Yuhua is a subzone region located in the town of Jurong East, Singapore. Yuhua comprises two subzones, Yuhua East and Yuhua West. The area's HDB flats are under the management of Jurong-Clementi Town Council and the people of this precinct are represented in parliament by either

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, depending on where they stay.

Neighbouring areas

Residential areas

HDB

Condominium

*Ivory Heights (1986) *Parc Oasis (1995) *Westmere (1999) *The Mayfair (2000) *J Gateway (2017)

Future plans

The 'Jurong Lake District Project' was unveiled in 2008 and set to be completed in 2040 as part of the plan by

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 ...

to provide more job and recreational options in the heartlands. There will be about 200 000 jobs created and 20 000 homes built in the 360-hectare Jurong Lake District. The district has been divided into two precincts - Jurong Gateway and Lakeside.

Transportation

Roads

The main roads in this precinct are Jurong Town Hall Road, Boon Lay Way and Jurong East Central, which connects the precinct to the rest of the world through the

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(Exit 13) or the

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(Exit 29), with major roads (Jurong West Street 11/12/13/31/32/21/24, Jurong East Central 1, Jurong East Avenue 3, Toh Guan Road, Jurong Gateway Road, Gateway Link, Summit Lane and Venture Avenue) winding through the precinct. Due to the changes of the roads, Jurong Gateway Road had been extended to replace parts of Jurong East Street 12, these had undergone demolition to be rebuilt into Jem. It instead went and joined Toh Guan Road.

Public transport

Mass Rapid Transit

There are 4 Mass Rapid Transit stations that serve the planning area, across 3 lines, the East West Line, the North South Line, and the

Jurong Region Line The Jurong Region Line (JRL) is a future Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line that will serve the Jurong area and the western part of Singapore. It is one of the two future lines to be elevated in the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system. First announced ...

. All lines have an interchange station at Jurong East station. The 4 stations are: * Jurong East * Chinese Garden * Toh Guan * Bukit Batok West

Feeder bus services

Feeder services 333, 334 and 335 each plies through different parts of the precinct and connects it to

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 ...

, but only 335 goes to

Chinese Garden MRT station Chinese Garden MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the East West line in Jurong East, Singapore. It primarily serves the residential estate of Yuhua, as well as the various tourist attractions in Jurong Lake, i ...

Bus services

Most of the trunk bus services originate from

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 ...

. Connection through other trunk bus services (not originating from Jurong East) to Jurong West and

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is available through 99 and 185,

Bukit Batok Bukit Batok, often abbreviated as Bt Batok, is a planning area and matured residential town located along the eastern boundary of the West Region of Singapore. Bukit Batok statistically ranks in as the 25th largest, the 12th most populous and ...

and Northwards through 176, 178, 180, 187 and 188, and eastwards through 66 & 506. 98 to Jurong East interchange, and 502 to Orchard Road, Marina Bay Sands and CBD.

For the community

Hawker Centre

Apart from the lifestyle options in the town centre, there are also two hawker centres and markets in the precinct. The popular hawker centres, Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre (near future Bukit Batok West MRT station) and Yuhua Market and Hawker Centre (near Chinese Garden MRT station) are both located along Jurong East Ave 1. Several stalls in both hawker centres are consecutively awarded the Michelin Bib Gourmand Award.

Community Centre

The precinct's community centre (Yuhua Community Club) is located along Boon Lay Way, accessible by routes 99, 160, 334 and 506. It is also co-located together with Jurong East Neighbourhood Police Centre.

Schools

There are 2 primary schools ( Yuhua and Fuhua) and 2 secondary schools (

JurongVille Secondary School Jurongville Secondary School (JVSS) (Chinese: 丰嘉中学) located at Jurong East Avenue 1 was established on 15 December 1993. The pioneer group of 9 teachers, with the addition of 15 more teachers later in the year, formed the nucleus of the ne ...

and Crest Secondary School) in Yuhua.

Library

The nearest library,

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 ...

, is located at the junction of Gateway Link and Jurong Town Hall Road.

Recreation

Apart from the many playing areas in the precinct, there is a neighbourhood park at the border of Jurong East Street 24 and a canal along the northern border of the precinct. There is also a sports and recreation complex,

Jurong East Sports and Recreation Complex 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, a ...

, located a 7 minutes walk away from

Shopping centres

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 ...

