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Phua Chu Kang
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Choa Chu Kang New Town
Total area:	5.83 km²
Residential area:	3.07 km²
Dwelling units:	39,173
Projected ultimate:	62,000
Population:	136,200

Choa Chu Kang (officially recognized as the Choa Chu Kang New Town and historically known as Chua Chu Kang) is a major residential town and neighbourhood and is a suburb

Suburb

The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...

an area in the West Region

West Region, Singapore

The West Region of Singapore is one of the five regions in the city-state. Comprising 25,500 hectares of land area, it is the largest of all regions, it includes twelve urban planning areas and has at least a population of over 1 million. As its name implies, it is the westernmost region of Singapore...

of Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

. Originally a kampong village, the area has been rapidly developed under the ambition of the Housing and Development Board (HDB) to transform it into a modern township. The town now comprises seven neighbourhoods, including three large ones: Choa Chu Kang, Yew Tee and Teck Whye.

Etymology and history

Choa Chu Kang's name is derived from its historical core at the former site of Chua Chu Kang Village located near the junction of Choa Chu Kang Road

Choa Chu Kang Road

Choa Chu Kang Road is a road in Singapore now in two parts, one from Upper Bukit Timah Road and continues through via Bukit Batok Road, and another one, from Kranji Expressway all the way up to Jalan Sungei Poyan under Old Choa Chu Kang Road. It continues through the SAFTI area, at Poyan Reservoir...

and Jalan Sungei Poyan, currently occupied by the grounds of the National Shooting Centre which comes under the purview of Singapore Shooting Association. The name began to be applied to the general area around the village when Choa Chu Kang Road, a main arterial road linking the village to Upper Bukit Timah Road towards the east was built.

The name "Choa Chu Kang" is derived from the Teochew word "kang chu". In the nineteenth century, Chinese immigrants to plant gambier

Gambier

Gambier may refer to:People* James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier , Lord Gambier – British admiralPlaces* Gambier Islands, French Polynesia* Gambier Islands * Gambier Island, British Columbia, Canada* Gambier, Ohio, USA...

and pepper

Black pepper

Black pepper is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruit, known as a peppercorn when dried, is approximately in diameter, dark red when fully mature, and, like all drupes, contains a single seed...

along the river banks of Choa Chu Kang, although many migrated to Johor

Johor

Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...

to the north at the encouragement of the Temenggong of Johor. The plantation owners were known as Kangchu

Kangchu

The Kangchu system was a socio-economic system of organization and administration developed by Chinese agricultural settlers in Johor during the 19th century. The settlers organized themselves into informal associations , and chose a leader from among themselves...

- the word "kang" means river and "chu" means "owner" or "lord", referring to the headman in charge of the plantations in the area. "Choa" is the clan name of the first headman.

Choa Chu Kang became a small rural Chinese district. It was a diverse area with old kampong housing and rubber plantations. Residents had to depend on boats or bullock carts for transportation. Among the few villages which sprang up were Kampong Belimbing and Chua Chu Kang Village. Interestingly, most of the inhabitants belonged to the Teochew dialect group. The early Teochew settlers were mainly farmers growing gambier

Gambier

and pepper. The Hokkiens, who moved in later, established pineapple, rubber and coconut plantations as well as vegetable farms and poultry farms. In the early days, tigers used to roam in the area. The last tiger of Singapore was shot here in the 1930s.

The old attap houses, street hawkers and Chinese kampongs have since disappeared from Choa Chu Kang. Choa Chu Kang has since evolved into a modern housing estate with ample community and recreational facilities.

The name Choa Chu Kang is used for Choa Chu Kang Road, Choa Chu Kang New Town, and its nearby facilities. However, the original name Chua Chu Kang is retained in the cemetery area.

Choa Chu Kang New Town

Choa Chu Kang New Town is a new town

New town

A new town is a specific type of a planned community, or planned city, that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed in a previously undeveloped area. This contrasts with settlements that evolve in a more ad hoc fashion. Land use conflicts are uncommon in new...

built in the north-western part of Singapore

Singapore

. An expansion of the existing Teck Whye Estate at the junction of Choa Chu Kang Road

Choa Chu Kang Road

and Woodlands Road, it currently comprises seven neighbourhoods and incorporating Teck Whye Estate as part of neighbourhood one.

