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Etymology and history

The Boon Lay area is named after Chew Boon Lay, a prominent businessman in the late 19th century and early 20th century. His rubber estate was located here. The War Department subsequently made a requisition of 1.012 km² of land from his estate, which led to the growth of Boon Lay Village. In the early 1960s, Boon Lay Village had a population of about 420. Rubber is an elastic hydrocarbon polymer which occurs as a milky emulsion (known as latex) in the sap of several varieties of plants though can be produced synthetically. ...

Amenities

Shopping Centres

A shopping centre that caters mainly to the residents, Boon Lay Shopping Centre, is located along Boon Lay Place. The former Savoy movie theatre and a public swimming pool (now disused) can be found next to the shopping centre. Also, next to the shopping centre is the Boon Lay Place Market & Food Village, where you can find the wet market and hawker centre. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 911 KB) Summary Photo taken by author on 19 Jan 2005 at 3:43pm Details: Olympus C40Z, no flash, f=8mm, F/2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 911 KB) Summary Photo taken by author on 19 Jan 2005 at 3:43pm Details: Olympus C40Z, no flash, f=8mm, F/2. ... 50 meter indoor swimming pool A swimming pool, swimming bath, or wading pool is an artificially enclosed body of water intended for recreational or competitive swimming, diving, or for other bathing activities that do not involve swimming, e. ... A wet market is a market that sells live animals in an open environment. ... A food centre in Lavender, Singapore A hawker centre or food centre is the name given to open-air complexes in Malaysia and Singapore housing many stalls that sell a variety of inexpensive food. ...

A major shopping centre, Jurong Point, is situated next to Boon Lay Bus Interchange, about 1 kilometre away.

Library

Relocated from the 4th floor of Jurong Point Shopping Centre, Jurong West Community Library (JWCL) re-opened its doors to the public on 10th of March 2006. The library is uniquely integrated with Frontier Community Club, allowing visitors to move conveniently from the CC to the library on every level. The modernity of the upgraded library can be seen from the facilities available, which include self-service kiosks, cybrarians, audio-visual materials and comics collection.

Safety and security

Jurong West Neighbourhood Police Centre, under the purview of Jurong Police Division, is located along Corporation Road, about 15 minutes walk away. The Jurong Police Division (or J Division, Chinese: è£•å»Šè¦åŒº) is a police division of the Singapore Police Force. ...

Jurong Fire Station can be found just off the junction of Boon Lay Drive and Boon Lay Way. Boon Lay is one of the most populated areas in Singapore. A fire station is a building or other area set aside for storage of firefighting apparatus i. ...

Transport

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2313 KB)Fleet of SBS Transit buses parked at Boon Lay Interchange. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2313 KB)Fleet of SBS Transit buses parked at Boon Lay Interchange. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1917 KB) Boon Lay MRT Station, West terminus of the East-West Line. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1917 KB) Boon Lay MRT Station, West terminus of the East-West Line. ...

Commuter Trains

There are two Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) stations which are in proximity to Boon Lay. The closer one is Lakeside MRT Station, which is EW26 on the East West MRT Line, located about 700 metres away. The other is Boon Lay MRT Station, which is EW27, located about 1 kilometre away. The logo of the Public Transport System A C751B train at Eunos MRT Station. ... Platform level of the Lakeside MRT Station. ... Tiong Bahru (MRT) station on the East-West Line The East West MRT Line was the second Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore to be built. ... Terminal station of the East West MRT Line in Singapore. ...

Local Buses

Boon Lay Bus Interchange is located at Jurong West Central, just next to Boon Lay MRT Station. It serves some 30 bus routes to different parts of Singapore.

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Interstate Buses

In addition to local buses, Malaysian Inter-State Express Buses start off from the former Savoy movie theatre to specific destinations in Malaysia as an alternative to the bus terminals located downtown such as those at Kallang Bahru Bus Terminal and Golden Mile Shopping Centre. Tickets can be bought from ticket agents at Boon Lay Shopping Centre. // Original meaning and etymology The original meaning of the term coach was: a horse-drawn vehicle designed for the conveyance of more than one passenger â€” and of mail â€” and covered for protection from the elements. ...

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