Serangoon ( ) is a planning area and residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore.

Serangoon is bordered by these planning areas – Sengkang to the north, Hougang to the east, Ang Mo Kio and Bishan to the west, as well as Toa Payoh to the south. Serangoon planning area has a total of seven subzones: Serangoon Central, Lorong Chuan, Upper Paya Lebar, Serangoon Garden, Serangoon North, 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 North East Line on the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system runs parallel to Serangoon and Upper Serangoon Road, specifically the line between Little India and Kovan stations. Stations located in Serangoon include:

  • Bartley
  • Serangoon
  • Lorong Chuan

Two stations on the Cross Island Line are also under construction, slated to be completed by 2030. The stations are:

  • Serangoon North
  • Tavistock

In addition, the under planning Seletar Line will serve the Serangoon North area, slated to open from the 2040s.

Road network

Upper Serangoon Road runs northeast from the junction with the Pan Island Expressway (PIE), MacPherson Road and Bendemeer Road. As part of the North East Line construction works, a road viaduct over Upper Serangoon Road was built from the junction with Braddell Road and Bartley Road, to just after the junction with Yio Chu Kang Road.

The Central Expressway (CTE) to the west provides a link to Seletar Airport, Toa Payoh and the Central Area.

Education

, this area has a total of 5 primary schools, 4 secondary schools and Nanyang Junior College.

Politics

Serangoon Neighbourhood 1, some parts of Neighbourhood 2 and Serangoon Garden fall under the Aljunied GRC (Serangoon division), served by the Workers' Party, while the area surrounding Upper Paya Lebar Road lies within the Paya Lebar division. Prior to 2006, the Serangoon division belonged to the Marine Parade GRC, which administers Serangoon Neighbourhoods 2, 3 and 4 in the Braddell Heights division till this day. Neighbourhood 5 in Serangoon North falls under the Ang Mo Kio GRC (Seletar–Serangoon division).

See also

  • Serangoon North
  • Serangoon Garden
  • Nex

References

Sources

  • Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), Toponymics – A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern Universities Press,
  • Masterplan 2003 – Urban Redevelopment Authority
  • Serangoon Planning Report 1995