It lies in Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency

Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency

Choa Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency located in the western area of Singapore....

Politics

When the new town

New town

of Choa Chu Kang was built by expanding Teck Whye Estate near the other end of Choa Chu Kang Road at its junction with Upper Bukit Timah Road and Woodlands Road to the north, the place name began to be applied to a much larger area, especially when political divisions like the Choa Chu Kang ward applied to the entire northwest sector of the country during some editions of the Parliamentary elections

Elections in Singapore

There are currently two types of elections in Singapore: parliamentary and presidential elections.While the Constitution of Singapore does not specify exactly when elections need to be held, Parliamentary or General Elections are generally 5 years apart, while Presidential elections are generally...

. Today, the Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency

Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency

Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency is a defunct Single Member Constituency located in the western region of Singapore. The constituency encompasses Choa Chu Kang New Town...

as at the general election of 2001

Singapore general election, 2001

The Singapore parliamentary general elections of 2001 were held on 3 November. The People's Action Party, the incumbent ruling party, won 82 out of 84 seats in the election, including 55 walkovers...

largely covers only the area in Choa Chu Kang New Town, while the rest largely falls under the jurisdiction of the Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency

Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency

Choa Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency located in the western area of Singapore....

Education

There are currently eight primary schools and six secondary schools in Choa Chu Kang New Town along with a junior college. Choa Chu Kang is home to the newest addition to the ITE West with an ITE College

ITE College West

ITE College West is a vocational institute and a name of the former ITE West Network division of the Institute of Technical Education...

constructed and completed by 2010.

Primary Schools

South View Primary School
South View Primary School
- About the School :It started functioning in 1990, as a result of a merger between Ama Keng School and Nam San School. It is a co-educational, double session, government school...
Concord Primary School
Concord Primary School
Concord Primary School is a primary school located in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore. It started functioning in year 2000. It is a co-ed, double session, government school. Mdm Rita Rajlal is the current principal. Miss Chew Lay Hwee is the current vice principal of the school.- Motto :The motto is to...
Unity Primary School
Unity Primary School
Unity Primary School is a primary school located in Yew Tee, Singapore.- Sports & Games :* netball* badminton* basketball* soccer* tennis* hockey-Performing Arts:* Dance - Ballet* Dance - Chinese* Dance - Malay* Ensemble - Handbells and Chimes...
Chua Chu Kang Primary School
Teck Whye Primary School
De La Salle School
Kranji Primary School
Yew Tee Primary School

Secondary Schools

Bukit Panjang Government High School
Bukit Panjang Government High School
Bukit Panjang Government High School is a secondary school in Choa Chu Kang, a residential town in the western part of Singapore...
Chua Chu Kang Secondary School
Kranji Secondary School
Kranji Secondary School
Kranji Secondary School is a premier secondary school located in Yew Tee, Singapore.In 2005, the school was chosen as the site to film the sitcom version of Jack Neo's hit film I Not Stupid Too.- Sports & Games :* Netball* Badminton* Basketball* Soccer...
Regent Secondary School
Regent Secondary School
Regent Secondary School is a co-educational government secondary school in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore. It provides Express, Normal Academic and Normal Technical courses from secondary 1 - 4/5 levels.-Achievements:2006 :...
Teck Whye Secondary School
Teck Whye Secondary School
Teck Whye Secondary School is a government co-educational secondary school located in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore. TWSS was founded in 1965 at Teck Whye; it moved to its current building in 2002.-Introduction:...
Unity Secondary School
Unity Secondary School
Unity Secondary School is a government co-educational secondary school in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore. It provides Express, Normal Academic and Normal Technical courses from secondary 1 - 4/5 levels.-Facilities:...

Transportation facilities

City planners plan for public transport

Public transport

Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...

to eventually become the preferred mode of transport

Mode of transport

Mode of transport is a term used to distinguish substantially different ways to perform transport. The most dominant modes of transport are aviation, land transport, which includes rail, road and off-road transport, and ship transport...

in the future. The government of Singapore ideally desires environmental

Environmentalism

Environmentalism is a broad philosophy, ideology and social movement regarding concerns for environmental conservation and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks to incorporate the concerns of non-human elements...

towns, using public transport to reduce pollution

Pollution

Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat or light...

caused by heavy road traffic. Choa Chu Kang is part of the Urban Redevelopment Authority's focus for realising this urban planning

Urban planning

Urban planning incorporates areas such as economics, design, ecology, sociology, geography, law, political science, and statistics to guide and ensure the orderly development of settlements and communities....

model and is still undergoing an expansion of its town. As Choa Chu Kang is relatively distant from the city centre at the Central Area

Central Area

In Singapore, the Central Area or Central Business District contains the core financial and commercial districts, including eleven urban planning areas, namely Downtown Core, Marina East, Marina South, Museum, Newton, Orchard, Outram, River Valley, Rochor, Singapore River and Straits View as...

