51-429: Defu Industrial Park is an industrial estate, a subzone of Hougang in the northeast region of Singapore, located at the fringe of Hougang New Town. This Singapore location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hougang North East CDC South East CDC Ang Mo Kio GRC Hougang SMC Marine Parade GRC Hougang ( / ˌ ( h ) aʊ ˈ ɡ ɑː ŋ / , /- k ɑː ŋ / )
102-582: A few shopping malls such as Hougang Mall, Kang Kar Mall, Heartland Mall, Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre, Hougang Rivercourt Shopping Centre (that opened in May 2022), and Hougang 1 (Formerly known as Hougang Point, and opened in End 1999). Similar to most other residential towns in Singapore, Hougang was designed to be a partially self-sufficient with enough amenities to minimize the number of residents commuting to
153-490: A possible extension to Changi Airport Terminal 5. The Government briefly considered in 2014 implementing an express service for the CRL. However, then Transport Minister Khaw announced in 2018 that express services were considered not feasible, citing the higher cost needed to build extra tracks and additional signalling systems that can affect non-express commuters and existing lines. Names stated are working names, except for
204-450: A virtual exhibition by the LTA, a future system map depicted a series of 11 unnamed stations on the western half of the CRL. The map also showed the western segment interchanging with existing and under-construction stations: King Albert Park , Clementi , Jurong Pier and Gul Circle stations . The map, along with the virtual exhibition, has since been offline. The LTA explained that the route
255-497: Is a planning area and mature residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. It is the largest housing estate in Singapore based on land area, and is home to 247,528 residents as of 2018. Hougang planning area is bordered by Sengkang to the north, Geylang to the south, Bedok to the southeast, Toa Payoh to the southwest, Serangoon to the west and Paya Lebar to the east. Subzones Hougang
306-584: Is a bus interchange serving the town of Hougang. It is located directly above Hougang MRT station . By 2030, Hougang Central Bus Interchange will be modernised to accommodate the Cross Island Line section, in addition to becoming an Integrated Transport Hub. Hougang Bus Depot is an SBS Transit West District bus depot located in Hougang, Singapore . As of November 2014, the total fleet is 600 buses. Hougang Bus Depot started operations in 1983 when
357-703: Is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Cross Island MRT line in Hougang planning area, Singapore . It will serve the Defu Industrial Park . Serangoon North MRT station is a future underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the Cross Island MRT line located on the boundary of Hougang planning area in Singapore . Kim Chuan Depot is a train depot for the Mass Rapid Transit system in Singapore . The depot
408-516: Is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle Line , situated on the boundary of Hougang planning area. Located along Upper Paya Lebar Road, Tai Seng station was named after and primarily serves the industrial clusters at Tai Seng, which in turn means 'big accomplishment' in Chinese. The name was first used on a rubber factory constructed in the area in 1917. Defu MRT station
459-504: Is an underground train depot for the Mass Rapid Transit system in Singapore . The depot is constructed towards the east of Kim Chuan Depot and will provide maintenance, stabling and operational facilities for the Downtown Line . It is located in Hougang along Bartley Road East. It is accessible via a surface building located along Bartley Road East. The depot is approximately 52 metres wide, 295 metres long and 20 metres deep. It
510-479: Is connected to Kim Chuan Depot and has underground access for trains to run between both facilities, allowing Downtown Line trains to be stabled in the Tai Seng Facility Building, and able to access its remote tracks. It is used in tandem with Kim Chuan Depot for the operations of the Downtown Line . Two of the oldest main roads: Upper Serangoon Road and Punggol Road run through Hougang since
561-580: Is constructed fully underground and provides maintenance, stabling and operational facilities for the Circle Line . It is located in Hougang, along Upper Paya Lebar Road, and is accessible via Kim Chuan Road. It used to be the first depot in Singapore to serve two independently operated MRT lines, until the adjacent Tai Seng Facility Building became operational with the revenue operation of the Downtown Line Stage 3 on 21 October 2017. Tai Seng Facility Building, abbreviated as TSFB, (or Tai Seng)
