Gul Circle Explained

Gul Circle
Settlement Type:Subzone of Pioneer Planning Area
Translit Lang1:Name
Translit Lang1 Type:Chinese
Translit Lang1 Info:卡尔圈
Translit Lang1 Info1:Kǎ'ěrquān
Translit Lang1 Type4:Malay
Translit Lang1 Type5:Tamil
Translit Lang1 Info5:கல் சர்க்கல்
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Gul Circle within Singapore
Coordinates:1.3228°N 103.6635°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Singapore
Population Density Km2:auto

Gul Circle (or Gul) is an area in Jurong Industrial Estate which is the biggest industrial estate in Singapore. Gul is the home to many heavy industries in Singapore. It is bounded by Ayer Rajah Expressway (Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim), Benoi Road, Pioneer Road and Tuas Road. Tuas Fire Station is located at Gul as well.

The area is known as Tanjong Gul in the old maps of Singapore.[1]

Transport

Gul is served by SBS Transit industrial service 255 which links Gul to Joo Koon Bus Interchange and Joo Koon MRT station except Gul Road which is located in Pioneer Sector is served by industrial service 257 which also goes to Joo Koon Bus Interchange.

The below bus services run on the roads that form the boundary of Gul: 254 and 257 ply Benoi Road and Pioneer Road, 192 and 193 ply Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim and Tuas Road.

All the bus services above links the area to Joo Koon MRT station.

Gul Circle MRT station, which is located along Tuas Road, was opened on 18 June 2017. The MRT station opens simultaneously with the other stations of the East West line Tuas West Extension.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tg Gul, Old Map of Singapore. 13 July 2020. 13 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200713034827/https://www.roots.sg/learn/stories/into-the-west-jurong-heritage-trail/story. live.