, an efficient, high-volume and high-speed public transport system is also preferred to using road networks.

The Choa Chu Kang MRT Station, Choa Chu Kang LRT Station and Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange

Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange

The Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange is a local bus interchange which mainly serves the residential neighbourhood of Choa Chu Kang. Located at Choa Chu Kang Loop and connected to the Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station and the Lot One Shoppers' Mall, the interchange is operated under SMRT...

are conveniently connected to one another in the town centre to allow seamless travel for the residents of Choa Chu Kang New Town across the different available modes of public transport.

North South MRT Line

Choa Chu Kang New Town is linked to the Central Area and to the other lines on the MRT/LRT system (to the East-West Line at Jurong East Station

Jurong East MRT Station

Jurong East MRT Station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station that is part of the North South Line and the East West Line in Singapore, and serves as an interchange station between the two lines....

, to the Circle Line at Bishan Station

Bishan MRT Station

Bishan MRT Station is a Singapore Mass Rapid Transit interchange station along the North South Line and the Circle Line that serves the Bishan community, especially that of Bishan East. The station is located in Central Singapore, along Bishan Road, close to the town centre of Bishan...

, and the North East Line at Dhoby Ghaut Station

Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station

Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station ' is a Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore, located at the eastern end of Orchard Road. Originally it was only a station on the North South Line but after the opening of the North East Line on 20 June 2003, it became the interchange station for these two lines...

) through the North South Line

North South MRT Line

The North South Line was the 1st Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 44 km long with 25 stations, and is operated by SMRT Corporation...

(NSL) at Choa Chu Kang Station (NS4) located at Choa Chu Kang Town Centre. It usually takes an hour for passengers to travel from Choa Chu Kang to the Central Area

Central Area

. The station is currently operated by SMRT Corporation

SMRT Corporation

SMRT Corporation is a public transport operator incorporated on March 6, 2000, as a result of an industry overhaul to form multi-modal public-transport operators in Singapore. It is the second-largest public-transport company in Singapore after ComfortDelGro...

.
Yew Tee Station

Yew Tee MRT Station

Yew Tee MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South Line in Singapore. It was built in 1995, together with the other stations of the Woodlands Extension...

(NS5), the other station along NSL in Choa Chu Kang New Town, serves the housing developments in Yew Tee

Yew Tee

Yew Tee is an area situated in the north-western part of Singapore. It is a sub-division of Choa Chu Kang New Town. Yew Tee is a cluster of Housing and Development Board flats and private condominums, made up of three neighbourhoods in Choa Chu Kang New Town...

, the industrial estate of Sungei Kadut

Sungei Kadut

Sungei Kadut is an industrial estate located in the northwestern region of Singapore. It is bounded by Choa Chu Kang New Town, Mandai Estate and Kranji Reservoir. It is known for the extensive furniture making industries located in the area....

, and the northern part of Choa Chu Kang New Town. The station started operations on 10 February 1996. Like Choa Chu Kang, it usually takes an hour for passengers to travel from Yew Tee to the Central Area

Central Area

when using the station and it is operated by SMRT Corporation

SMRT Corporation

Bukit Panjang LRT Line

The intra-town Bukit Panjang Light Rail Transit

Bukit Panjang LRT Line

Bukit Panjang LRT Line is a 7.8 km light rail line opened on 6 November 1999 and part of Singapore's LRT system. It is fully automated, and the project was contracted to Adtranz, Keppel Corporation and Gammon Construction...

(LRT) system is a 7.8 km light rail line that serves to link residents to the town centre and to the nearby town of Bukit Panjang

Bukit Panjang

Bukit Panjang is a suburban area situated in the Central North-Western part of Singapore. The Bukit Panjang Planning Area, located in the West Region, encompasses the Housing Development Board's housing estate of Bukit Panjang New Town and the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.-Etymology:Bukit in the...

