Punggol Point

Punggol Point is located in Punggol, in northeastern Singapore.

If you drive all the the way from the starting point of Upper Serangoon Road (which begins in the Potong Pasir area) you will reach Punggol Road, and if you drive straight down it, you will reach a dead end. This is the area is known as Punggol Point.

The 80's and 90's

Punggol Point was surrounded by seafood restaurants in the 80's and the 90's which were very popular back then. The area is undeveloped now to the east.

World War 2 Masscre

At 1942, 400 Chinese civilians were massacred here.This was part of the Sook Ching Massacre. The place has been declared as a national heritage site. There is a plaque commemorating this incident. The area was known as kangkar back then. Kangkar means "river mouth" in Teochew.

Transport

Punggol Point is relatively isolated from the rest of Singapore. The closest LRT station here is the Punggol Point LRT Station of the Punggol LRT Line which is not currently in operation. SBS Transit Service 82 is available from Serangoon Bus Interchange. This service used to between the former Punggol Bus Terminal (which was on the end of Punggol Point) and Shenton Way Bus Terminal. When Punggol Bus Interchange and the North East Line opened this service was changed into a loop service from Serangoon Interchange looping at a bus stop (Punggol Road End) due to NEL rationalisation. Samudera LRT Station which is not operational is at the end of Punggol 17th Avenue.

Hobbies in Punggol Point

Punggol Jetty is pickup point for people going towards the Outward Bound Training Centre. It is not a popular choice for fishing. However during the weekends couples can be seen with little fish nets and buckets catching small fish, crabs and shellfish in the beach. Punggol Point is one of the best places in Singapore for photography. People can take good sunrise shots due to its close proximity to the east and that is surrounded by few buildings and high-rise towers. The areas around it are panoramic. People can go for holiday camping at the Holiday camp at Track 19 (off Punggol 17th Avenue). There is also a park at Punggol 17th Avenue.

Geography in Punggol Point

The east of Punggol Point is densely forested and they are 3 main roads (Punggol Road, Punggol 17th Avenue and Punggol 24th Avenue) and with 3 tracks (Track 19, 22 and 24) and many dirt tracks to the west. The coastline is rocky to the east and the beach is sandy to the west.The field to the west leads to Seletar Punggol Park and Punggol Point Holiday Camp and the forest to the west leads to the other parts of Punggol. There is a coast guard to the north so as to prevent illegal immigrants from reaching Singapore. The sea leads to Malaysia. To the east there are two large large islands, Pulau Punggol Timor and Pulau Punggol Barat. Pasir Gudang is visible from Punggol. More roads are being built or extended in this area.In Punggol 17th Avenue there are many bungalows and there is a seminary, St Francis Xavier Major Seminary. Marina Country Club is at the end of Punggol 17th Avenue. There is a park and a holiday camp at the end of track 19.

One of the last undeveloped places in Singapore

"Main Artical: Punggol New Town"

Punggol Point is one of the last undeveloped places in Singapore. However this may soon change as the area may be in development. The Punggol LRT Line West Loop that surrounds it is largely forested, thus it is unoperational. Further development of the region is in planning under the Punggol 21 Scheme and more roads and about 4000 HDB flats are being built each year.

Bus Routes

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style="background-color:purple;color:white;text-align:center;font-weight:bold;" | 82 || || Serangoon Bus Interchange || (Loops at Punggol Point)