Yishun Explained

Yishun
Official Name:North side
Native Name Lang:English
Settlement Type:Planning Area and HDB Town
Translit Lang1:Other
Translit Lang1 Type:Chinese
Translit Lang1 Info: (Simplified)
(Traditional)
Yìshùn (Pinyin)
Gī-sūn (Hokkien POJ)
Ngĭ-sŭng (Teochew PUJ)
Translit Lang1 Type2:Malay
Translit Lang1 Info2:Malay: YishunMalay: ايشون
Translit Lang1 Type3:Tamil
Translit Lang1 Info3:Tamil: யீஷூன்
Yīṣūṉ (Transliteration)
Pushpin Map:Singapore
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Yishun within Singapore
Coordinates:1.43°N 103.835°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Singapore
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:North Region
Subdivision Type2:CDC
Subdivision Name2:
Subdivision Type3:Town councils
Subdivision Name3:
  • Ang Mo Kio Town Council
  • Nee Soon Town Council
Subdivision Type4:Constituencies
Subdivision Name4:
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Central Singapore CDC

North West CDC

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Leader Title1:Members of Parliament
Leader Name1:Kebun Baru SMC

Nee Soon GRC

Area Footnotes:[1] [2]
Area Total Km2:43.20
Area Blank1 Title:Residential
Area Blank1 Km2:5.04
Population As Of:2019
Population Footnotes:[3] [4]
Population Total:243,299
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Official
  • Yishun resident

Unofficial

  • Yishunese
Postal Code Type:Postal districts
Postal Code:26, 27, 28
Blank Name Sec1:Dwelling units
Blank Info Sec1:56,894
Blank1 Name Sec1:Projected ultimate
Blank1 Info Sec1:84,069

Yishun, formerly known as Nee Soon, is a residential town located in the northeastern corner of the North Region of Singapore, bordering Simpang and Sembawang to the north, Mandai to the west, the Central Water Catchment to its southwest, Ang Mo Kio to its south, as well as Seletar and Sengkang to its east and southeast respectively.

Etymology

The name Yishun is the Mandarin Chinese equivalent of "Nee Soon", the given name of Lim Nee Soon (Chinese:), a prominent industrialist who made his fortune from the rubber and pineapple plantations he had in the area.[5]

Yishun planning area is divided into sub-zones namely Khatib, Lower Seletar, Nee Soon, North Land, Springleaf, Yishun Central, Yishun East, Yishun South and Yishun West. Springleaf and Nee Soon subzones are private housing estates in Yishun.

Sub Planning Areas

Amenities

Shopping Malls

Neighbourhood Centres

Leisure Areas

Learning Spaces

Places of Worship

Chinese Temples

Churches

Hindu Temples

Mosques

Gurdwaras

Columbarium

Medical Facilities

Initially named Northern General Hospital, the new general hospital was named Khoo Teck Puat Hospital after receiving a S$125 million donation from the late Mr Khoo's family. Spanning over 3.5 hectares in the Yishun Central Area, the 795-bed general and acute care hospital is managed by Alexandra Health System. Opened in June 2010, KTPH offers a comprehensive range of medical services and specialist care to the community in the north. It overlooks the scenic Yishun Pond.[14]

Yishun Polyclinic was located at 30 Yishun Central beside Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and is managed by National Healthcare Group Polyclinic (NHGP).[15] It moved to a new location opposite Nee Soon East Community Club in 2018.

The new Yishun Community Hospital (YCH)[16] with about 428 beds provides sub-acute, rehabilitative, dementia and palliative care for patients. Opened on December 28, 2015, YCH receives post-surgical, post-stroke patients and patients who are recovering from medical illnesses/trauma from the neighbouring Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH), other acute hospitals and nursing homes.

Currently, the Yishun estate is well served by the Yishun Polyclinic as well as many private medical clinics and dental clinics situated at void decks.

Country Clubs

Incidents

In December 2001, the Singapore embassies attack plot was discovered, and had included plans to bomb Yishun MRT station at several points, including the sewers near the station. This was brought up in a debate during a session of the parliament, during which new security measures were proposed, especially on the MRT system itself.