, hence the line's name. It is a fully automated system, and its rolling stock is supplied under the design of the Bombardier Innovia APM 100. The system is currently operated by SMRT Corporation

SMRT Corporation

.

Station names are:

BP1/NS4 - Choa Chu Kang
Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station
The Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station is an interchange station serving the Choa Chu Kang area of Singapore. It is part of the North South MRT Line and it is also the terminus of the Bukit Panjang LRT Line...

(interchange station with North South MRT Line
North South MRT Line
The North South Line was the 1st Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. The line is currently 44 km long with 25 stations, and is operated by SMRT Corporation...

)
BP2 - South View
South View LRT Station
South View LRT Station is one of Singapore's light-rail stations on the Bukit Panjang LRT Line. Operated by SMRT Light Rail, the station was completed on June 11, 1999 and was opened to the public in November 1999....
BP3 - Keat Hong
Keat Hong LRT Station
Keat Hong LRT Station is an LRT station on the Bukit Panjang LRT Line in Singapore. It was opened in November 1999 and is operated by SMRT.-Train service:-Station layout:-2010 accident:...
BP4 - Teck Whye
Teck Whye LRT Station
Teck Whye LRT Station is an LRT station on the Bukit Panjang LRT Line in Singapore. It was opened in November 1999 and is operated by SMRT.-Train service:-Station layout:-Etymology:...
BP5 - Phoenix
Phoenix LRT Station
Phoenix LRT station is an LRT station on the Bukit Panjang LRT Line in Singapore. It was opened in November 1999. It is operated by SMRT.-Etymology:...
BP6 - Bukit Panjang (unofficially to be connected station with Downtown MRT Line
Downtown MRT Line
The Downtown Line will be the fifth Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore. When completed, the line will be about 42-km long with 34 stations and serve about half a million commuters daily, making it the longest underground and driverless MRT line in Singapore. Travelling from one end to the other...

, shuttle train available to Ten Mile Junction)
BP7 - Petir
Petir LRT Station
Petir LRT Station is an LRT station on the Bukit Panjang LRT Line in Singapore. It was opened in November 1999. It is operated by SMRT.-Etymology:This station is located along Petir Road. Petir means lightning in Malay.-Train service:...
BP8 - Pending
Pending LRT Station
Pending LRT Station is an LRT station on the Bukit Panjang LRT Line in Singapore. It was opened in November 1999. It is operated by SMRT.-Etymology:The station is located along Pending Road. Pending refers to a large waist buckle in Malay...
BP9 - Bangkit
Bangkit LRT Station
Bangkit LRT Station is an LRT station on the Bukit Panjang LRT Line in Singapore. It was opened in November 1999. It is operated by SMRT.-Etymology:The station is located near Bangkit Road...
BP10 - Fajar
Fajar LRT Station
Fajar LRT Station is an LRT station on the Bukit Panjang LRT Line in Singapore. It was opened in November 1999. It is operated by SMRT.-Etymology:This station is located along Fajar Road...
BP11 - Segar
Segar LRT Station
Segar LRT Station is an LRT station on the Bukit Panjang LRT Line in Singapore. It was opened in November 1999. It is operated by SMRT.-Etymology:The station is located near Segar Road...
BP12 - Jelapang
Jelapang LRT Station
Jelapang LRT Station is an LRT station on the Bukit Panjang LRT Line in Singapore. It was opened in November 1999.-Etymology:The station is located near Jelapang Road...
BP13 - Senja
Senja LRT Station
Senja LRT Station is an LRT station on the Bukit Panjang LRT Line in Singapore. It was opened in November 1999. It is operated by SMRT....
BP14 - Ten Mile Junction
Ten Mile Junction LRT Station
Ten Mile Junction LRT Station is an LRT station on the Bukit Panjang LRT Line in Singapore. It was opened in November 1999 and is operated by SMRT...

(shuttle station, currently not in operation)

Bus Services

See also, SMRT Service 307
SMRT Service 307
SMRT Service 307 is Choa Chu Kang's one and only intra-town service that was started by SBS and was handed over to TIBS in 1999.-History:This service was formed from the merger of Services 301 and 303 in 1997...

