Tampines () is the
regional centre A regional centre in the city-state of Singapore is a second-tier commercial zone after the main central business district in the Central Area. About 15 times the size of a normal town centre in Housing Development Board (HDB) towns, they are loca ...
of the
East Region of
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
. With a population of 265,340 living across its five subzones, it is the second-most populous
planning area in Singapore, according to the DOS Population Trends 2022. It is home to approximately 5% of Singapore's population. Tampines is bordered to the west by
Bedok
Bedok () is a planning area and matured residential town located in the geographical region of Tanah Merah along the south-eastern coast of the East Region of Singapore. Bedok is bounded by five other planning areas: Paya Lebar to the north, ...
and
Paya Lebar
Paya Lebar is a planning area located in the East Region of Singapore, bordered by Hougang to the west, Sengkang to the northwest, Tampines to the east, Bedok to the south and Pasir Ris to the north.
As part of the Singapore Urban Redevelopment ...
, to the north by
Pasir Ris
Pasir Ris is a planning area and residential town located in the East Region of Singapore. It is bordered by Tampines and Paya Lebar to the south, Sengkang to the southwest and Changi to the east. The planning area also shares riverine bound ...
, to the east by
Changi
Changi () is a planning area located in the geographical region of Tanah Merah in the East Region of Singapore. Sharing borders with Pasir Ris and Tampines to the west, Changi Bay to the southeast, the South China Sea to the east and the Sera ...
, and to the south by the
Straits of Singapore
The Singapore Strait is a , strait between the Strait of Malacca in the west and the South China Sea in the east. Singapore is on the north of the channel, and the Indonesian Riau Islands are on the south. The two countries share a maritime ...
. Situated in the historical region of
Tanah Merah, its present-day terrain is particularly flat due to the large-scale sand quarrying in the 1960s.
Tampines is composed of five subzones — Tampines North, Tampines East, Tampines West,
Simei
Simei is a subzone located in the eastern part of Singapore, situated within the town of Tampines. The name ''Simei'' is pinyin for "Four Beauties" in Chinese. Formerly known as Tampines South, it was officially renamed to Simei in 1985.
Histor ...
and Xilin. These subzones were created in the early 1990s predominantly for urban planning purposes and have no relation to the three
political constituencies in Tampines. Four of its subzones are largely residential with the exception of Xilin, which has a fair mix of commercial, industrial and recreational facilities. Xilin is home to
Singapore Expo
Singapore EXPO is the largest convention and exhibition venue in Singapore with over 100,000 square metres of column-free, indoor space spread over 10 halls. The center was designed by Cox Richardson Rayner, built by PSA International, and funded ...
, the largest convention center in Singapore, and features the largest agglomeration of golf courses in Singapore.
As the first regional centre in Singapore, Tampines has progressed from a remote neighbourhood in the 1980s to a vibrant commercial hub. It is one of three regional centres in the city-state, serving to decentralise economic activity from the
Central Business District
A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...
to other parts of the island, an idea first proposed in the 1991 Concept Plan. Several large insurance companies, real estate corporations and financial institutions, such as
OCBC and
UOB, have shifted their back-end operations to the regional centre. According to 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 Apri ...
, it now has 200,000 m² of office space and 112,000 m² of retail space. Tampines is also home to
Changi Business Park
The Changi Business Park (Abbreviation: CBP; ms, Taman Perniagaan Changi; Chinese: 樟宜商业园; ta, சாங்கி பிஸினஸ் பார்க்) is a business park located in Changi South, in the eastern part of Singapore.
...
, Singapore’s largest integrated business park. It is a 71,000 m² project that houses many multinational corporations, including
J.P. Morgan
JP may refer to:
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* ''JP'' (album), 2001, by American singer Jesse Powell
* ''Jp'' (magazine), an American Jeep magazine
* ''Jönköpings-Posten'', a Swedish newspaper
* Judas Priest, an English heavy metal band
* ''Jurassic Park ...
,
Credit Suisse
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,
IBM and
Standard Chartered
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. As of 2016, it has 152,400 resident working persons, the second-highest in Singapore, according to the Department of Statistics.