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#1732790518608612-467: Is now Hougang Avenue 8, with Punggol Road starting further north. Pig farming was carried out in Punggol, including the area of Punggol that is now part of Hougang Town. The last of these pig farmers were relocated by the late-1990s to flats built in Hougang. There was also a fishing port at the end of Upper Serangoon Road beyond the seventh milestone. The development of Hougang commenced in 1977 with
663-676: Is predicted to have four stations, with tentative stations CR21 and CR24 on the Phase 3 segment interchanging with the Jurong Region Line and the East–West Line. An additional shell station might be built as part of the segment. As of 16 August 2024, engineering studies for Phase 3 have not yet been completed. In conceptual plans for the redevelopment of Paya Lebar Air Base , an additional station (labelled "PLAB") has been proposed between Defu and Tampines North stations to serve
714-472: Is separated into 10 subzones, Hougang East, Defu Industrial Park , Tai Seng, Lorong Halus , Kangkar, Hougang West, Trafalgar, Lorong Ah Soo, Kovan and Hougang Central. Hougang is located upstream or at the back of Sungei Serangoon . The area just beyond the seventh milestone along Punggol Road was formerly considered part of Punggol but is now within Hougang Town and that section of Punggol Road
765-544: The 2006 elections . Yaw remained as an MP until his expulsion from the party's CEC and resigned his seat in February 2012 over an extramarital affair. Png Eng Huat , a candidate whose part of the WP team contested East Coast GRC in the 2011 elections, had since represented this ward after winning his by-election in May 2012 until he stepped down ahead of the 2020 election. Dennis Tan , who previously contested Fengshan SMC in
816-590: The CRRC Qingdao Sifang CR151 . These trains draw power from an overhead conductor rail , and are to be equipped with condition monitoring equipment to allow for quick identification of any potential problems. In addition, they are to have five doors per side per carriage (also present on the T251 trains) as well as wider gangway connections carriages compared to other trains on the MRT network, which
867-677: The East–West Line . Shortly after the announcement, calls were made by some nature groups to divert the line tunnels away from the Central Catchment Nature Reserve (CCNR). Nevertheless, the Government ultimately decided after years of assessments and deliberation to continue with the original direct route in 2019, citing commuting time and economic factors as well as long-term energy consumption. The alignment and stations for CRL1 were finalised in 2019, followed by
918-549: The Institute of Mental Health (IMH) and Singapore Leprosy Relief Association (SILRA). The Hougang Central Bus Interchange serves Hougang Town with a range of bus services going to other parts of the island. It is located in Hougang Central, near Hougang Mall and it has an underground link to Hougang MRT station . This bus interchange was officially opened on 17 December 1994 by former cabinet minister Goh Chee Wee, who
969-496: The Thomson–East Coast Line , heading west towards Mandai , Sungei Kadut and Gali Batu before terminating at Choa Chu Kang , and a southern route skirting the reserve along Lornie Road. One engineering professor Lee Der-Horng noted the possible feasibility of constructing the line through the reserve without impacting the environment, though he said the decision "shouldn’t be just based on transport". A tender to assess
1020-442: The 2015 elections (now part of East Coast GRC) and become a Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP), has replaced outgoing Png following the election. The area covering south of Hougang Avenues 6, 8, 10, as well as Punggol Park , Defu Industrial Park and the subregion of Kovan, falls under Aljunied GRC. The western portions of Hougang, previously being Serangoon Gardens division, were split into two divisions with Jalan Kayu in
1071-558: The Ang Mo Kio GRC and Serangoon in the Aljunied GRC. The area was previously belong to the short-lived Thomson GRC in 1991. The GRC was not contested in 2001 with the WP being disqualified due to incomplete applications, but in the 2006 elections, the WP were able to pose a strong challenge for this ward, with the members consist of WP's chairwoman Sylvia Lim and former members Goh Meng Seng and James Gomez . The GRC