Bus services are available at the Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange

Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange

which is connected to the Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station

Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station

The Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station is an interchange station serving the Choa Chu Kang area of Singapore. It is part of the North South MRT Line and it is also the terminus of the Bukit Panjang LRT Line...

and the town's central shopping mall Lot One Shoppers' Mall. It was opened in 1990 with 12 bus services, all operated under SMRT Corporation

SMRT Corporation

. Bus services at the interchange allow residents from Choa Chu Kang New Town to travel to other parts of the country, including the Central Area

Central Area

while some are specifically used to travel around the Choa Chu Kang town and even to Yew Tee

Yew Tee

.

The bus interchange currently only has 12 services; 11 of which are SMRT Buses

SMRT Buses

SMRT Buses is a public bus transport operator in Singapore. Singapore currently hosts a duopoly transport system in which SMRT's only competitor is SBS Transit, which also operates bus services in Singapore...

(including 3 intra-town services), the other a special free shuttle to Qian Hu Fish Farm. Typically passenger traffic is often very high in morning and evening peak hours.

Like other bus interchanges in Singapore

Singapore

, the interchange is still and was originally constructed as an open-air structure. However, the government has announced plans to redevelop the interchange and its surroundings in the Urban Redevelopment Authority

Urban Redevelopment Authority

The Urban Redevelopment Authority is the national urban planning authority of Singapore, and a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development of the Singapore Government.-Mission:The authority was established on 1 April 1974, and is of especially critical importance to the city-state,...

's Master Plan in 2003. The interchange will hence be the seventh interchange to undergo air-condition upgrading works.

The following bus services are available at the Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange

Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange

Service	Destination	Notes
SMRT Buses Trunk Services
67	Tampines Bus Interchange Tampines Bus Interchange Tampines Bus Interchange is a bus station serving Tampines New Town in Singapore. It is an open-air building located in the town centre near the Tampines MRT Station, with the allocated block number of 512. The interchange is operated by SBS Transit...	Service 67A operates in the morning peak hours and ends at Hwa Chong Institution Hwa Chong Institution Hwa Chong Institution is an independent school in Singapore for students aged 12 to 18 covering both secondary and pre-university levels. A Ministry of Education-designated FutureSchool, it operates under the Special Assistance Plan for bilingualism, and offers the Integrated Programme and also...
172	Boon Lay Bus Interchange Boon Lay Bus Interchange The Boon Lay Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange located in Pioneer, in the western part of Singapore. It is situated within the Jurong Point Shopping Mall and is integrated with the nearby Boon Lay MRT Station...
188	HarbourFront Bus Interchange HarbourFront Bus Interchange The HarbourFront Bus Interchange is located at Seah Im Road by the HarbourFront MRT Station. It was formerly known as the World Trade Centre Bus Terminal and is operated by SBS Transit though there are as many SMRT bus services as there are SBS Transit bus services.Two shopping malls are near...
188E	HarbourFront Bus Interchange HarbourFront Bus Interchange The HarbourFront Bus Interchange is located at Seah Im Road by the HarbourFront MRT Station. It was formerly known as the World Trade Centre Bus Terminal and is operated by SBS Transit though there are as many SMRT bus services as there are SBS Transit bus services.Two shopping malls are near...	Service 188E only departs at 0708 and 0723 on Weekdays only.
188R	Resorts World Sentosa	Operates on Weekends and Public Holidays (0700 to 2200)
190	New Bridge Road Bus Terminal New Bridge Road Bus Terminal New Bridge Road Bus Terminal is a bus station in Eu Tong Sen Street, near Chinatown and Singapore General Hospital in Singapore. It is near Outram Park MRT Station. This bus terminal has an alighting berth after the entrance of the bus park. No boarding facilities are available at the terminal,...
300	Choa Chu Kang Avenue 3 (Loop)	Intra-town service
302	Choa Chu Kang Crescent (Loop)	Intra-town service
307(E)	Choa Chu Kang Street 62/Teck Whye Lane (Loop)	Intra-town service,
925	Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange was completed and opened along with the Woodlands extension of the North South MRT Line in 1996. It is the first underground bus interchange, and one of the biggest in Singapore...	Operates on Weekdays and Saturdays (0600 to 1930)
927	Singapore Zoo Singapore Zoo The Singapore Zoo , formerly known as the Singapore Zoological Gardens and commonly known locally as the Mandai Zoo, occupies 28 hectares of land on the margins of Upper Seletar Reservoir within Singapore's heavily forested central catchment area. The zoo was built at a cost of S$9m granted by... (Loop)
985	Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal Geylang Lorong 1 Bus Terminal is a bus terminal located within the Kallang planning area, at the eastern border with Geylang...
SMRT Buses NightRider Services
NR3	North Canal Road (Loop)	Operates at late night hours only
Qian Hu Fish Farm Shuttle Services
QH Shuttle	Qian Hu Fish Farm (Loop)	Free Shuttle