Tampines New Town
Tampines () is the Regional centre (Singapore), regional centre of the East Region, Singapore, East Region of Singapore. With a population of 265,340 living across its five subzones, it is the second-most populous Planning Areas of Singapore, ...
in the north is a densely-populated residential town, and regarded as the core of the planning area. Its boundaries, as delineated by the
Housing 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 ...
, exclude Xilin and the private housing estates of Simei. It spans 1200 hectares, of which 549 hectares is residential area, the largest of any town in Singapore.
It is currently the third-most populous town in Singapore, with 232,700 residents (as of 2018). Amidst rapid ongoing development in Tampines North and with a projected ultimate of 110,000 dwelling units, Tampines is expected to become the most populous town in Singapore in the near future.
Regarded as a mature estate by the Government, it is the first estate in Singapore to employ its own municipal services office, given the variety of municipal issues it has to handle. Enforcement of certain minor infractions has also been delegated to Tampines Municipal Services through its enforcement officers.
Etymology
The name Tampines goes back to the Franklin and Jackson map of 1828. It is named after
Sungei Tampines Sungei Tampines (Malay for ''Tampines River'') is a river in Pasir Ris, Singapore. It is named for a type of tree that reportedly grew in the area, ''Streblus elongatus
''Streblus elongatus'', sometimes referred to as ''Artocarpus elongatus'', is ...
, which in turn got its name from the ''tempinis'' trees (
Malay
Malay may refer to:
Languages
* 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
** Indonesi ...
for ''
Streblus elongatus
''Streblus elongatus'', sometimes referred to as ''Artocarpus elongatus'', is a type of tree. The plant produces white latex wherever it is cut. It has been referred to as ''Sloetia elongata'' in the past.
It is commonly known as "tempinis" in M ...
'') which were said to be growing by it.
History
![Tampines HDB 10](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Tampines_HDB_10.JPG)
In the past, Tampines was covered by forests, swamp, and sand quarries.
Ironwood
Ironwood is a common name for many woods or plants that have a reputation for hardness, or specifically a wood density that is heavier than water (approximately 1000 kg/m3, or 62 pounds per cubic foot), although usage of the name ironwood in E ...
trees, or ''tempinis'' in
Malay
Malay may refer to:
Languages
* 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
** Indonesi ...
, grew abundantly. The area was part of a military training area until about 1987.
The oldest street in the area, Tampines Road, dates to 1864 when it was a cart track. At the turn of the 20th century, Tampines was a rubber plantation. Tampines was also home to the sand quarry for a long time. Among the plantations were Teo Tek Ho and Hun Yeang estates.
The new town started in 1978. Construction began for Neighbourhoods 1 and 2 and was completed between 1983 and 1987, although they were given priority. Neighbourhoods 8 and 9 began in 1985–1989, followed by Neighbourhood 5, which was completed in 1989 with the Tampines Town Centre. Neighbourhood 4 was completed with the new Tampines North Division between 1986 and 1988. Tampines Town was at the fast-paced expansion that breaks it into Tampines East, Tampines West, Tampines North, and Tampines Changkat divisions.
For the Singapore MRT plans, they showed "Tampines North" and "Tampines South" since the planning stages, which is due to the similar townships from 1979 to 1982, before they were renamed respectively in 1985 to Tampines and
Simei
Simei is a subzone located in the eastern part of Singapore, situated within the town of Tampines. The name ''Simei'' is pinyin for "Four Beauties" in Chinese. Formerly known as Tampines South, it was officially renamed to Simei in 1985.
Histor ...
.
New construction methods expedited the development of the town's infrastructure. More attractive designs, colours, and finishings were incorporated into Tampines than earlier public housing, which consisted of uniform slabs of concrete laid out row after row with more thought given to function than form. The Town Centre was planned as an hourglass shape to create a unique urban design form. 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) managed the construction of the town until 1991, when it handed the reins over to the Tampines Town Council. The Town Council is run by
grassroot
A grassroots movement is one that uses the people in a given district, region or community as the basis for a political or economic movement. Grassroots movements and organizations use collective action from the local level to effect change at t ...
leaders and the residents themselves.
The Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF) of the United Nations awarded the
World Habitat Award
The World Habitat Awards were established in 1985 by the Building and Social Housing Foundation as part of its contribution to the United Nations' International Year of Shelter for the Homeless in 1987.
