Queenstown Estate
Queenstown was named after Queen Elizabeth to mark her coronation in 1953. The Queen was Singapore’s head of state until the country achieved independence from its British colonial masters in 1965.
Before WWII, Queenstown was an agricultural area with hundreds of people living in attap huts. At the time, the people's livelihood depended mainly on vegetable farming and pig-rearing.
Queenstown was the test bed for much of Singapore’s public housing initiatives and was thus the first satellite town to be developed in Singapore. The success of the new town gave rise to the development
of nearby neighbourhoods such as Buona Vista and Holland Village, the latter of which has been dubbed as Singapore’s “bohemian enclave”, thanks to its hip and relaxed ambience.
Some of the town’s amenities include food markets, entertainment and sports facilities, several notable tertiary educational institutions, a sporting goods shopper’s paradise in the form of
Queensway Shopping Centre and the quintessential house of traditional Chinese folklore, Haw Par Villa. A unique park that contains over 1,000 statues of Chinese mythological characters, Haw Par Villa
offers both tourists and locals a fascinating tour through Chinese folk history and culture.
Amenities
Sub zones:
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- Ghim Moh
- Holland Drive
- Commonwealth
- Tanglin Halt
- Margaret Drive
- Mei Chin
- Queensway
- Portsdown
- Buona Vista
- Dover
- National University
- Kent Ridge
- Pasir Panjang
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Nearby districts:
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- Dempsey Road (D10)
- Leng Kee (D03)
- Tanglin (D10)
- Telok Blangah (D04)
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Transportation:
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MRT Station
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- Queenstown MRT Station (EW19)
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Buses
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- Trunk services
- SBS Transit – 51, 111, 145, 186, 195
- SMRT – 970
- Night Services
- NR5
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Education:
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Primary Schools :
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- Queenstown Primary School
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Secondary Schools :
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- Queenstown Secondary School
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Tertiary Institutions
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- MDIS UniCampus
- National Institute Of Education
- NYU Tisch School of the Arts Asia
- Singapore Polytechnic
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Others
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- Minds (Lee Kong Chian Gardens School)
- MINDS-SIA Employment Development Centre
- Global Indian International School (GIIS) - Queenstown Campus
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Places of Worship:
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- Church Of Our Saviour
- Hephzibah Christian Fellowship
- Church Of The Good Shepherd
- Queenstown Baptist Church
- The Fisherman Of Christ Fellowship (Queenstown Centre)
- The True Way Presbyterian Church
- Masjid Jamae Queenstown (Mosque)
- Masjid Mujahidin (Mosque)
- Tiong Ghee Temple
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Shopping & Food:
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- Queensway Shopping Centre
- Anchorpoint Shopping Centre
- Mei Chin Road Block 159 Market And Food Centre
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Community Clubs & Recreational Centres:
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- Queenstown Sports Complex
- Queenstown Stadium
- Queenstown Swimming Complex
- Queens Townclub
- Queenstown Community Centre
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Others:
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- Alexandra Hospital
- Queenstown Community Library
- Haw Par Villa
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