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#17327905186081122-597: The Ang Mo Kio-Hougang division of the Ang Mo Kio GRC. Its MP is Darryl David , who replaces former MP Yeo Guat Kwang after the 2015 elections. Prior to the 2011 elections, the ward was a part of Aljunied GRC (under the name of Aljunied-Hougang), where Yeo was then the MP. The northern portions of Hougang (north of Avenues 6, 8 and Street 51) also falls under the Ang Mo Kio-Hougang division, part of Ang Mo Kio GRC. It previously belonged to Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC (under
1173-423: The CRL might be completed by end-2033, with operations beginning in 2034 or later. The CRL is to be completed in three phases. However, the LTA stated that the exact timeline is unclear and will only be known with the completion of advanced engineering studies. It is projected that the second and third phases will be about 14 kilometres (8.7 miles) and 13 kilometres (8.1 miles) long respectively. The Phase 3 segment
1224-613: The Central Area. Facilities include Hougang Sports Hall, an indoor sports complex operated by Sport Singapore which runs ClubFITT membership and sports programmes, Hougang stadium home to S.League club Hougang United , an aquatics centre, a number of parks such as Punggol Park, along with many wet markets and hawker centres . One of the more prominent landmarks in Hougang is the Buangkok Green Medical Park, which houses several medical facilities including
1275-595: The Cross Island Line when Stage 1 of the Cross Island Line opens in 2030. Kovan MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North East Line in the Hougang planning area. With the opening of Kovan station, the former Hougang South Bus Interchange subsequently ceased operations in February 2004 and its services were transferred to Hougang Central Bus Interchange located next to Hougang MRT station . Tai Seng MRT station
1326-569: The LTA claims allow for smoother commuter movement on, off and within the trains. The LTA announced that it had awarded the S$ 589 ;million contract for the supply of trains for the line on 14 June 2023. Initially comprising a 44-train order, it includes an option for 11 more trains and for maintenance support of the train fleet. The trains are to be delivered progressively from 2027 onwards. A CRL Train Mixed Reality Mock-up
1377-450: The Punggol branch in 2020 and Phase 2 in 2022. The proposed full line is expected to have a daily ridership of over one million in the long term, and to cost an estimated S$ 40.7 billion. The Cross Island Line was first announced by then Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew on 17 January 2013. The line was planned to relieve congestion on the existing East–West Line and slated to begin at Changi on Singapore's eastern coast, passing through
1428-505: The alignment of CRL Phase 1 (CRL1). This segment of the line, spanning 29 kilometres (18 miles), consists of 12 stations from Aviation Park station to Bright Hill station . A new 57-hectare Changi East Depot was to be built to serve the line. CRL Phase 1 is expected to be completed in 2030. On 10 March 2020, a branch line from Pasir Ris station to Punggol station was announced. The 7.3-kilometre (4.5-mile) Punggol extension, consisting of four stations between this station and Punggol,
1479-596: The alignment of the line's Bukit Timah stretch crossing the Central Catchment Nature Reserve (CCNR) and MacRitchie Reservoir , which prompted the Nature Society Singapore to call for the line's realignment. Environmental groups have urged the Government not to build the MRT line under the CCNR. On 19 July 2013, the NSS put forward two proposed alternative alignments: a northern route that would run close to
1530-478: The construction of Tampines Way. Further construction work was subsequently completed in Neighbourhoods 1 – 3 by 1983, and later Neighbourhoods 4 – 7 by 1992. Neighbourhood 8 is the town centre of Hougang and construction was completed in 1994. Neighbourhood 9 is the most recent with a completion date in 2000. In 2015, a project named Hougang Capeview, a Build-To-Order project at Upper Serangoon Road, became
1581-520: The environmental impact of the line was called for on 24 February 2014 to facilitate civil works for the line. In July 2014, the LTA appointed Environmental Resources Management (S) Pte Ltd (ERM) to conduct the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the section of the line around and through the nature reserve. The EIA was to be conducted in two phases, with the first studying the ecosystem and physical conditions along both