Two awards are given annually to projects fr ...
to Tampines, which was selected as a representative of Singapore's
new towns
A planned community, planned city, planned town, or planned settlement is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed on previously undeveloped land. This contrasts with settlements that evolve ...
, on 5 October 1992. The award was given to recognise an outstanding contribution towards human
settlement
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*Human settlement, a community where people live
*Settlement (structural), the distortion or disruption of parts of a building
* Closing (real estate), the final step in executing a real estate transaction
*Settlement (fin ...
and development.
Neighbourhoods 3 and 7 were only fully completed in 1997, and the constituencies had been reformed to include the new Tampines Central division. Construction was paused until the developments of Tampines Central were started in 2010, which consists of The Premiere @ Tampines, Tampines GreenLeaf, Centrale 8, Tampines Trilliant, and Citylife @ Tampines, including some of the other leftover pockets of residential developments such as Tampines GreenTerrace, Arc @ Tampines, Q Bay Residences and The Santorini.
Neighbourhood 6, which is also known as Tampines North New Town, has started construction with the first
Build-To-Order (BTO) flats Tampines GreenRidges being announced at the end of November 2014. Tampines GreenRidges is also part of the first phase of the Tampines North New Town's Park West District, which is the first district to be constructed in the Tampines North New Town development.
Tampines Court, had been en-bloc since July 2017 and all residents vacated their premises by 12 December 2018. It is a former HUDC flat that was privatised in 2002.
The upcoming condominium is Treasure at Tampines.
Amenities
Tampines, which includes Tampines North and
Simei
Simei is a subzone located in the eastern part of Singapore, situated within the town of Tampines. The name ''Simei'' is pinyin for "Four Beauties" in Chinese. Formerly known as Tampines South, it was officially renamed to Simei in 1985.
Histor ...
is home to over 237,800 residents living in 152,000 HDB flats spread out over 20.89 square kilometres:
*
Tampines North
Tampines () is the regional centre of the East Region of Singapore. With a population of 265,340 living across its five subzones, it is the second-most populous planning area in Singapore, according to the DOS Population Trends 2022. It is h ...
*
Tampines East
*
Tampines Changkat
*
Tampines Central
Tampines () is the regional centre of the East Region of Singapore. With a population of 265,340 living across its five subzones, it is the second-most populous planning area in Singapore, according to the DOS Population Trends 2022. It is ho ...
*
Tampines West
*
Simei
Simei is a subzone located in the eastern part of Singapore, situated within the town of Tampines. The name ''Simei'' is pinyin for "Four Beauties" in Chinese. Formerly known as Tampines South, it was officially renamed to Simei in 1985.
Histor ...
*Others (''Mainly commercial and industrial parks, with no nearby residential areas'')
**Tampines Retail Park
**Tampines Industrial Park A
**Tampines LogisPark
**Tampines Wafer Fab Park
**Tampines Hi-Tech Park
**Tampines Advance Display Park
**
Changi Business Park
The Changi Business Park (Abbreviation: CBP; ms, Taman Perniagaan Changi; Chinese: 樟宜商业园; ta, சாங்கி பிஸினஸ் பார்க்) is a business park located in Changi South, in the eastern part of Singapore.
...
**Changi South Business Park
**
Singapore Expo
Singapore EXPO is the largest convention and exhibition venue in Singapore with over 100,000 square metres of column-free, indoor space spread over 10 halls. The center was designed by Cox Richardson Rayner, built by PSA International, and funded ...
Tampines Regional Centre
The
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, ...
policy of Singapore is to create partially self-sufficient towns, in terms of commercial needs, to relieve strain on traffic drawn to the city centre. Thus, an array of facilities are provided primarily for residents in the new towns. Tampines is one of Singapore's four regional centres (along with
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Geography
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,
Jurong East
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.
First ...
and future
Seletar
Seletar is an area located in the north-east of Singapore. Its name can also refer to the Seletar Planning Area (as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority), situated in the North-East Region of Singapore. The place name was derived from th ...
), under the plan of 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 Apri ...
. As a result, the Tampines Regional Centre serves the Tampines residents and the entire
East Region.
