Jurong West Central

Jurong West Central
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	裕廊西环
• Pinyin	Yù láng xi huán
• Malay	Jurong Barat Bahagian Tengah
• Tamil	Jurong மேற்கு மத்திய
A block of HDB flats along Street 61
Country	Singapore

Jurong West Central is a subzone of Jurong West, located in the West Region of Singapore.^[1] This is the town centre of Jurong West.

Transport

Roads

There are 4 main roads in this subzone - Boon Lay Way, Jalan Boon Lay, Jurong West Avenue 4/2 and Pioneer Road North.

Public Transport

Rail

Mass Rapid Transit

The East West Line threads through the subzone along Street 63, with 2 stations (Boon Lay and Pioneer), situated at the Eastern and Western ends of the subzone. By 2025, there will be the Jurong Region Line, which would ply through the Eastern end of the subzone.

Bus

The Boon Lay Bus Interchange is situated here, along Central 3, within Jurong Point Shopping Centre and next to Boon Lay MRT Station. These include the 2 night bus services (5N and NR5) that run during the late-nights and early-mornings of the day, when the other bus services and the MRT are not in operation.

Healthcare

At the junction of Central 1 and Street 64, there is a government healthcare institution named Jurong Medical Centre.

Recreation

The Frontier Community Club is situated at the junction of Street 64 and Central 3, it is co-located with Jurong West Public Library. There are two parks - Pioneer Gardens and Jurong Central Park. They can jog along the Jurong West Park Connector. In addition, there is Jurong West Public Library.

There is also SAFRA Clubhouse at Jurong, which is situated at the south-eastern fringe of the subzone, near to Boon Lay MRT Station. The Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre is located at the western fringe of the subzone along Pioneer Road North.

Commercial

There are 2 Shopping malls in this subzone, namely Jurong Point and Pioneer Mall. There are retail spaces at the concourse level of Pioneer and Boon Lay MRT Stations, of which the one at Boon Lay is known as Boon Lay Xchange.

Education

There are 4 education institutions here, namely

• Jurong West Primary School
• Jurong West Secondary School
• Frontier Primary School
• Boon Lay Secondary School

At the fringes of the subzone, there are 2 education institutions, namely

• Westgrove Primary School
• River Valley High School, Singapore

Housing

There are a total of 188 housing blocks in this subzone, consisting of 176 (6 under construction) Public apartments and 12 blocks of Private Condominium. Most of the flats were built in 1999 - 2000, and earthworks had begun on 18 June 1995.

Public Apartments

HDB estates at N6

Street	Estate name	Blocks	Quantity	Note
62/65		601-613	13
61/62/65		617-637	21	The town centre for Pioneer constituency is located here.
61		639-647, 648A-648D, 649A-649B, 650A-650C	18
61		651A-651B, 652A-652C, 653A-653C, 654A-654C, 655A-655B	13
61/65		656A-656D, 657A-657B, 658A-658D	10
65/64		659A-659D, 650A-650D, 661A-661D, 662A-662D	16
62/64		663A-663D, 664A-664D, 665A-665B, 666A-666B	12
65/64		667A-667D, 668A-668D, 669A-669B	12
65		670A, 671A-671C, 672A, 673A-673C, 674A-674B	10
64	Edelweiss@Jurong	675A-675B, 676A-676B, 677A-677C, 678A-678D	11
64/Central 1		679A-679C, 680A-680C, 681A-681C, 682A-682C, 683A-683C, 684A-684C, 685A-685C, 686A-686C	24
Central 1/3	Jurong Point Estate	687-696	10
Central 2/3	Jurong West Blossom	697A-697C, 698A-698C	6	Under construction

The Public Apartments and the associated infrastructure are managed and maintained by West Coast Town Council.

Private Housing

Street	Estate name	Block	Quantity	Note
Central 3	The Centris	65/7/9, 71/3/5/7/9, 81/3/5/7	12	Integrated with Jurong Point and Boon Lay Bus Interchange

Politics

The northern portion is referred to Boon Lay constituency, part of the West Coast GRC. Its MP is Patrick Tay.

The southern portion is referred to Pioneer constituency. Its MP is Cedric Foo.

Both portions are separated by Street 61/2 and Central 1.

Neighbouring Areas

References

External links

• West Coast Town Council
• South West Community Development Council