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1632-496: The existing interchange stations. Legend List The Cross Island Line will be equipped with Siemens Trainguard Communications-based train control (CBTC) moving block signalling system with Automatic train control (ATC) under Automatic train operation (ATO) GoA 4 (UTO). Services on the CRL are to be provided by six-car electric multiple units designed and manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang in Qingdao , known as
1683-614: The first public housing project to receive the CONQUAS Star, an accolade administered by the Building and Construction Authority. Hougang Capeview, which comprises 781 residential units in six blocks at Upper Serangoon Road, received a Construction Quality Assessment System (CONQUAS) score of more than 95, above the national average of 88.2. The CONQUAS score is BCA's measure of construction quality across Singapore. Hougang has 8 shopping malls which are Hougang Central Bus Interchange
1734-577: The line connects Bukit Timah to Sin Ming , tunneling through the CCNR , before continuing south-west to West Coast via Clementi , before heading north-west to Jurong Lake District . Phase 3 concludes the line at the Jurong Industrial Estate . At least half of the CRL stations are to interchange with existing lines, providing alternative routes for commuters. The LTA is also studying
1785-610: The line will branch off to Punggol . The 58-kilometre (36 mi) line will replace the East–West Line as the longest line on the MRT network upon its complete opening by the 2040s, serving about 27 stations. Plans for the line were first announced in 2013. The CRL is envisioned to serve various key hubs including the Jurong Lake District and the Punggol Digital District , offering an alternative east–west connection to alleviate passenger load on
1836-517: The major eastern towns including Pasir Ris, Hougang and Ang Mo Kio. From this point, it would proceed further west toward Bukit Timah, Clementi and West Coast, before terminating in the Jurong Industrial Estate. A branch line was to connect the mainline to Punggol. The line was planned to be 50 km long and open in 2030. Studies on the Cross Island Line began in May 2013. Since its announcement, there has been controversy over
1887-538: The name of Punggol South) until it was carved out in 2015. After the 2020 elections, the portion was merged with the Ang Mo Kio-Hougang division. The western portions of Hougang, previously being Serangoon Gardens division, were split into two divisions with Jalan Kayu in the Ang Mo Kio GRC and Serangoon in the Aljunied GRC. The southernmost portion of Hougang, Tai Seng, was under the Geylang Serai division of Marine Parade GRC, where Mohd Fahmi Aliman represented
1938-493: The new developments. The 58 kilometres (36 mi)-long CRL is planned to run in a generally east–west direction, serving 27 stations and being an alternative route to the existing East–West (EWL) and Downtown (DTL) lines. Phase 1 of the line goes west from Changi , in the east , to Pasir Ris . The line branches off to Punggol Digital District and goes south-west towards Tampines North , and west to Hougang , and further towards Sin Ming via Ang Mo Kio . Phase 2 of
1989-563: The north-east which is Hougang and Serangoon was developed and previously, all operations had been on Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot and Bedok Bus Depot respectively. Hougang MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North East Line and Cross Island Line in the Hougang planning area in Singapore . Located within the Hougang Town Centre, the station is directly connected to Hougang Central Bus Interchange . This station will become an interchange station along
2040-406: The ruling People's Action Party (PAP). Previously, Hougang was administered by five now-defunct wards ( Jalan Kayu , Paya Lebar , Punggol , Serangoon Gardens and Upper Serangoon ), before it redistricted into GRCs, notably Cheng San GRC (also defunct since 2001 ). The area covering Hougang Avenues 2, 5, 7 and a small portion of Hougang Central, falls under the namesake Hougang SMC, where it
2091-503: The straight and skirting alignments, as well as assessing how construction and operation of the line would affect the CCNR. The Phase 1 EIA report was released in February 2016. Soil investigation works along the CCNR began in February 2017 and by October, was announced to be nearing completion by the end of the year. On 20 March 2018, the LTA declared that the findings on the environmental impact of drilling and other initial works would be completed later that year. The Phase 2 EIA report