Commercial services
![IKEA Tampines 42](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/IKEA_Tampines_42.JPG)
Retail
shopping
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in the Tampines Regional Centre is done at four main shopping malls —
Tampines Mall
Tampines Mall () is a suburban shopping mall located at Tampines Central 5 in Tampines, Singapore, next to Century Square as well as Tampines 1. It was completed in 1995.
History
Completed in November 1995, Tampines Mall was developed by DBS Lan ...
,
Century Square
Century Square (Chinese: 世纪广场) is a 6-storey shopping mall in Tampines, Singapore. It is located near Tampines MRT station and next to Tampines Mall. Opened in 1995, Century Square underwent expansion in 2005 and renovations in 2018.
Histo ...
,
Tampines 1
Tampines 1 is a shopping mall located in the east of Singapore next to the Tampines MRT station. The mall opened on 1 April 2009.
Overview
Construction work on the mall began in March 2007 after the DBS Tampines Centre was demolished. It replace ...
and
Our Tampines Hub
Our Tampines Hub (abbreviated as OTH) is an integrated community and lifestyle building in Tampines, Singapore. It is located on the grounds of the former Tampines Stadium and Tampines Sports Hall and is part of the development of the Tampines Re ...
. Commercial tenants of the shopping centres include restaurants, supermarkets,
department stores
A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store, each area ("department") specializing in a product category. In modern major cities, the department store made a dramatic appea ...
, cinemas,
bookstores
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and gift shops.
There are other malls outside the New Town as well, namely
Eastpoint Mall
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Eastpoint Mall is anchored by JCPenney, Bu ...
,
Singapore Expo
Singapore EXPO is the largest convention and exhibition venue in Singapore with over 100,000 square metres of column-free, indoor space spread over 10 halls. The center was designed by Cox Richardson Rayner, built by PSA International, and funded ...
, and
Changi City Point
Changi City Point (Chinese: 樟城坊) is a shopping mall located in the vicinity of Changi Business Park, Singapore next to Expo MRT station. It was constructed from June 2010 and completed in November 2011.
This mall is renowned for containi ...
.
On 30 November 2006,
IKEA
IKEA (; ) is a Dutch multinational conglomerate based in the Netherlands that designs and sells , kitchen appliances, decoration, home accessories, and various other goods and home services. Started in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has been t ...
opened its second outlet and first megastore in Singapore at Tampines Retail Park, adjacent to
Courts
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and
Giant
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, together, these three are the first to have retail warehouse stores in Singapore. On 9 April 2009,
UNIQLO opened its first outlet in Southeast Asia at
Tampines 1
Tampines 1 is a shopping mall located in the east of Singapore next to the Tampines MRT station. The mall opened on 1 April 2009.
Overview
Construction work on the mall began in March 2007 after the DBS Tampines Centre was demolished. It replace ...
.
There are three hotels in Tampines — Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore, Park Avenue Changi and capri by Fraser. Catered to business travellers, they are all located in and around Changi Business Park.
Community services
![Tampines Regional Library](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Tampines_Regional_Library.JPG)
The
Tampines Regional Library
Tampines Regional Library ( Chinese: 淡滨尼区域图书馆; Malay: ''Perpustakaan Wilayah Tampines'') is a library located at Our Tampines Hub, Singapore. It is the first regional library in Singapore.
The library was opened in 1994 at Tam ...
was located at Tampines Central and has now moved its facilities to the
Our Tampines Hub
Our Tampines Hub (abbreviated as OTH) is an integrated community and lifestyle building in Tampines, Singapore. It is located on the grounds of the former Tampines Stadium and Tampines Sports Hall and is part of the development of the Tampines Re ...
.
Parks
The three main parks in the Tampines Town are Sunplaza Park, at Tampines Avenue 7 and 9;
Tampines Bike Park
Tampines Bike Park was formerly located in the eastern part of Singapore, in the Tampines Regional Centre. Just one-kilometre away from Tampines Mall, the entrance of the park and the parking lot are located along Tampines Avenue 9 at the junction ...
(which officially closed on 17 September 2014, as to make way for the future developments of the future Tampines North New Town.), at the junction of Tampines 9 and 7; and
NParks
The National Parks Board (NParks) is a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development of the Government of Singapore.