Other services passing through the neighbourhood include:

SMRT Service 180 -- Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange
Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange
The Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange is a bus interchange serving Bukit Panjang New Town, Singapore. It is opposite Bukit Panjang Plaza. The nearest station is the Bukit Panjang LRT Station....

to Boon Lay Bus Interchange
Boon Lay Bus Interchange
The Boon Lay Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange located in Pioneer, in the western part of Singapore. It is situated within the Jurong Point Shopping Mall and is integrated with the nearby Boon Lay MRT Station...

along Choa Chu Kang Road
SMRT Service 187 -- Woodlands Regional Interchange to Boon Lay Bus Interchange
Boon Lay Bus Interchange
The Boon Lay Bus Interchange is an air-conditioned bus interchange located in Pioneer, in the western part of Singapore. It is situated within the Jurong Point Shopping Mall and is integrated with the nearby Boon Lay MRT Station...

along Choa Chu Kang Road
SBS Service 160 -- Jurong East Bus Interchange
Jurong East Bus Interchange
Jurong East Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located in Jurong East, Singapore...

to Kotaraya II Terminal
SBS Premium Service 556—Choa Chu Kang North 7 to Fullerton Road (Opp Fullerton Hotel)
SBS Premium Service 557—Choa Chu Kang Ave 3 to Fullerton Road (Opp Fullerton Hotel)
SMRT Premium Service 590—Choa Chu Kang Crescent to Shenton Way Bus Terminal
Shenton Way Bus Terminal
Shenton Way Bus Terminal is a bus station located in southern Singapore. It was opened on 20 June 1987. It is very near to Tanjong Pagar MRT Station. Commuters have to disembark/board buses at two bus stops along Palmer Road due to restriction of alighting and aboarding of buses within the...
SMRT Service 975 -- Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange
Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange
The Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange is a bus interchange serving Bukit Panjang New Town, Singapore. It is opposite Bukit Panjang Plaza. The nearest station is the Bukit Panjang LRT Station....

to Lim Chu Kang Bus Terminal
Lim Chu Kang Bus Terminal
Lim Chu Kang Bus Terminal is a simple bus stop located at the end of Lim Chu Kang Road as a terminating point, it is just a few parking lots for buses and a bus stop. It is meant to serve the people working in Lim Chu Kang areas....

(Loop)
SBS Service NightOwl 3N -- Marina Centre Bus Terminal
Marina Centre Bus Terminal
Marina Centre Bus Terminal is a bus station located along Raffles Boulevard in Marina Centre, Singapore. It is very near to Promenade MRT Station. The bus terminal does not allow boarding or alighting, and passengers have to alight before the bus terminates at the terminal...

to Choa Chu Kang North 5(Loop)
Shuttle Service to Farmart
Shuttle Service to IKEA
IKEA
IKEA is a privately held, international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds and desks, appliances and home accessories. The company is the world's largest furniture retailer...

Alexandra

Premium services operate at 7.45am on weekdays, excluding Public Holidays.

Road network

The Kranji Expressway

Kranji Expressway

The Kranji Expressway in Singapore connects from the Bukit Timah Expressway in Bukit Panjang and travels south-west to join with the Pan Island Expressway in Jurong West. Construction of the expressway started in 1990 and was completed in 1994...

(KJE) links Choa Chu Kang New Town up with Singapore's expressway network. With the KJE, drivers can change onto the Bukit Timah Expressway

Bukit Timah Expressway

The Bukit Timah Expressway ; ) is a highway in Singapore that starts at the PIE in Bukit Timah and travels north to the Woodlands Checkpoint and the Johor–Singapore Causeway....

