Serangoon ( ) is a

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and residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. Serangoon is bordered by these planning areas –

Sengkang Sengkang (, , ) is a Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area and New towns of Singapore, residential town located in the North-East Region, Singapore, North-East Region of Singapore. The town is the second most populous in the region, being ...

to the north,

Hougang Hougang () is a planning area and mature residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. It is the largest housing estate in Singapore based on land area, and is home to 247,528 residents as of 2018. Hougang planning area is bo ...

to the east,

Ang Mo Kio Ang Mo Kio () is a planning area and residential town situated in the Central Region of Singapore. Located approximately north of the Downtown Core district, Ang Mo Kio is the 4th most populated planning area in the North-East region and ra ...

and Bishan to the west, as well as

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to the south. Serangoon planning area has a total of seven subzones: Serangoon Central,

Lorong Chuan Lorong Chuan is a subzone and a precinct located in the town of Serangoon in the North-East Region of Singapore. The road which the precinct is named after, links the Central Expressway to Serangoon Garden Way in Serangoon Gardens. It is in t ...

, Upper Paya Lebar,

Serangoon Garden Serangoon Garden Estate is a residential estate in the Serangoon district of the North-East Region of Singapore. It is also commonly known as "Ang Sar Lee" (''红砂厘)'' for historical reasons, referring to red zinc roofs of the houses in th ...

Serangoon North Serangoon North Village and Estate is a cluster of HDB apartment flats located north of Serangoon Central separated by Serangoon Gardens to the west and private housing estates to the east with Yio Chu Kang Road connecting the two areas. It is ...

, Seletar Hills and Serangoon North Industrial Estate.

Transportation

The original Serangoon bus interchange was opened on 13 March 1988 along Serangoon Central. It later relocated to nex on 3 September 2011.

Rail network

A large part of the

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runs in parallel with this arterial road. Stations that are located along this road are from

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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. * 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 Seletar Airport ( ; ) is a civilian international airport serving the north-east region of Singapore. It is located approximately northwest from Changi Airport, the country's main airport, and about north from the main commercial city-cent ...

, Toa Payoh and CBD (Central Business District).

Education

, this area has a total of 5 primary schools, 4 secondary schools and

Nanyang Junior College Nanyang Junior College (NYJC) () is a junior college in Singapore next to Lorong Chuan MRT station, offering two-year pre-university courses leading up to the GCE Advanced Level examinations. Nanyang Junior College is known for its strong acad ...

Politics

Serangoon Neighbourhood 1, some parts of Neighbourhood 2 and

fall under the

Aljunied GRC The Aljunied Group Representation Constituency is a five-member group representation constituency (GRC) in the north-eastern and eastern region of Singapore. It consists of a large part of Hougang (excluding Hougang SMC), Paya Lebar, Serangoo ...

(Serangoon division), served by the

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, 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 The Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency was a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the Central Region, Singapore, central, East Region, Singapore, eastern and North-East Region, Singapore, north-eastern are ...

, which administers Serangoon Neighbourhoods 2, 3 and 4 in the Braddell Heights division till this day. Neighbourhood 5 in

falls under the

Ang Mo Kio GRC The Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the North-East Region, Singapore, North-East Region of Singapore. It has 5 wards: Teck Ghee, Buangkok–Fernvale South, Seletar–Ser ...

(Seletar–Serangoon division).

Gallery

References

Sources

*Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), ''Toponymics – A Study of Singapore Street Names'', Eastern Universities Press,

External links

Masterplan 2003
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Serangoon Planning Report 1995
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