History
In November 1989, Minister of National Development, S. Dhanabalan, presented the National Parks Bill ...
latest nature park as of 24 April 2011,
Tampines Eco Green
Tampines Eco Green is a park in Tampines, Singapore. It is bordered by Tampines Expressway, Tampines Avenue 12 and the Sungei Tampines canal. The park was opened to the public in April 2011.
The 36 hectares park consist of open grasslands, freshw ...
, at the junction of Tampines 12 and 9. All of the parks are close to each other and interconnected by a walking and bicycle path.
The other parks in Tampines Town are mainly community parks– Tampines North Park, Tampines Leisure Park, Tampines Central Park, Tampines Park, Festival Park, Tampines Green, Tampines Tree Garden, and some neighbourhood parks. Occasionally, community-related events are held at Festival Park.
There's also another unofficial park in Tampines Town. It is Tampines Quarry Park, which initially was a sand quarry. As time passed, rainwater filled the quarry. It is the only park in Tampines that is not equipped with any facilities, but this park is still popular among residents living nearby. There are no signs to the park, and there is no entrance as it is hidden among the greenery. There are hidden pathways to enter.
In the future, there will be a new central park added in Tampines Town, which is called Tampines Boulevard Park, which will be located at the future Tampines North New Town. There will also be more new neighbourhood parks added in the future in both Tampines Town and Tampines North New Town and the developments in the area.
Our Tampines Hub
Our Tampines Hub
Our Tampines Hub (abbreviated as OTH) is an integrated community and lifestyle building in Tampines, Singapore. It is located on the grounds of the former Tampines Stadium and Tampines Sports Hall and is part of the development of the Tampines Re ...
is a new development in Tampines. Construction began in June 2013 and it opened on 9 November 2016. It is located at the site of the former
Tampines Stadium
Our Tampines Hub (abbreviated as OTH) is an integrated community and lifestyle building in Tampines, Singapore. It is located on the grounds of the former Tampines Stadium and Tampines Sports Hall and is part of the development of the Tampines Re ...
along Avenue 4 and 5, together with the swimming pool.
It is built for the residents of Tampines and provides a community space where residents can gather, interact, and bond with others from the community. Facilities available include a community centre, sports and recreation centres, swimming pools, bowling alleys, karaoke facilities, information centres, and several offices. The
Tampines Regional Library
Tampines Regional Library ( Chinese: 淡滨尼区域图书馆; Malay: ''Perpustakaan Wilayah Tampines'') is a library located at Our Tampines Hub, Singapore. It is the first regional library in Singapore.
The library was opened in 1994 at Tam ...
was also relocated here.
Politics
Originally, Tampines was under the
Tampines Single Member Constituency
Tampines Constituency was a constituency in Tampines, Singapore.
History
In the 1955 general elections, this ward started as part of Punggol–Tampines SMC which consisted of largely present-day Hougang, Pasir Ris, Punggol, Sengkang, Simei an ...
when it was still under development up until 1988, where its population was grown and became the
Tampines Group Representation Constituency
The Tampines Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the eastern region of Singapore. The GRC encompasses Tampines with five divisions: Tampines East, Tampines West, Tampines Central, Tampin ...
(GRC) &
Eunos GRC
Eunos Group Representation Constituency (Simplified Chinese: 友诺士集选区;Traditional Chinese: 友諾士集選區) is a defunct Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the north-eastern region of Singapore. This GRC existed for the 1988 a ...
.
The
Workers' Party had contested parts of the town in Tampines North, which was part of Eunos GRC, in 1988 and 1991 respectively. In both elections, WP lost with 49.11% and 47.62% of the votes respectively
The
National Solidarity Party (and later
Singapore Democratic Alliance
The Singapore Democratic Alliance (abbreviation: SDA) is a political coalition between the National Solidarity Party (NSP) and Singapore Justice Party (SJP) in Singapore.
History
Prior to the founding in 2001, then-opposition Member of Parli ...
in the 2001 and 2006 elections) had contested in the town in all the general elections except in 1997, when the party was disqualified.