(BKE) which in turn, is connected to the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) which travels to the Central Area

Central Area

and the eastern parts of Singapore. As the town is surrounded by the towns of Bukit Panjang

Bukit Panjang

, Bukit Batok, Bukit Gombak

Bukit Gombak

Bukit Gombak is a neighbourhood in the west-central area of the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore. In the Malay language, bukit means hill and gombak a bunch or collection of something....

and southern Woodlands

Woodlands, Singapore

Woodlands, or the Woodlands New Town , is a suburban town in northern Singapore, part of the North West Community Development Council district...

, many roads (old and new) have been constructed to link Choa Chu Kang into other towns which eventually allows residents to other parts of the country by either bus, train, car or any other reliable means of transportation.

The following roads connect the central town of Choa Chu Kang to the nearby towns of Bukit Batok and Bukit Panjang

Bukit Panjang

Bukit Batok Road
Bukit Batok Road
Bukit Batok Road is a road in Bukit Batok, Singapore.-Description:Bukit Batok Road connects Jurong Town Hall Road after it ends and is continued by Choa Chu Kang Road after it ends. Bukit Batok Road leads to many roads in Bukit Batok, namely: Bukit Batok West Ave 2, Bukit Batok West Ave 7,...

(links Choa Chu Kang with Bukit Batok and Jurong East
Jurong East
Jurong East is a neighbourhood in Singapore, bounded by the Pan Island Expressway, a canal and the shoreline of Jurong Lake, Jurong Town Hall Road, the eastern side of Jurong Gardens, Ayer Rajah Expressway, Penjuru Road, West Coast Road, Sungei Pandan and back to the Pan Island Expressway.It is...

)
Choa Chu Kang Road
Choa Chu Kang Road
Choa Chu Kang Road is a road in Singapore now in two parts, one from Upper Bukit Timah Road and continues through via Bukit Batok Road, and another one, from Kranji Expressway all the way up to Jalan Sungei Poyan under Old Choa Chu Kang Road. It continues through the SAFTI area, at Poyan Reservoir...
Upper Bukit Timah Road
Bukit Timah Road
Bukit Timah Road is a major road in Singapore extending from the city centre to Woodlands Road on the way to Johor Bahru in Malaysia. The road has a distance of 25km , which is one of the longest roads in Singapore, and the road takes its name from the hill...

(northern section connects with Choa Chu Kang Road)
Teck Whye Avenue
Bukit Panjang Road
Bricklands Road (extended in 2007)

The following roads connect the central town of Choa Chu Kang to its northern counterpart neighbourhood, Yew Tee

Yew Tee

Choa Chu Kang Way
Choa Chu Drive (parallel to the track between Choa Chu Kang and Yew Tee
Yew Tee MRT Station
Yew Tee MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South Line in Singapore. It was built in 1995, together with the other stations of the Woodlands Extension...

MRT stations)

Amenities

Due to Choa Chu Kang being one of the major towns in the western region of Singapore

Singapore

, there are many amenities located around, particularly in the town centre. Since the northern part of Choa Chu Kang is served by the Yew Tee MRT Station

Yew Tee MRT Station

Yew Tee MRT Station ' is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South Line in Singapore. It was built in 1995, together with the other stations of the Woodlands Extension...

(NS5), there is also a major shopping mall named Yew Tee Square which was constructed to serve the residents in Yew Tee.

The Lot One Shoppers' Mall is the most popular hub for Choa Chu Kang residents and visitors alike as it is located in the main town centre and has the widest variety of shops in the town. It was built in 1997 and is presently managed by CapitaLand. It is conveniently located next to Choa Chu Kang MRT Station and the Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange

Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange

, making transportation to the mall much easier. There are 6 floors with an underground carpark, a cinema

Movie theater

A movie theater, cinema, movie house, picture theater, film theater is a venue, usually a building, for viewing motion pictures ....

, and 148 retail outlets. The mall has undergone enhancement works to create a four-storey retail extension block measuring over 16,500 sq ft (1,530 m2). The works, which commenced in July 2007, was completed by end-2008.

Commercial

Lot One -- the main shopping mall by CapitaMall and a major hub in Choa Chu Kang
Yew Tee Square -- the second main shopping mall and a major hub in the northern part of Choa Chu Kang in Yew Tee
Yew Tee
Yew Tee is an area situated in the north-western part of Singapore. It is a sub-division of Choa Chu Kang New Town. Yew Tee is a cluster of Housing and Development Board flats and private condominums, made up of three neighbourhoods in Choa Chu Kang New Town...

