Woodlands (Singapore)
Woodlands ( Chinese 兀兰 , Tamil ஊட்லண்ட்ஸ் ) is a district in northern Singapore.
The place was founded in 1923 and was initially a small business center for the surrounding villages and farms. The first modern high-rise buildings were built in the 1970s. At the end of the 1980s the place was connected to the elevated railway network of the MRT .
Woodlands is of particular importance as a border town with Malaysia. Until 1998 the Johor – Singapore Causeway was the only land crossing between Malaysia and Singapore. The Woodlands Checkpoint is one of the most frequented border crossings in the world with more than 100,000 people daily. Citizens of Singapore and Malaysia can pass through it fully automatically using a chip card in their identity card.
Woodlands also stands Woodlands Stadium with 4,300 seats.
Coordinates: 1 ° 26 ' N , 103 ° 47' E