The GRC was eventually dissolved, and the ward of Tampines North, split and absorbed into
Pasir Ris Group Representation Constituency Pasir Ris Group Representation Constituency was a four member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) that locates in the eastern part of Singapore at Pasir Ris. It had only existed once in 1997 general election. This GRC was created from the ward ...
and Tampines GRC, with the rest of the former being absorbed back to Tampines in 2001.
Since 2020, Tampines was divided into three
Group Representation Constituencies, namely the namesake
Tampines
Tampines () is the regional centre of the East Region of Singapore. With a population of 265,340 living across its five subzones, it is the second-most populous planning area in Singapore, according to the DOS Population Trends 2022. It is h ...
(central and regional centre),
Aljunied
Aljunied is a sub-urban area located in the central part of the city-state of Singapore. Named after Aljunied Road, it was formerly agricultural land which has since been heavily urbanised and presently comprises a variety of land uses. Today, Alju ...
(
Bedok Reservoir
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and
Temasek Polytechnic
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History ...
) and
East Coast
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Entertainment
* East Coast hip hop, a subgenre of hip hop
* East Coast (ASAP Ferg song), "East Coast" (ASAP Ferg song), 2017
* East Coast (Saves the Day song), "East Coast" (Saves the Day song), 2004
* East Coast FM, a ra ...
(the subregion of
Simei
Simei is a subzone located in the eastern part of Singapore, situated within the town of Tampines. The name ''Simei'' is pinyin for "Four Beauties" in Chinese. Formerly known as Tampines South, it was officially renamed to Simei in 1985.
Histor ...
). Tampines was led by the PAP, among which the MPs include
Minister of the Environment and Water Resources and
Muslim Affairs Masagos Zulkifli
Masagos Zulkifli bin Masagos Mohamad ( Jawi: ماسڬوس ذوالكفل; born 1963) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for Health since 2020, Minister-in-charge o ...
, except for Aljunied being led by the
Workers' Party of Singapore
The Workers' Party (abbreviation: WP) is a major centre-left political party in Singapore and is one of the three contemporary political parties represented in Parliament, alongside the governing People's Action Party (PAP) and opposition Progr ...
.
From 2011 to 2020,
Deputy Prime Minister
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and
Minister for Finance
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A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", ...
Heng Swee Keat
Heng Swee Keat (; born 15 April 1961) is a Singaporean politician, former police officer and civil servant who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore since 2019 and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies since 2020 and als ...
headed the PAP team before transferring to
East Coast GRC
The East Coast Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency in the eastern area of Singapore. The areas of the Group Representation Constituency consists of locations such as East Coast Park, Bedok, Changi ...
. From 2001 to 2020, part of Tampines which is under
Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
Pasil ( fa, پسيل, also Romanized as Pasīl; also known as Pasīr) is a village in Sepiddasht Rural District, Papi District, Khorramabad County, Lorestan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also c ...
were transferred back to
Tampines GRC
The Tampines Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the eastern region of Singapore. The GRC encompasses Tampines with five divisions: Tampines East, Tampines West, Tampines Central, Tampin ...
.
Transportation
Road network
A network of
expressways
Expressway may refer to:
*Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic.
*Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road.
*Expressway, the fictional slide ...
, namely 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 ...
,
East Coast Parkway
The East Coast Parkway (Abbreviation: ECP) is an expressway that runs along the southeastern coast of Singapore. The expressway is approximately in length, and connects Singapore Changi Airport in the east to the Benjamin Sheares Bridge, in th ...
and
Tampines Expressway
The Tampines Expressway (TPE) is a highway in the north-eastern fringe of Singapore, joining the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) near Singapore Changi Airport in the east with the Central Expressway (CTE) and Seletar Expressway (SLE) in the north of ...
, and arterial roads allow easy movement within the town and link it to other parts of the island. Tampines Avenue 10, an arterial street, forms the start/end of the
Outer Ring Road System
The Outer Ring Road System, or more commonly known as ORRS, is a network of major arterial roads in Singapore that forms a ring road through the towns along the city fringe. The ORRS is a semi-expressway, just like the West Coast Highway. Sinc ...
, a semi-expressway.