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Yew Tee Point—a small shopping mall by Frasers CentrePoint serving residents in Yew Tee
Yew Tee
Yew Tee is an area situated in the north-western part of Singapore. It is a sub-division of Choa Chu Kang New Town. Yew Tee is a cluster of Housing and Development Board flats and private condominums, made up of three neighbourhoods in Choa Chu Kang New Town...

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Junct10n, or Junction 10—a shopping mall by Far East Organization
Far East Organization
Far East Organization is the largest private property developer in Singapore. It was founded by Singaporean billionaire Ng Teng Fong in 1960s. It has two listed subsidiaries, Orchard Parade Holdings Limited and Yeo Hiap Seng Limited...

, under construction, at the site of the former shopping mall Ten Mile Junction
Ten Mile Junction
Ten Mile Junction Ten Mile Junction Ten Mile Junction (Chinese: 十里广场）is a shopping mall located at the junction between Woodlands Road and Choa Chu Kang Road. Named after the defunct KTM tenth-mile railway line mark of the former Tanjong Pagar to Kranji part of its Singapore mainline from Upper...

and former LRT Station of the same name
Ten Mile Junction LRT Station
Ten Mile Junction LRT Station is an LRT station on the Bukit Panjang LRT Line in Singapore. It was opened in November 1999 and is operated by SMRT...

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Choa Chu Kang Centre—a commercial building for tutorial lessons, money managing, and business of the town.
Keat Hong Shopping Centre—a small neighbourhood's "town centre" serving residents in Keat Hong.
Limbang Shopping Centre—a small HDB shopping mall serving residents in northern Teck Whye.
Sunshine Place—a small HDB shopping mall serving residents in western Choa Chu Kang.
Teck Whye Shopping Centre—a small neighbourhood's town centre serving residents in central Teck Whye.

Medical

Choa Chu Kang Polyclinic—a major clinic of the town, newly renovated, finished late 2010.

Parks, Recreational and Sport venues

Choa Chu Kang Park
Choa Chu Kang Park
Choa Chu Kang Park is located beside Kranji Expressway and along Choa Chu Kang Drive. There is a toddler's playground, an adventure playground, galaxy playground, a multi- purpose court for exercising, a fitness corner and footpath.-Visitor Info:...

-- a major park of the town located in the northern part of Choa Chu Kang.
Choa Chu Kang Stadium
Choa Chu Kang Stadium
The Choa Chu Kang Stadium is part of the Choa Chu Kang Sports and Recreation complex located in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore. The international competition standard, multi-sport facility supports a range of sports and community functions, and opened in the year 2001...

-- the town's major stadium which became a venue for practising during the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.
Choa Chu Kang Swimming Complex—a sub-venue of Choa Chu Kang stadium located in Yew Tee
Yew Tee
Yew Tee is an area situated in the north-western part of Singapore. It is a sub-division of Choa Chu Kang New Town. Yew Tee is a cluster of Housing and Development Board flats and private condominums, made up of three neighbourhoods in Choa Chu Kang New Town...

and the town's only swimming complex.
Tembusu Park
Limbang Park
Choa Chu Kang Mega Playground

Private Housing & Condominiums

Comfort Garden
Mi Casa (under construction)
Northvale
The Warren
Palm Gardens
Regent Grove
The Quintet
The Tennery (under construction)
Villa Verde
Windermere
Yew Mei Green
Yew Tee Residences

Trivia

In 2002, The Amazing Race

The Amazing Race

The Amazing Race is a reality television game show in which teams of two people, who have some form of a preexisting personal relationship, race around the world in competition with other teams...

came to a Housing Development Board flat in Choa Chu Kang to collect a clue from Singapore

Singapore

actor Gurmit Singh

Gurmit Singh

Gurmit Ottawan Singh Gurmit Ottawan Singh Gurmit Ottawan Singh (born March 24, 1965; is a popular Singaporean actor, host and comedy performer. He is best known for his role in Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, and is one of the leading artistes in MediaCorp.-Life:...

, who posed as Phua Chu Kang

Phua Chu Kang

Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, also known as PCK Pte Ltd or Phua Chu Kang for short , was a Singaporean sitcom on MediaCorp TV Channel 5. The show debuted in Singapore in 1997. A sequel, Phua Chu Kang Sdn...

from the TV show Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd.

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