Serangoon

This article is about the town in the North-East Region of Singapore. For the island located in Punggol called "Pulau Serangoon", see Coney Island, Singapore. For the river, see Sungei Serangoon. For the strait, see Serangoon Harbour. For the TV drama, see Serangoon Road.

Serangoon (IPA: /səˈræŋɡuːn/ sə-RANG-goon) is a planning area and residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore.

Serangoon
Planning Area and HDB Town
Other transcription(s)
• Malay	Serangoon (Rumi) سرڠݢون‎ (Jawi)
• Chinese	实龙岗 (Simplified) 實龍崗 (Traditional) Shílónggǎng (Pinyin) Si̍t-lêng-kong (Hokkien POJ)
• Tamil	சிராங்கூன் Cirāṅkūṉ (Transliteration)
From top left to right: Terraced housing in Serangoon, HDB flats in Serangoon North, Serangoon Viaduct, Lorong Chuan MRT station, Nex
Location of Serangoon in Singapore
Serangoon Location of Serangoon within Singapore
Coordinates: 01°21′49″N 103°52′03″E
Country	Singapore
Region	North-East Region
CDCs	Central Singapore CDC North East CDC South East CDC
Town councils	Ang Mo Kio Town Council Aljunied-Hougang Town Council Marine Parade Town Council
Constituencies	Aljunied GRC Ang Mo Kio GRC Marine Parade GRC
Government
• Mayors	Central Singapore CDC Denise Phua North East CDC Desmond Choo South East CDC Mohd Fahmi Aliman
• Members of Parliament	Aljunied GRC Gerald Giam Pritam Singh Faisal Manap Sylvia Lim Ang Mo Kio GRC Nadia Ahmad Samdin Ng Ling Ling Marine Parade GRC Seah Kian Peng
Area [1][2]
• Total	10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
• Residential	1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[1][2][3]
• Total	117,630
• Density	12,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
Postal districts	19, 28
Dwelling units	21,293
Projected ultimate	30,000

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.^[4]

Transportation

The original Serangoon bus interchange was opened on 13 March 1988 along Serangoon Central.^[5] It later relocated to nex on 3 September 2011.^[6]

Rail network

A large part of the North East MRT line runs in parallel with this arterial road. Stations that are located along this road are from Little India to Kovan. Current MRT Stations that are located in the Serangoon area includes:

• Lorong Chuan Station (CC14 - Circle Line)
• Serangoon Station (CC13 / NE 12 - Circle Line / North East Line)

There are plans to build 2 more stations under the Cross Island Line, namely the below stations. These stations will be completed by 2030.^[7]

• Serangoon North Station (CR09 - Cross Island Line)
• Tavistock Station (CR10 - Cross Island Line)

Road network

Upper Serangoon Road is an important road being one of the oldest and busiest roads, links the North-East region with Central area

Other important main roads include Yio Chu Kang Road, Upper Paya Lebar Road, Bartley Road, Braddell Road, and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 and 3.

The CTE (Central Expressway) at the west of the town provides a link to Seletar Airport, Toa Payoh and CBD (Central Business District).

Education

As of 2017^[update], this area has a total of 5 primary schools, 4 secondary schools and Nanyang Junior College.^[8]

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 Aljunied GRC 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 (Jalan Kayu division).

See also

• Serangoon North
• Serangoon Garden
• Nex

Gallery

Panoramic view of the Serangoon and Bishan area, as seen from Ang Mo Kio