Mass rapid transit
There are currently 6
MRT
MRT may refer to:
Transport Rapid Transit Systems
* Mass Rapid Transit (disambiguation)
* MRT (Singapore) or Mass Rapid Transit, Singapore
* MRT (Bangkok) or Metropolitan Rapid Transit, Thailand
* Manila Metro Rail Transit System, Philippine ...
stations that serve the planning area across 2 lines, the
East West line and
Downtown line
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. Both lines have two interchange stations at
Tampines MRT station
Tampines MRT station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the East West (EWL) and Downtown (DTL) lines in Tampines, Singapore. Situated at the heart of the Tampines town centre next to Tampines Avenue 4, Tampines Central 4 an ...
and
Expo MRT station
Expo MRT station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the East West line (EWL) and Downtown line (DTL) in the Tampines planning area, Singapore. The station lies between Changi City Point and the Singapore Expo, located alon ...
on the Changi Airport Branch line. The stations of the Downtown line were opened on 21 October 2017 as part of DTL3. The 6 stations are:
*
Tampines
Tampines () is the regional centre of the East Region of Singapore. With a population of 265,340 living across its five subzones, it is the second-most populous planning area in Singapore, according to the DOS Population Trends 2022. It is h ...
*
Simei
Simei is a subzone located in the eastern part of Singapore, situated within the town of Tampines. The name ''Simei'' is pinyin for "Four Beauties" in Chinese. Formerly known as Tampines South, it was officially renamed to Simei in 1985.
Histor ...
*
Tampines West
*
Tampines East
*
Upper Changi
*
Expo
An expo is a trade exposition. It may also refer to:
Events and venues
* World's fair, a large international public exposition
* Singapore Expo, convention and exposition venue
** Expo Axis, one of the world's largest membrane roofs, constructe ...
*
Xilin (future)
*
Tampines North
Tampines () is the regional centre of the East Region of Singapore. With a population of 265,340 living across its five subzones, it is the second-most populous planning area in Singapore, according to the DOS Population Trends 2022. It is h ...
(future)
Xilin MRT station is a future underground station as part of the DTL3 extension, which will be completed in 2024 in tandem with Stage 4 of the
Thomson–East Coast line.
Tampines North MRT station is another station under construction in Tampines, and will be located in the Tampines North Integrated Transport Hub. It is part of the 29-kilometre Phase 1 of the
Cross Island line, which will be operational from 2030.
Bus
There are three bus interchanges —
Tampines Bus Interchange
Tampines Bus Interchange (abbreviated as TBI in this article) is a bus station in Tampines, Singapore. It serves as the primary bus interchange for Tampines New Town, with feeder and trunk services operating at high frequencies. It is owned by the ...
,
Tampines North Bus Interchange
Tampines North Bus Interchange is a bus interchange serving Tampines in Singapore. Operated by SBS Transit, the bus interchange is located along Tampines Street 62.
The bus interchange opened on 27 November 2022 and features wheelchair-friendly ...
and
Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange
Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange is a bus interchange serving Tampines in Singapore. It is within walking distance of Tampines MRT station and Tampines Bus Interchange.
History
The Interchange was opened on 18 December 2016 and serves Bus Serv ...
. All of them are located in Tampines New Town.
Tampines Bus Interchange has been operating since 1983 as a bus terminus, and later on, it moved to Tampines Central 1 in 1987. It is the busiest bus interchange in the town. Tampines Concourse Bus Interchange opened on 18 December 2016 to increase the capacity of the existing Tampines Bus Interchange.
Tampines North Bus Interchange opened in end-2022 to serve new residents in Tampines North. It will be redeveloped to be part of the Tampines North Integrated Transport Hub (ITH).
Changi Business Park Bus Terminal is a bus terminal in the northern part of Changi Business Park and was opened on 20 December 2015.
Education
The eleven primary schools, nine secondary schools, three tertiary institutions, and two international schools to provide education for Tampines residents and those living in the region. There are plans to add new schools in Tampines due to a high demand in the
East Region of the
city-state
A city-state is an independent sovereign city which serves as the center of political, economic, and cultural life over its contiguous territory. They have existed in many parts of the world since the dawn of history, including cities such as ...
of Singapore.
Primary schools
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Changkat Primary School
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Chongzheng Primary School
This is a list of primary schools in Singapore. Children typically start their primary education in the year they turn seven. Primary education lasts six years, and is compulsory for all Singapore citizens.
