Woodlands
| Chinese Names: 兀兰
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| Malay Names: Woodlands
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| Indian Names: ?
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| Singapore Estates and Towns
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| Centre | Woodlands Square
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| Largest Estate |
Marsiling
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Town Council
Chairman
Vice-Chairman
Vice-Chairman
Advisor
Member
Member
Member
Member
| Sembawang Town Council
Hawazi Daipi
Ong Ah Heng
Warren Lee Wei Rhen
Tony Tan Keng Yam
Ho Peng Kee
K Shanmugam
Chin Tet Yung
Mohd Maliki Osman
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| Republic of Singapore
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Woodlands, a town in the Northern Suburb of Singapore, is a constituency in the Sembawang GRC; part of the North West Community Development Council (CDC) district, at the northernmost point of Singapore.
Woodlands Town
A town in development, Woodlands enjoy being the regional interchange of the Northern Suburb of Singapore region, and is only a bridge away from the Malaysian city of Johor Bahru, via the Causeway. Woodlands had transformed from the estate of alternative due to overcrowding in the well-developed estates, to today a hub of transportation, entertainment, leisure and education.
Residents of Woodlands are serviced by 3 of newest MRT station built for the SMRT Train fleet, at the centre of the suburb, Woodlands MRT Station; north of the suburb, Marsiling MRT Station and Southeast of the suburb, Admiralty MRT Station. The regional bus interchange was relocated from the previous Town Centre, Woodlands Town Centre, to the current town centre at Woodlands Square.
Woodlands is made up with four different estates, Woodlands, Marsiling, Woodgrove and Admiralty each with different characteristic.
| Name of Estate
| Location
| Centre
| Nearest Transportation Route
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| Woodlands
| Centre, Northeast, Northwest and West of Woodlands
| Woodlands Square (Centre and Town), Vista Point (Northeast), Sembawang Town Council (West)
| Woodlands MRT Station, Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange
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| Marsiling
| West and Southwest of Woodlands
| Woodlands Checkpoint
| Marsiling MRT Station, Checkpoint Terminal
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| Woodgrove
| South from Woodlands Square
| The Woodgrove
| By bus from Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange
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| Admiralty
| East from Woodlands Square
| Admiralty Place
| Admiralty MRT Station, By bus from Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange
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Accessibility
Avenues
Woodlands consists of a rich amount of well-maintained roads, as seen anywhere in Singapore. 12 avenues supports and circulates the entire traffic in the suburb to the estates, especially Woodlands Avenue 2, 5, 7, 9 and 10. Avenue 2 is a shorter alternative that routed from the older neighbourhoods of the Woodlands estate to an expressway,
Avenue 3 connects Marsiling routing from the exit of Bukit Timah Expressway branching into Woodlands Centre Road, the sole road to the checkpoint of Woodlands Customs, and the rest of Avenue 3 maintains a similar route of the MRT line from Marsiling MRT Station to Woodlands MRT Station, which is to Woodlands Square. As the avenue ends at the entrance of the slope of Woodlands Square [Road] (the road that circulates Woodlands Square), another end starts Woodlands Avenue 7, which connects Woodlands to Admiralty, also the route of the MRT line from Woodlands MRT Station to Admiralty MRT Station.
Streets
Neighbourhoods are connected by 2 or single lane roads called Streets, which are differentiated by numbers, such as Woodlands Street 82 and Woodlands Street 83.
Drives
Drives are 2 or single lane roads that are built for newer neighbourhoods, similar to that of the streets, however streets are built more than decades ago for the earlier neighbourhoods.
Links and Crescents
Links are Crescents are often 3, 2 or single lane roads that convey commuters from a main road to another main road, such as the Woodlands Link, which connects Woodlands Avenue 9 to the main roads in the Woodlands Industrial Park.
Crescents connects main roads to the neighbourhoods.
Woodlands
Woodlands Square
Though in a suburb, Woodlands Square, the heart of the town, which was inaugurated in 1997, consists of buildings and services of high standard, that resembles a miniature of an advanced city, contra to the older and developed estates. Built on a hill, Woodlands Square consists of a large hectare of grassland, houses the gala events or celebrations at different time in a year; a large mall, Causeway Point, overseeing the Woodlands MRT Station and the Woodlands Civic Centre.
Leisure
Causeway Point, one of the largest shopping malls in Singapore, houses 250 shops and various outlets. Woodlands Civic Centre is a designated center of education, public services and other forms of assistance for residents. The centre houses the Woodlands Regional Library, several banks, CPF Woodlands Branch, numerous merchandise and educational institutions.
