Pandan Gardens is a housing estate which is part of
Jurong East New Town in the
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of Singapore. Immediately north of
Pandan Reservoir
Pandan Reservoir (Simplified Chinese: 班丹蓄水池; Malay: ''Empangan Pandan'') is a reservoir located in the West Region of Singapore. Formed by damming the mouth of Sungei Pandan, it is the largest service reservoir in Singapore providin ...
and adjacent to
Teban Gardens, it comprises exclusively public housing built by the
JTC Corporation
JTC Corporation (JTC), formerly the Jurong Town Corporation, is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry that champions sustainable industrial development. It master-plans clean, green and smart estates to create attractive de ...
and
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 ...
. Its namesake road connects
Jurong Town Hall Road
Jurong Town Hall Road () is a road in Jurong East, Singapore that connects the Pan Island Expressway and West Coast Road.
It was built in 1969 through Jalan Bahru Selatan so that Route 143 could connect to the Jurong Road 10-milestone market. I ...
to West Coast Road.
Geography
Like its sister town –
Teban Gardens, Pandan Gardens was a patch of
mangrove swamp
Mangrove forests, also called mangrove swamps, mangrove thickets or mangals, are productive wetlands that occur in coastal intertidal zones. Mangrove forests grow mainly at tropical and subtropical latitudes because mangroves cannot withstand fre ...
bordering on the banks of
Sungai Pandan but was subsequently reclaimed to make way for housing development projects by the
JTC Corporation
JTC Corporation (JTC), formerly the Jurong Town Corporation, is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry that champions sustainable industrial development. It master-plans clean, green and smart estates to create attractive de ...
in 1970.
Flanked on the south side by the
Pandan Reservoir
Pandan Reservoir (Simplified Chinese: 班丹蓄水池; Malay: ''Empangan Pandan'') is a reservoir located in the West Region of Singapore. Formed by damming the mouth of Sungei Pandan, it is the largest service reservoir in Singapore providin ...
and the east side by the bank of
Sungai Pandan, it sits situated at the fringe of Jurong Industrial Estate as well as being on the crossroad from Singapore's city center and other parts of the island towards the various industrial estates located within
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, ...
,
Tuas
Tuas is a planning area located within the West Region of Singapore. It is bounded by the Western Water Catchment to its north, Pioneer to its east and the Straits of Johor to its west. Tuas also shares a maritime boundary with the Western Island ...
and the nearby
Jurong Island.
History
The name was derived from the former
Malay
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* Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore
** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century
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village in the area, ''Kampong Sungei Pandan''. Although the
land reclamation
Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamati ...
of the estate began in 1970,
the actual construction did not commence until after 1975 as the land needed time to settle after being reclaimed from the mangrove swampland of the Sungai Pandan.
JTC Corporation
JTC Corporation (JTC), formerly the Jurong Town Corporation, is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry that champions sustainable industrial development. It master-plans clean, green and smart estates to create attractive de ...
undertook the construction of the public housing blocks in the estate as a means to provide additional housings for the families of the workers from the nearby areas of
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, ...
. This was done to help ease the housing problem due in part by the overcrowding in the then nearby
Taman Jurong
Taman Jurong is a residential precinct in Jurong West, Singapore. It is one of the oldest residential precincts in Singapore and a division of Jurong GRC, with the area's HDB flats under the management of Jurong-Clementi Town Council and Tharma ...
housing estate, which was also built by JTC in 1969.
The first housing block was completed around 1978
with a running sequence from block No.401 through to 416 (both 415 and 416 are four-storey shophouses). Currently, Pandan Gardens and Teban Gardens are satellite towns to the nearby
Jurong East New Town.
Amenities
Although Pandan has a few shophouses of its own at block No. 415 and 416, it lacks a wet market like the one found in Teban Gardens, hence it gets to share the service of the market with the residents of Teban Gardens. Also located in Teban Gardens is the
Ayer Rajah Neighbourhood Police Post
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* Ayer, Massachusetts, United States
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(NPP) of
Clementi Police Division
The Clementi Police Division (or 'D' Division) is one of the seven land divisions of the Singapore Police Force. Clementi Division covers about 70 square kilometres in the South-Western part of Singapore, which includes Jurong Island, Sentosa Isl ...
at block No.43, which continues to serve the residents since its inauguration in 1985.
For entertainment and shopping, there was the nearby
Jurong Entertainment Centre
Jurong Entertainment Centre was an entertainment centre once located at Jurong East, Singapore.
Background
Opened in 1993, the shopping centre was within walking distance from Jurong East MRT station. It had a net lettable retail floor area of ...
which has been replaced with
JCube
JCube is a shopping centre located in Jurong East, Singapore. It opens from 10 am to 10 pm and is home to Singapore’s first Olympic-size ice rink and the first IMAX theatre in the suburbs. It was built on the former site of the Jurong Enterta ...
, managed by CapitaMalls Asia &
IMM Shopping Mall. Nearby the two shopping centres, there is also the
Jurong Regional Library
Jurong Regional Library ( Chinese: 裕廊区域图书馆; Malay: ''Perpustakaan Wilayah Jurong'') is a public library located in Jurong East, Singapore. It is located next to JCube and is within walking distances of Jurong East Bus Interchange ...
which is a regional public library serving the needs of all the residents and students in the surrounding region, including Pandan Gardens.
In year 2014 & early 2015 respectively, there will be a new hospital, locating right in front of the
IMM Shopping Mall, and that is, Ng Teng Fong Hospital (previously Jurong General Hospital), managed by Jurong Health.
In January 2013, the old Pandan Gardens Swimming Complex was re-opened a
Playlor! Arena which is a multi-sports complex. It features 2 astroturf courts for futsal use, 1 multipurpose court, and 1 indoor beach court.