Primary schools in Singapore are clas ...
*
East Spring Primary School
Tampines () is the Regional centre (Singapore), regional centre of the East Region, Singapore, East Region of Singapore. With a population of 265,340 living across its five subzones, it is the second-most populous Planning Areas of Singapore, ...
*
Gongshang Primary School
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Junyuan Primary School
This is a list of primary schools in Singapore. Children typically start their primary education in the year they turn seven. Primary education lasts six years, and is compulsory for all Singapore citizens.
Primary schools in Singapore are clas ...
*
Saint Hilda's Primary School
Tampines () is the regional centre of the East Region of Singapore. With a population of 265,340 living across its five subzones, it is the second-most populous planning area in Singapore, according to the DOS Population Trends 2022. It is ho ...
*
Tampines North Primary School
This is a list of primary schools in Singapore. Children typically start their primary education in the year they turn seven. Primary education lasts six years, and is compulsory for all Singapore citizens.
Primary schools in Singapore are clas ...
*
Tampines Primary School
This is a list of primary schools in Singapore. Children typically start their primary education in the year they turn seven. Primary education lasts six years, and is compulsory for all Singapore citizens.
Primary schools in Singapore are clas ...
*
Yumin Primary School
This is a list of primary schools in Singapore. Children typically start their primary education in the year they turn seven. Primary education lasts six years, and is compulsory for all Singapore citizens.
Primary schools in Singapore are clas ...
Tertiary institutions
*
Temasek Polytechnic
Temasek Polytechnic (TP) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. Established in 1990, it is the only polytechnic in Singapore offering a law programme.
History ...
*
ITE College East
ITE College East (ITECE) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore.
It is one of the Institute of Technical Education's three colleges under the "One ITE System, Th ...
*
Singapore University of Technology and Design
The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) is a public autonomous university in Singapore.
History
The founding president is Thomas L. Magnanti, who is a professor associated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M ...
Secondary schools
*
Changkat Changi Secondary School
This is a list of secondary schools in Singapore. Most secondary schools in Singapore offer a four-year Express course (Special course for Special Assistance Plan schools) or a five-year course leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Le ...
*
Dunman Secondary School
Dunman Secondary School (DMN) is a co-educational government autonomous secondary school in Tampines, Singapore. It was founded in 1963.
School history
Dunman Integrated Secondary School (1960s)
Dunman Secondary School was founded in 1963 ...
*
East Spring Secondary School
East Spring Secondary School (ESSS) is a co-educational government secondary school located in Tampines, Singapore.
History East Spring Secondary School
East Spring Secondary School was founded in January 1999.
Due to reduced demand and fallin ...
*
Junyuan Secondary School
Junyuan Secondary School (JYSS) is a co-educational government secondary school in Tampines, Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies ...
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Ngee Ann Secondary School
Ngee Ann Secondary School (NASS) is a co-educational government-aided autonomous secondary school in Tampines, Singapore. Founded in 1994 by the Ngee Ann Kongsi, a Teochew clan foundation, Ngee Ann Secondary School is a successor to the now defu ...
*
Pasir Ris Secondary School
Pasir Ris Secondary School is a co-educational government secondary school in Tampines, Singapore. It was one of the first secondary schools to be established in the area, which was then known as Pasir Ris. Although the area is now part of Tampine ...
*
Springfield Secondary School
Springfield Secondary School (SPF / SPFSS) is a co-educational government secondary school located in Tampines, Singapore. The school offers the GCE 'O' Level and 'N' Level courses for students from Secondary 1 to Secondary 4/5. It has about 98 ...
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Saint Hilda's Secondary School
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Tampines Secondary School
Tampines Secondary School (TPSS) is a co-educational government secondary school in Tampines, Singapore. It shares the same campus as Tampines Primary School even though the two schools are not affiliated.
History
Tampines Secondary School open ...
International schools
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United World College of South East Asia
The United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA) is an independent international school in Singapore, and is a member of the United World College (UWC) movement. The school provides a K–12 education consisting of five interlinking element ...
(East Campus)
References
Bibliography
* National Heritage Board (2002), ''Singapore's 100 Historic Places'', Archipelago Press,
External links
Tampines Town Council
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Places in Singapore
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