Transport

Bus Interchange

Yishun Integrated Transport Hub

See main article: Yishun Bus Interchange. The old Yishun Bus Interchange was built in 1987 and was closed on 14 March 2015 serving 28 years of service to Singapore residents so as to make way for Northpoint City. The Yishun Temporary Bus Interchange was later opened at a land parcel adjacent to Golden Village Yishun. This interchange operated throughout the construction of the Integrated Transport Hub where it was being built at the old site of the Yishun Bus Interchange.[19] On 8 September 2019, the newly constructed air-conditioned Yishun Integrated Transport Hub (ITH) officially opened its doors facilitating the integration of Yishun Bus Interchange, Northpoint City, North Park Residences, Nee Soon Central Community Club and Yishun MRT station.

Mass Rapid Transit Stations

Yishun MRT station

See main article: Yishun MRT station. Yishun MRT station (NS13) is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South line in Yishun, Singapore. The station used to be the terminus of the line between 1988 and 1996 until the North South line Woodlands Extension was completed and opened on 10 February 1996. But currently, certain train services would terminate at this station for the short trip between Yishun and Marina South Pier, which only operates during morning peak hours and early evening hours for weekdays, and late evening hours on all days.

Khatib MRT station

See main article: Khatib MRT station. Located south of Yishun MRT station on the North South line, it was formerly named Nee Soon South MRT station, it was renamed to Khatib in January 1987 after Sungei Khatib, a river nearby, and a military base nearby, along with Yishun MRT station which was initially named Nee Soon.

Springleaf MRT station

See main article: Springleaf MRT station. Springleaf MRT station is on the Thomson–East Coast MRT line and is located next to the row of 2-storey shophouses along Upper Thomson Road. This station serves the nearby housing estates of Springleaf, Springside, Thong Soon Green, Meng Suan and the nearby Nee Soon army camp. The tracks between this station and Woodlands South are the longest on the Line.

Parks, Gardens and other Recreational Facilities

3 major parks:

Small Parks:

Yishun Park Connector:

Sports Facilities

Located at the Southern end of the town, the Yishun Stadium was opened on 2 January 1992. In 1993, it played host to the Karate event during the 1993 SEA Games in Singapore. In 1996, it was the home ground for the Sembawang Rangers FC in the S-league. Eventually the team was dropped from the league in 2003. Later on, it hosted the Young Lions in 2005 season, Sporting Afrique FC in 2006 season and currently it is the home for Korean Super Reds FC for the 2007 season. Other than the main stadia with the soccer field and 8-lanes running track, it also houses a ClubFitt gym. The sport hall seats 800 people and it can be use for badminton, basketball or other indoor sports. In 2020, Yishun Sports Hall will be undergoing upgrading works. It will have two covered tennis and multi-sport courts, new cafeteria, air-conditioned table tennis area, a bigger dance studio and bigger gym.

Opened in 1988, it has a competition pool (with 430 seating), a children pool and a training pool. Together with Yishun Sports Hall, it will be undergoing upgrading works in 2020.

The Nee Soon Sports Centre, managed by FutsalArena, operates from 9am to 1am daily.

Industrial Park

The Yishun Industrial Park is a small industrial park situated between Avenues 6 and 7 which comprises some well known companies such as Murata, Philips Lumileds, Agilent, Avago Technologies, ATS, ASM-Frontend, STATS, Inc. and many other smaller companies. Commercial buildings like A’Posh Bizhub, Win5, Northpoint Bizhub, North Spring Bizhub, YS- One and North View Bizhub can be found at the Yishun Industrial Park. It can be reached by Bus service 811 from the Yishun Bus Interchange.

Educational Institutions

See main article: Schools in Yishun. There are 10 primary schools, 9 secondary schools, a junior college and an international school.

Primary schools

Secondary schools

Junior College

International School

Politics

Yishun was a large, single-member constituency starting in Seletar but later hived into Sembawang and along with a dedicated namesake Nee Soon SMC on later years. When the GRC scheme was introduced in 1988, its population size was enough to form into Ang Mo Kio and Sembawang GRC, as well as two smaller SMCs. By 2011, Nee Soon had its dedicated GRC spanning most of Yishun.