Public transport
Pandan Gardens is accessible via public transport service by taking Bus services 51 or 143 to the
Jurong East MRT station
Jurong East MRT station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North South (NSL) (which terminates at this station) and East West (EWL) lines in Jurong East, Singapore, operated by SMRT Trains. It is located at th ...
and the
Jurong East Bus Interchange
Jurong East Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located in Jurong East, Singapore. An open-air single-level bus terminal, it is connected to the adjacent Jurong East MRT station via a link bridge.
History
The original facility used for th ...
, while
Ayer Rajah Expressway
The Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) extends from the western end of the Marina Coastal Expressway in the south of Singapore to Tuas in the west near the Tuas Second Link to Malaysia. Together with the Marina Coastal Expressway and the East Coast ...
provides it with a well connected road access.
![SBS9483Gfront](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/SBS9483Gfront.JPG)
;Nearest MRT station
:
Jurong East MRT station
Jurong East MRT station is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the North South (NSL) (which terminates at this station) and East West (EWL) lines in Jurong East, Singapore, operated by SMRT Trains. It is located at th ...
(1988 – present)
;Nearest bus interchange
:
Jurong Bus Depot / Interchange (now defunct, 1978 – 1991)
:
Jurong East Bus Interchange
Jurong East Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located in Jurong East, Singapore. An open-air single-level bus terminal, it is connected to the adjacent Jurong East MRT station via a link bridge.
History
The original facility used for th ...
(1988 – present)
;Bus services serving the town:
:
SBS Transit service number: 30, 51, 154, 197, 198, 201, 655
:
SMRT Buses
SMRT Buses is a bus operator in Singapore. A subsidiary of SMRT Corporation, it traded as Trans Island Bus Services until 10 May 2004.
History Trans-Island Bus Services (1983–2004)
In April 1981, Communications & Labour Minister Ong Teng Cheo ...
service number: 176
:
Tower Transit Singapore
Tower Transit Singapore is a contracted bus operator operating in Singapore. It commenced operations on 29 May 2016 and it is a subsidiary of Transit Systems.
History
In October 2014, the Land Transport Authority called for tenders to operate 26 ...
service number: 78, 79, 143, 143M
:City Transit service number: 762
Public schools
*
Pandan Primary School
Pandan may refer to:
Plants
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Places
Brunei
* Kampong Pandan, Brunei
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(1981–2008) merged with Fuhua Primary School in 2008.
*
Fuhua Primary School
Jurong East is a planning area and residential town situated in the West Region of Singapore. It borders Jurong West and Boon Lay to the west, Clementi to the east, Tengah and Bukit Batok to the north and Selat Jurong to the south.
Firs ...
(1941–present)
*
Jurong Junior College
Jurong Junior College (JJC) was a junior college located in Jurong West, Singapore. It was the ninth junior college to be established by the Ministry of Education of Singapore.
History
Jurong Junior College was first situated at West Coast ...
(1981–1985) moved to new location in 1985, premises re-allocated for use by River Valley High School.
*
River Valley High School (1986–2004) moved to new location in 2004, premises re-allocated for use by Commonwealth Secondary School.
*
Commonwealth Secondary School
Commonwealth Secondary School (abbreviation: CWSS) is a government, autonomous and coeducational secondary school in Jurong East, Singapore. Founded in 1964, Commonwealth Secondary School offers secondary school education which leads to the Singa ...
(Nov 2006–present).
Politics
![West_Coast_GRC_locator_map](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/West_Coast_GRC_locator_map.svg)
, Pandan Gardens is a part of Ayer Rajah ward within the
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 ...
.
Together with
Teban Gardens, parts of
Jurong East New Town and
Clementi West New Town, the four estates formed the Single Member Constituency (SMC)
of
Ayer Rajah SMC
Ayer Rajah Single Member Constituency (SMC) was a single member constituency in Singapore that existed from 1980 to 2006.
History
Ayer Rajah SMC was made up of Pandan Gardens
Pandan Gardens is a housing estate which is part of Jurong East New ...
prior to being absorbed into the
West Coast Group Representation Constituency
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 ...
during the 2006's election in Singapore.
Dr Tan Cheng Bock was the incumbent member of Parliament, since the formation of the ward in 1980. Dr Tan subsequently retired in 2006 after making way for his successor – Mr S Iswaran. After the
2011 Singaporean general election
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, the
Members of Parliament
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(MPs) within the constituency was reshuffled and Mr Iswaran was reassigned to become the MP for
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, while Ms
Foo Mee Har
Foo Mee Har ( zh, s=胡美霞, p=Hú Měixiá; born 1966) is a Singaporean politician and businesswoman. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she has been the Parliament of Singapore, Member of Parliament (MP) representing the ...
took over as MP for Ayer Rajah (Now Ayer Rajah - Gek Poh).
See also
*
Taman Jurong
Taman Jurong is a residential precinct in Jurong West, Singapore. It is one of the oldest residential precincts in Singapore and a division of Jurong GRC, with the area's HDB flats under the management of Jurong-Clementi Town Council and Tharma ...
*
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, ...
*
Jurong East
*
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 ...
*
Pandan Reservoir
Pandan Reservoir (Simplified Chinese: 班丹蓄水池; Malay: ''Empangan Pandan'') is a reservoir located in the West Region of Singapore. Formed by damming the mouth of Sungei Pandan, it is the largest service reservoir in Singapore providin ...
*
Teban Gardens
*
West Coast Drive
West Coast Drive is a scenic north-south route along the Indian Ocean in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia.
History
The road was initially a street which formed part of North Beach, which from the 1920s onwards was a coastal v ...
References
External links
Photos of Pandan Reservoir
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