(contains Singapore's first Olympic-size ice skating rink, owned by CapitaLand) * IMM (owned by CapitaLand) * Jem (completed in 2013, owned by Lend Lease) * Westgate (completed in December 2013, owned by CapitaLand)

JCube

The shopping mall, JCube, which also houses Singapore’s first Olympic-size ice skating rink, replaces the former Jurong Entertainment Centre. JCube was built in 2012.

Jem

Jem is a shopping mall cum office development in Singapore, which opened on 15 June 2013. The mall brings a mini Orchard Road experience in the suburbs. Anchor tenants in Jem include IKEA, Fairprice Xtra, Cathay Cineplexes, H&M, Uniqlo, Courts, Koufu and Books Kinokuniya. Its office component has been taken up by the Ministry of National Development and its statutory boards, AVA and BCA.

IMM

An outlet shopping mall cum warehouse development at Jurong East St 21. Once the town's only shopping mall consisting of a Giant Hypermarket, it was refurbished in 2012 to host a variety of outlet stores.

Westgate

A premier family and lifestyle shopping mall cum office development next to Jem, Westgate opened on 2 December 2013. Anchor tenants include Eccelente by HAO mart, Harvey Norman, Timezone, Samsung Store and True Fitness.

Town centres

There are 2 town centres in this precinct, at Jurong Gateway Road and Jurong East Avenue 1.

Places of worship

There are 3 temples, 1 mosque and 1 church in this precinct. Temples: *Tong Whye Temple 《通准廟》 *Bukit Timah Seu Teck Sean Thong 《武吉知馬修德善堂》 *Sri Arulmigu Murugan Temple Mosque: *Masjid Al-Mukminin Church: *Jurong Seventh-Day Adventist Church

Healthcare

Apart from the many medical clinics in this precinct, 2 medical institutes,

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 ...

(a 500-bed hospital) 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 ...

, was constructed in 2015 to provide more advanced medical services in Yuhua.
Currently, there are 2 nursing homes in Yuhua, namely the Blue Cross Thong Kheng Home, located at 201 Jurong East Avenue 1, beside the Jurong Canal, and the All Saints Home, located at 20 Jurong East Avenue 1.

Jurong General Hospital

Under the Singapore Master Plan 2003, the new Jurong General Hospital, which would be located within walking distance from the

, was to be built by 2006 to replace the existing

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. It was to have 650 beds for inpatients and 90 specialist clinics for outpatients. However, in 2004, these plans were scrapped in favour of a new 500-bed hospital in Yishun to be called

Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Khoo Teck Puat Hospital ( Abbreviation: KTPH) is a 795-bed general and acute care hospital located at Yishun in Singapore. Named after Singaporean hotelier, Khoo Teck Puat, the hospital is part of an integrated development together with the a ...

, planned for completion by 28 March 2009.Straits Times, 23 March 2004
400-bed hospital for the north in Yishun Central
/ref> Under the Singapore Master Plan 2008, the plan for Jurong General Hospital was revived, and was ready in 2015, with 550 beds and next to Jurong East MRT Station, providing acute inpatient and outpatient care. It also has a community hospital next to it.

Industrial areas

*ST Electronics Jurong East Building *CJ GLS Building *TT International Trade Park *The Chevrons *The Synergy *The JTC Summit

International Business Park

An International Business Park (IBP) is also located in Jurong East. Major companies and corporations present in the business park include

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, TYLin, Acer,

Merck Merck refers primarily to the German Merck family and three companies founded by the family, including: * the Merck Group, a German chemical, pharmaceutical and life sciences company founded in 1668 ** Merck Serono (known as EMD Serono in the Unite ...

, Johnson & Johnson and

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 ...

Gallery

File:Viewofjurongeastmrtstationfromjurongeastst13.jpg, Merging of two tracks at

to enter the North South Line. File:Jurongeaststreet13viewfromblock124.JPG, Jurong East Street 13, view from Block 124 File:Jurongpolyclinic.jpg, Jurong Polyclinic located along Jurong East Ave 1 File:The JTC Summit and buildings in Jurong East, Singapore - 20060224.jpg, Buildings in Jurong East. The building on the far end is JTC Tower. File:Jurongeast2.jpg, HDB Flats Block 330 - 332 located at Jurong East Avenue 1 with the temporary Pioneer Primary School located in front of them

References

External links

Yuhua Constituency Website

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