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2142-623: The town's beginning. The town is also linked to other towns by Yio Chu Kang Road in the West, Tampines Road in the East, Upper Paya Lebar Road to the south-East, Buangkok Drive & Buangkok Green in the North. Other roads in Hougang New Town links the town to bigger roads, most importantly Avenue 2, 3 which links the town from East and West. Most of Hougang's commercial activity is centred on
2193-582: The ward. Marine Parade was also contested by WP during the 2015 and 2020 elections. Hougang has a total of nine primary schools, eight secondary schools and a single international school as of 2024. Cross Island MRT line The Cross Island Line ( CRL ) is a high capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line under development in Singapore . It will run in an east–west direction from Changi to Jurong Industrial Estate via Loyang , Pasir Ris , Hougang , Serangoon North , Ang Mo Kio , Sin Ming , Bukit Timah , Clementi and West Coast . From Pasir Ris,
2244-517: Was a "conceptual alignment" yet to be finalised, with the interchange stations being tentative. On 20 September 2022, then Transport Minister S. Iswaran confirmed the stations for Phase 2 of the CRL. Expected to open in 2032, the 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) segment spans six stations from Turf City station to Jurong Lake District station . Construction of these stations is expected to start in 2023. Based on tender documents, The Straits Times projected in February 2022 that civil works for
2295-632: Was at the end of Upper Serangoon Road in Kangkar Village, which was replaced by Hougang Central, while the other was at the sixth and a half milestone of Upper Serangoon Road, which was replaced by Hougang South. A distinctive feature of Hougang lies in the large semi-circular balconies which occur in many Housing and Development Board public housing flats in the area. This feature is not as prevalent in public housing outside Hougang. The latest addition of new Condominium will be Florence Residences in 2019. The political representation of Hougang
2346-484: Was carved out from Punggol ward ahead of the 1988 elections . The first Member of Parliament (MP) of the ward was PAP's Tang Guan Seng , until it had been captured by former WP secretary-general Low Thia Khiang in 1991 . Low left the ward to contest (and later elect himself in) Aljunied GRC ahead of the 2011 elections , and was replaced by Yaw Shin Leong , another WP candidate who previously contested Ang Mo Kio GRC in
2397-474: Was expected to be completed in 2031. However, the restrictions imposed on construction works due to the COVID-19 pandemic have led to delays and the completion dates for CRL1 and CRLe were pushed by one year to 2030 and 2032 respectively. Construction of CRL1 officially began on 18 January 2023. As of January 2022, there are no plans to extend the Punggol branch to Jalan Kayu. In December 2021, as part of
2448-664: Was managed by the PAP which members include Cynthia Phua and George Yeo , until it became the first opposition held GRC since the creation of the GRC in Singapore after the 2011 Singaporean general election being taken over by Low Thia Khiang 's WP team. The WP continued to hold the GRC in the 2015 and 2020 Singaporean general elections with Leon Perera and Gerald Giam replacing Low and Chen Show Mao . The north-western portions of Hougang (Avenues 4, 8 and 9, and Street 91), which includes Hougang Stadium and Regentville Condo, falls under
2499-545: Was released in September 2019. On 4 December 2019, the Ministry of Transport confirmed that the direct route underneath the CCNR had been chosen, with mitigating factors such as tunnelling deeper than usual under the CCNR as well as no surface works in the area. The construction cost is also expected to be $ 2 billion lower than the alternative alignments. On 25 January 2019, then Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan announced
2550-522: Was split into four different constituencies as of the 2020 elections , three of which were Group Representation Constituencies (GRC) ( Aljunied , Ang Mo Kio , and Marine Parade ), and one Single Member Constituency (SMC) bearing the same name, the Hougang Single Member Constituency . Currently, Aljunied and Hougang wards are managed by the opposition Workers' Party (WP), while Ang Mo Kio and Marine Parade are managed by
2601-471: Was then Senior Minister of State for Communications, Trade and Industry to serve all buses around the Hougang Area. Its sister bus interchange, Hougang South Bus Interchange (that is near to Kovan MRT station ) ceased operations in 2004 and was converted to Kovan Hub. Two even older bus terminals operated in Hougang before the construction of the Hougang Central and Hougang South Bus Interchanges. One
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