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LORONG 1TOA PAYOH
LORONG 6 TOA PAYOH
LORNIE ROAD Braddell station
Toa Payohstation
Caldecottstation
Novenastation
Bukit Brown station(not in use)
CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY
PAN-ISLAND EXPRESSWAY
BALESTIER ROAD
THOMSONROAD
JALAN AMPAS
Pei ChunPublicSchool
THO
MSON RO
LORONG 6TOA PAYOH
MOUN
T PLEASANT ROAD
MacRitchie Reservoir
Raf�es Institution
Marymount station
ANG MO KIO AVENUE 1
Lower PeirceReservoir
Peirce Secondary School
Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park
Catholic High School
BRADDELL ROAD
Kallang River
Whitley Secondary School
Thomson Plaza
Bishan station
Junction 8
MARYMOUNT ROAD
SIN MING AVENUE
Bishan Stadium
Bishan Swimming Complex
CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY
UPPER THOMSON ROAD
Boundaryof Bishan
BARTLEY ROAD
Boundaryof Bidadari
Cedar Primary School
Cedar Girls’ Secondary School
PAN ISLAND EXPRESSWAY
Potong Pasir station
Woodleigh station
BRADDELL ROAD
Maris Stella High School
Bartley station
UPPER SERANGOON ROAD
8@Woodleigh
UPPER ALJUNIED
ROADBus interchange and food centre
Mount Vernon Funeral Parlour
Mixed development
Alkaff Lake
Bidadari Park
Bishan versus Bidadari
PHOTOS: KUA CHEE SIONG, HDB STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS
BISHAN BIDADARIMature housing estate
Bishan New Town built from 1980s
6.95 km²
Bishan station (North South, Circle lines), Marymount station (Circle Line)
Five stations from Orchard, nine stations from Raf�es Place
Raf�es Institution, Catholic High, St Joseph’s Institution, Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary, Guangyang Primary, Guangyang Secondary, Whitley Secondary, MOE Language Centre, etc.
Junction 8 shopping mall, Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, public library, stadium and swimming complex, Upper Thomson eateries, bus and MRT interchange
Formerly housed the Peck San Theng cemetery
District in mature estate of Toa Payoh
First batch of housing launched in November 2015
0.93 km²
Bartley station (Circle Line), Woodleigh station (North East Line). Also nearby: Potong Pasir station (North East Line)
Seven stations from Orchard and from Raf�es Place
Maris Stella High, Cedar Girls’ Secondary, Cedar Primary
Bidadari Park with lake, green corridor for cycling and walking, underground bus interchange and food centre
Formerly housed the Bidadari cemetery
Type
Age
Size
Train access
Distance to city centre
Schools
Key facilities
History
Bidadari
Bishan
HDB blocks in Bishan Artist’s impression of Alkaff LakeView, a project in Bidadari