area in Jurong Industrial Estate in Singapore. It is in between Joo Koon and Boon Lay stations. It is home to many dormitories which houses foreign workers as well as factories and warehouses. Arena Country Club is also ...

Safti SAFTI is a subzone of the Jurong West Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area of Singapore. It is home to the Pasir Laba Camp. It is also the training ground and a live-firing area for Singapore Armed Forces known as SAFTI Live Firing Area whic ...

* Taman Jurong *

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Demographics

As of 2018, Jurong West has a population of 266,720, most of whom are part of the working population. The most populous subzone is

with 68,840 residents, closely followed by

with 65,720 residents.

, however, has just ten residents, while

is completely unpopulated. Packed into an area of , of which just are designated as residential areas, Jurong West has a population density of 27,000 people per km² (70,000 per mi²).

Notable places

Jurong West's two main rivers,

and Sungei Lanchar, run through the town with a network of green connectors along their

banks A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets. Becaus ...

. They link housing precincts to neighborhood parks such as

Jurong Central Park Jurong Central Park is an 8-ha regional park. Activities Other activities such as participating in concerts and performances, family gatherings, inline skating is available. See also *List of parks in Singapore Getting there The park is situated ...

, as well as the Jurong West Sports Centre, Jurong West Stadium and Frontier Community Centre. These park connectors are linked to the Chinese Garden in Jurong East New Town and the Bukit Batok Town Park in the north, to better serve the recreational needs of the residents of Jurong West.

, located in

, is a rectangular green space created behind

Boon Lay MRT station Boon Lay MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West line in Jurong West, Singapore. Located in Jurong West Central, Boon Lay station is one of the three stations that serve Jurong West New Town; the othe ...

. Jurong West's major

public transport Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typi ...

amenities were built in tandem with the main public housing development. The elevated track infrastructure of the

East West MRT line The East West line (EWL) is a high-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line operated by SMRT in Singapore, running from Pasir Ris station in the east to Tuas Link station in the west, with an additional branch between Changi Airport and Tana ...

was developed as the existing public housing blocks were being built in the 1980s. The amenities were built in a contiguous building complex, which gives commuters direct access between

Boon Lay Bus Interchange Boon Lay Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange located in Jurong West Central, in the western part of Singapore. It is situated within Jurong Point and integrated with the nearby Boon Lay MRT station. This interchange serves a ...

, The Centris condominium and

Jurong Point Jurong Point (Chinese:裕廊坊) is a large regional shopping mall in the precinct of Jurong West Central in Jurong West, Singapore. It is next to Boon Lay MRT station and Boon Lay Bus Interchange. It is currently the largest shopping mall in S ...

shopping centre.

Transportation

City planners plan for

to eventually become the preferred

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. The government of Singapore uses public transport to reduce pollution caused by heavy road traffic. Jurong West is part of the Urban Redevelopment Authority's focus for realising this

urban planning Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, ...

model. As Jurong West is relatively distant from the

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centre at the Central Area, an efficient, high-volume and high-speed public transport system is also preferred to using road networks, as the government is aiming to reduce the number of cars on the road.

Public transport

East West line

Jurong West Town is linked to the rest of Singapore through the East West Line (EWL) at

Boon Lay MRT Station Boon Lay MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West line in Jurong West, Singapore. Located in Jurong West Central, Boon Lay station is one of the three stations that serve Jurong West New Town; the othe ...

, located at the Town Centre. The EWL is a heavy rail mass rapid transit system, and connects to other systems in the MRT network. It is operated by SMRT. There are three Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) stations that serve Jurong West Planning Area, which are Lakeside, Boon Lay and

=Boon Lay MRT station

= The Boon Lay MRT Station is located next to

for commuters' ease of switching across different modes of public transport. The MRT station began operations on 6 July 1990, as the western terminus of the East West Line, before additional stations were added further west of the line at Pioneer and Joo Koon on 28 February 2009.

=Lakeside MRT station

= Lakeside (EW26), another station along the EWL in Jurong West Town, serves the housing developments in Taman Jurong,

and Boon Lay. The station began operations on 5 November 1988.

=Pioneer MRT station

(EW28) is the newest EWL station to open in Jurong West, on 28 February 2009. The station improves accessibility to residential areas of

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and

, as well as the industrial areas located south of the station.

Jurong Region line

The inter-town Jurong Region Line (JRL) system is a 24 km mass rapid transit line that will connect residents to the town centre, as well as other areas such as

, Choa Chu Kang and Jurong East. The MRT line will have 24 stations and all will be elevated. The line will open in 2026.