The entire Yishun was helmed by the current ruling party, People's Action Party (PAP) on its lifetime except on years between 1963 and 1968 where it was helmed by Barisan Sosialis, a party formed from a fraction of former PAP members, and from 1991 to 1997 with ex-Singapore Democratic Party member (now National Solidarity Party) Cheo Chai Chen. Notable members of parliament that oversees the Yishun area also include current Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam (which oversees the subregion of Chong Pang), current Education Minister Ong Ye Kung and Derrick Goh (oversees the North Eastern Yishun now known as Nee Soon Link), and Carrie Tan (oversees the southern subregion of Khatib and Lower Seletar Reservoir).

Outside of politics, a member of parliament and is the 8th President of Singapore, Halimah Yacob, was a resident of Yishun. Hui Shiu-hung, a veteran Hong Kong actor, was also a resident.[25]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yishun (Planning Area, Singapore) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . www.citypopulation.de . 10 April 2018.
  2. Web site: FlipViewer Xpress . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304145846/http://www10.hdb.gov.sg/ebook/ar2015/html5/index.html?opf=tablet%2FKey%20Statistics.xml&launchpage=http%3A%2F%2Fwww10.hdb.gov.sg%2Febook%2Far2015%2Fkey-statistics.html . dead . 4 March 2016 . www10.hdb.gov.sg.
  3. Web site: Land Area and Dwelling Units by Town . Data Singapore . 2016 . January 26, 2018.
  4. Web site: Statistics Singapore - Geographic Distribution - 2018 Latest Data . February 11, 2019.
  5. Web site: Yishun New Town . 2016-06-24.
  6. Web site: Junction Nine (9) & Nine Residences . Junction Nine (9) & Nine Residences, Yishun . en-US . 2017-11-21.
  7. Web site: Wisteria Mall . www.wisteriamall.com.sg . en . 2017-11-21.
  8. News: Yishun: Investment Hotspot, The Wisteria Features - AsiaOne BrandInsider . https://web.archive.org/web/20160302130124/http://brandinsider.asiaone.com/thewisteria/yishun-investment-hotspot/ . dead . 2 March 2016 . 2016-02-26 . The Wisteria . 2017-11-21 . en-US.
  9. News: Yishun Park Hawker Centre run by Timbre opens for business . Channel NewsAsia . 2017-11-21 . en-GB.
  10. News: About ORTO - ORTO . ORTO . 2017-11-21 . en-US . 1 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041421/http://orto.sg/visitors/orto/ . dead .
  11. Web site: Homepage - Ground-Up Initiative (GUI) Kampung Kampus . Ground-Up Initiative . en-US . 2019-09-29.
  12. Web site: Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre . Tzu Chi Singapore . en-US . 2019-09-29.
  13. Web site: Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Singapore - KTPH . www.ktph.com.sg . 2015-10-05 . 28 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201028003331/https://www.ktph.com.sg/main/home . dead .
  14. Web site: Corporate Profile - Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.
  15. News: National Healthcare Group Polyclinic . 19 April 2011 . 17 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220517111225/https://www.nhgp.com.sg/ourclinics.aspx?id=38 . dead .
  16. Web site: Yishun Community Hospital . www.yishunhospital.com.sg . 2015-09-25 . 25 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925165108/http://www.yishunhospital.com.sg/ . dead .
  17. Web site: Six new polyclinics by 2023, with up to six more by 2030. 7 March 2019.
  18. Web site: HomeTeamNS' Khatib clubhouse to open in 2020.
  19. https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=fe2b5b4a-71f3-4336-91a9-1bca792abb1e Yishun Temporary Bus Interchange opens on 14 March 2015
  20. Web site: Khatib Bongsu . Singapore . Remember . Remember Singapore . en . 2020-03-05.
  21. Web site: Parliament: More nature parks, park connectors as Singapore transforms into city in nature in next decade . hermesauto . 2020-03-04 . The Straits Times . en . 2020-03-05.
  22. Web site: Free community water park for children opens in Yishun . hermes . 2019-06-09 . The Straits Times . en . 2019-09-09.
  23. News: Yishun Park Connector .
  24. Web site: Futsal Arena Futsal Courts . Arena . Futsal . FutsalArena @ Yishun . en-US . 2019-09-09.
  25. News: Veteran Hong Kong actor Benz Hui to become a resident of Yishun.

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