Senoko | |
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Subzone of Sembawang Planning Area | |
| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 圣诺哥 |
| • Pinyin | Shèngnuògē |
| • Malay | Senoko |
| • Tamil | செனோக்கோ |
 Panorama view of Singapore Senoko power station | |
| Country | Singapore |
Senoko is located in Sembawang, in the northern part of Singapore. It is most known for Senoko Power Station, which generates and supplies electricity, and the Senoko Fishing Port.
In Franklin and Jackson's Plan of Singapore (1830), the place name Senoko was found and referred to the "River Simko" or Sungei Senoko in Malay. The river is now merged into Sungei Sembawang, which currently has the mouth of the former Sungei Senoko.
SMRT Buses Service 981 goes to Senoko Industrial Estate, while SMRT Buses Services 169 and 856 plies through Admiralty Road West.
The closest MRT line is Woodlands North MRT station located at Woodlands North Coast Road.
The North South line (NSL) is a high-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore, operated by SMRT. It runs from Jurong East station, located in western Singapore, to Marina South Pier station in the Central Area, through Woodlands station in northern Singapore. Coloured red on the rail map, the line is 45 kilometres (28 mi) long and serves 27 stations, 11 of which, between Bishan and Marina South Pier stations, are underground.
Sembawang is a planning area and residential town located the North Region of Singapore. Sembawang planning area is bordered by Simpang to the east, Mandai to the south, Yishun to the southeast, Woodlands to the west and the Straits of Johor to the north.
Woodlands is a planning area and residential town located in the North Region of Singapore. The town has a population of 252,530 within an area of 4.8 km2. It is the regional centre for the North Region of the city-state. The Woodlands planning area borders Sembawang to the east, Mandai to the south and Sungei Kadut to the west. Woodlands New Town is situated within the Woodlands planning area.
Choa Chu Kang, alternatively spelt as Chua Chu Kang and often abbreviated as CCK, is a planning area and residential town located at the north-westernmost point of the West Region of Singapore. The town shares borders with Sungei Kadut to the north, Tengah to the southwest, Bukit Batok to the southeast, Bukit Panjang to the east and the Western Water Catchment to the west. Choa Chu Kang New Town is separated into two portions by the Kranji Expressway.
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.
Bukit Panjang, often abbreviated as Bt Panjang, is a planning area and residential town located in the West Region of Singapore. A portion of this town is situated on a low-lying elongated hill. The planning area is bounded by Bukit Batok to the west, Choa Chu Kang to the northwest, Sungei Kadut to the north, the Central Water Catchment to the east and Bukit Timah to the south. Bukit Panjang New Town is located at the northern portion of the planning area. Bukit Panjang has an average elevation of 36m/118 ft.
Kranji is a suburb in northwestern Singapore, bounded by Sungei Kadut to the north, Turf Club to the east, as well as Lim Chu Kang and the Western Water Catchment to the west.
Yishun MRT station (NS13) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South line in Yishun, Singapore.
The history of the Mass Rapid Transit system of Singapore commenced with its planning in the 1960s, which finally led to its opening in 1987 with the launch of the 6 km section of the North South Line from Yio Chu Kang to Toa Payoh. It now has six lines in operation with a total combined route length of 202.4 km (125.8 mi) and 122 stations. The Light Rail Transit which opened in 1999 acts as a feeder service to the MRT network.
Kranji MRT station (NS7) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South line in Sungei Kadut, Singapore. Situated along Woodlands Road, it is the nearest station to the Singapore Turf Club as well as Woodlands Wafer Fabrication Park and is currently the only MRT station to be located within Sungei Kadut planning area. It is also located near Kranji Road and the Kranji Industrial Estate, areas named after the keranji tree, Malay for Dialium indum, velvet tamarind tree. Cross-border bus connections to Johor Bahru, Malaysia are available from this station. SBS Transit bus services 160, 170, 170X and Causeway Link CW1 shuttles commuters from Woodlands Road to JB Sentral and Larkin via the Johor-Singapore Causeway.
Admiralty MRT station (NS10) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South line in Woodlands, Singapore. This station took its name from a former British naval base located on the northern coast of Singapore.
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Admiralty is a subzone of the planning area of Sembawang, in the north of Singapore.
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Sembawang Public Library is a public library located in Sun Plaza shopping mall at Sembawang, Singapore. It was officially opened on 11 August 2000 by K. Shanmugam, then Minister of Parliament for Sembawang Group Representation Constituency. The library relocated to Level 5 of Sun Plaza Shopping Mall, and was reopened on 5 November 2014 by Associate Professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Health & Ministry of Transport.
Canberra MRT station (NS12) is an elevated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South line located along Canberra Link at the junction with Canberra Way in Sembawang, Singapore. The station's construction started on 26 March 2016; it opened on 2 November 2019. It was built following a successful feasibility study conducted by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) after the idea of a new MRT station between the Sembawang and Yishun MRT stations was raised in the 2013 Land Transport Master Plan. It is the second infill station on the MRT network, and the first in Singapore with a platform linked directly to an overhead bridge at the same level. With several green features included in the station during construction, it was also the first MRT station to be awarded Platinum for the Building and Construction Authority's Green Mark for Transit Stations.
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