Library
Woodlands Regional Library, the largest library in Singapore at the time of launch, is operated by the National Library Board, NLB. The 4 storeys public library caters to all ages. General at the first storey, Reference at the second storey, Teens and Children subsequently on the third and fourth storey. The library is an one-stop hub for information and referencing.
Marsiling
Woodlands is increasingly an avenue for foreign Asians to the inner urban estates of Singapore. Constituents of Woodlands though enjoy a high standard of living, however were at times a much divided estate, such as Marsiling, which contrasts the past day living patterns of Singapore; a quiter and much denser estate, often offer a cheaper alternative to housing options, and houses a large quanitity of elder citizens and heavy-duty industries.
Marsiling is a rather large estate compared to Woodlands, which extended from north of Woodlands Square to the Woodlands Checkpoint, the exit to Malaysia. Citizens in the Marsiling estate enjoy the presence of a transit station, Marsiling MRT station, however, never reaches peak compared to that of Woodlands' or Admiralty's.
A redevelopment plan of upgrading existing government housing flats were introduced in late 90s, and thereafter a surge in housing prices that come along with a refurbished elevator at all levels, larger apartments per household (a new room added at the rear of the flat).
Marsiling is situated next to the industrial estate, Marsiling Industrial Estate, thus Marsiling became home to a large group of foreign workers.
Woodgrove
Woodgrove is the smallest estate in the suburb of Singapore.
Towards the North-west-end of the estate; Woodgrove houses some of the private housing in Woodlands, consist of high-rise condominiums and landed properties.
Woodgrove lies in between the estates of Marsiling and Woodlands.
Admiralty
Admiralty kept abreast of comtemporary housing in the Suburb of Woodlands. Citizens enjoyed the convenience of a transit station, Admiralty MRT Station, similar to that of Woodlands MRT Station, built solely for the SMRT train fleets. Admiralty offers a rather reasonable quiet and organised housing, with cheaper and well-designed apartments, and thus Admiralty houses mostly citizens who opt for government housing through the housing board's plans, instead of purchasing apartments via private means, which often costs more however require a shorter waiting time; opting for government housing often takes months to process and only for newly built housing flats.
Admiralty is connected to Sembawang and Yishun via Gambas Avenue; the Woodlands Industrial Park and Senoko Industrial Park via Woodlands Avenue 10; Woodlands Estate via Woodlands Avenue 7; Marsiling Estate via Woodlands Square and Woodlands Avenue 3
Educational Institutions
Educational institutions are evenly distributed throughout the estate. From newly founded schools to full-fledged ones, Woodlands has several top educational institutions in the Northern region. Schools in Woodlands are allocated into the N5 and N7 clusters.
Singapore's first sport school, Singapore Sports School, is an independent boarding school with some of the finest sport facilities, and is located in Woodlands Avenue 2.
Singapore's fourth polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic, will be situated in Woodlands Avenue 9 when construction is complete in 2007.
Woodlands will gain a new Junior College as well in January 2005, when Innova Junior College welcomes its first batch of students at 21 Champions Way, next to Woodlands Avenue 2.
Primary Schools
Primary Schools in Woodlands are namely:
- Admiralty Primary School
- Evergreen Primary School
- Marsiling Primary School
- Qihua Primary School
- Sembawang Primary School
- Woodlands Ring Primary School
- Fuchun Primary School
- Greenwood Primary School
- Si Ling Primary School
- Wellington Primary School
- Woodgrove Primary School
- Woodlands Primary School
Secondary Schools
Secondary Schools in Woodlands are namely:
- Marsiling Secondary School (http://schools.moe.edu.sg/marss)
- Evergreen Secondary School
- Riverside Secondary School
- Si Ling Secondary School
- Woodlands Secondary School
- Woodlands Ring Secondary School
- Admiralty Secondary School
- Christ Church Secondary School
- Fuchun Secondary School
- Woodgrove Secondary School
Places Of Worship
- An Nur Mosque
- Sri Siva Krishna Temple
- Woodland Evangelical Free Church
Transport
Woodlands is highly accessible, connected by major roads and expressways; by the MRT transit service and buses routing from several large estates around Singapore. The estate transportation hub is situated in Woodlands Square, with a relatively large underground bus terminal and an elevated MRT station next to Causeway Point. Woodlands' feeder bus routes are operated by SMRT Buses; MRT service is operated by SMRT Trains.
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