Bukit Panjang
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| English | Bukit Panjang |
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| Chinese | 武吉班让 |
| – Pinyin | Wǔjíbānràng |
| Malay | Bukit Panjang |
| Tamil | பக்கிட் பஞ்சாங் |
Bukit Panjang is a suburban area situated in the Central North-Western part of Singapore. The Bukit Panjang Planning Area, located in the West Region, encompasses the Housing Development Board's housing estate of Bukit Panjang New Town and the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.
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[edit] Etymology
Bukit in the Malay Language means "hill" and Panjang means "long". Bukit Panjang literally means "long hill" which gets its name from the long range of high hills which ends in Bukit Timah to the south.
At the height of the movement to change place names in Singapore to Mandarin ones using hanyu pinyin romanization, the new town to be built in the area was initially known as Zhenghua (正华), along with Yishun (义顺) for Nee Soon, and Zhujiao market for tek kha (竹脚) market in Kandang Kerbau. The trading of old dialect names which have gained common currency for unfamiliar, Mandarin ones was not well-received by the public, and Bukit Panjang was quickly reinstated. However, the name Zhenghua is preserved in the name of the flyover between Bukit Panjang Road and the Bukit Timah Expressway as well as the Zhenghua Park.
[edit] Administration
The Bukit Panjang area comes under the administrative lead of the Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council, which oversees the management and maintenance of the many apartments (HDB Flats) and commercial units in Bukit Panjang.
[edit] Political history
Bukit Panjang is politically divided into three constituencies. The central area of Bukit Panjang is in Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency whose Member of Parliament is Teo Ho Pin who is the mayor for Northwest Community Development Council. The other two constituencies are enclosed in the Holland-Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency. This includes Senja, a part of Jelapang, Segar, Gangsa and a portion of Petir. Senja, Segar and Jelapang are located in Zhenghua constituency of Holland-Bukit Timah GRC whose Member of Parliament is Liang Eng Hwa with Gangsa and the remaining portion of Petir belonging to Cashew division of Holland-Bukit Timah GRC with its Member of Parliament being the Community Development, Youth and Sports minister Dr.Vivian Balakrishnan.
[edit] Education
Primary Schools
- Beacon Primary School
- Bukit Panjang Primary School
- Greenridge Primary School
- West View Primary School
- Zhenghua Primary School
Secondary Schools
- Assumption English School
- Chestnut Drive Secondary School
- Fajar Secondary School
- Greenridge Secondary School
- West Spring Secondary School
- Zhenghua Secondary School
[edit] Community centres
[edit] Transport
In addition of Bukit Panjang LRT Station, the Bukit Panjang Interchange, also near that station, is of moderate size and wholly used by SMRT Buses, part of SMRT Corporation. In 2015, Bukit Panjang MRT Station under SBS Transit along the Downtown Line will be opened near Ten Mile Junction.
* Feeder services
| Service | Between | And | Notes |
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| SMRT Buses Feeder Services | |||
| 920 | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | Bangkit Road (loop) |  |
| 922 | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | Bangkit Road (loop) | |
* Trunk services
| Service | Between | And | Notes |
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| SMRT Buses Trunk Services | |||
| 75 | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | Marina Centre Bus Terminal | |
| 176 | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | Bukit Merah Bus Interchange | |
| 177 | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | Bukit Batok Bus Interchange | |
| 180 | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | Boon Lay Bus Interchange | |
| 184 | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | Clementi MRT Station (loop) | |
| 700 | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | Shenton Way Bus Terminal | |
| 700A | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | Suntec City (loop) | |
| 970 | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | Shenton Way Bus Terminal | |
| 975 | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange | Lim Chu Kang Bus Terminal (loop) | |
| SMRT Buses Express Services | |||
| 971E | Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange Anson Road |
Cecil Street Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange |
AM Peak PM Peak |
In addition to the buses inside Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange, we also have services passes through Bukit Panjang.
[edit] References
- Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 981-210-205-1
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Zhenghua Park (owned by the National Parks Board of Singapore)
- SMRT Trains (Bukit Panjang LRT)
- Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council
Coordinates: 1°22′51.00″N 103°45′45.00″E / 1.38083°N 103.7625°E