Boon Lay Bus Interchange

The Boon Lay Bus Interchange was originally opened in July 1990 along with Boon Lay MRT station. At that time, developments around the area in Jurong West New Town were still actively in progress. It was later rebuilt and reopened in December 2009 at the ground level of Jurong Point Shopping Centre, next to Centris condominium, and is the fourth

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bus interchange in Singapore, after

Toa Payoh Bus Interchange Toa Payoh Bus Interchange is located in Toa Payoh, Singapore. It is the first air-conditioned bus interchange in the country, which was completed in 2002 and officially opened by the then Minister for Transport, Yeo Cheow Tong, on 19 May that y ...

Sengkang Bus Interchange Sengkang Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located on the ground level of Compass Heights condominium in the town centre of Sengkang New Town, Singapore. Located next to Sengkang MRT/LRT station, it is the second bus interchange in Singapor ...

and Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange.

Road network

Jurong West is connected to many parts of Singapore through its road network. The

(PIE) and Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) link Jurong West Town up with Singapore's

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network. Major roads that run within the boundaries of Jurong West Planning Area include Corporation Road, Boon Lay Way,

Jalan Boon Lay Jalan Boon Lay () is a major road in Jurong West, Singapore. Travelling in a north-south direction, Jalan Boon Lay connects the junctions of Jurong West Avenue 4, Jurong West Avenue 2 and Jalan Bahar in the north with the junctions of Jurong Pier ...

Jalan Bahar Jalan Bahar () is a major arterial road from Lim Chu Kang Road to Jurong West Avenue 2; originally a Jurong Road/Lim Chu Kang Road link. It was opened on 9 April 1965 to connect the rural areas of Lim Chu Kang to the Jurong Industrial Estate. It ...

, Upper Jurong Road, Pioneer Road North, Jurong West Avenue 4 and

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Jurong West Town Centre

There are four major building complexes within the Jurong West Town Centre.

Jurong Point Shopping Centre

Jurong Point Shopping Centre is Singapore's largest suburban shopping centre. The shopping centre started operations in December 1995 and expanded twice in 1999 and 2008.

The Centris

The Centris is a private condominium that is located above Jurong Point Shopping Centre.

Jurong West Community Building

The Jurong West Community Building is an integrated development comprising the

Jurong West Public Library Jurong West Public Library is a public library in Jurong West, Singapore. It is co-located with The Frontier Community Club at Jurong West Community Building. The nearest MRT station is Boon Lay. It is the first public library owned by the Natio ...

, The Frontier Community Club and Jurong Medical Centre. It is located behind Jurong Point Shopping Centre.

Boon Lay Interchange

Boon Lay Interchange, located in the centre of the town, consists of the

and

Amenities

Education

There are 12

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s, 11 secondary schools and 2 international schools in Jurong West New Town.

Fire stations

Jurong Fire Station, which opened on 17 November 2017, is the first

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in Singapore to have a slide. The fire station covers 4,000 square metres, and is used by the

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Medical facilities

Pioneer Polyclinic is a government healthcare institution serving the local community in Jurong West. The polyclinic was opened in January 2018. Also located in Jurong West is the Jurong Medical Centre, which complements the acute and step-down care services of

Ng Teng Fong General Hospital Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH) is a 700-bed hospital located in Jurong East, Singapore. Named after Singaporean late entrepreneur, Ng Teng Fong, the hospital is part of an integrated development together with the adjoining Jurong Community ...

and

Jurong Community Hospital The Jurong Community Hospital (JCH) is a 400-bed community hospital in Jurong East, Singapore. It is part of an integrated healthcare development that includes the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH). While Jurong Community Hospital has commenc ...

Sports facilities

Jurong West Sports Centre, formerly known as Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre, is the largest sports centre in Singapore, and offers one of the two sheltered pools managed by

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Politics

Currently, Jurong West is represented in the Parliament of Singapore by seven members of parliament (MPs): three MPs from Jurong GRC, one MP from Pioneer SMC, and three MPs from

West Coast GRC The West Coast Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the western area of Singapore. The five divisions consists: Ayer Rajah-Gek Poh, West Coast, Boon Lay, Nanyang and Telok Blangah ...

, with effect from the 2020 General Election.

References

External links

Chua Chu Kang Town CouncilJurong-Clementi Town CouncilWest Coast Town CouncilSouth West Community Development Council
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