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Tampines North, is a new town of Singapore.

​Housing Blocks
It consists of several blocks: Tampines Ria is a HDB internal blocks, that is not designated as BTO or DBSS. Only the Tampines GreenEdge is considered part of the HDB Build-To-Order (BTO).
 * Block 401-490B
 * Block 491A-495F
 * Block 496A-496G
 * Block 497A-497L
 * Block 498A-498M
 * Block 499A-499C

The next phase of the Tampines North development will consist of:
 * Park West District (601-607C(U/C), 608A-611(U/C), 612-614B(U/C), 615A-617D(U/C))
 * Park East District (658A- 660D(U/C), 661-665D(U/C), 666A-670D(U/C), 671-674D(U/C), 675A-679D(U/C))
 * Boulevard District (618-627B(U/C), 628A-631D(U/C), 632-640D(U/C), 641A-646(U/C), 647-651D(U/C), 652-657D(U/C))
 * Green Walk District (680-682D(U/C), 683-684D(U/C), 685A-687D(U/C), 688-690D(U/C))

History
Before 1997, it was located at Eunos GRC. Between 1997 and 2001, it was located at Pasir Ris GRC under Pasir Ris South. With the further development and growth of Tampines North, it was now in Tampines GRC and was renamed back to Tampines North.

Parks
There are several parks in Tampines North. These include SunPlaza Park and Tampines North Park.

Another park is Tampines Quarry Park, which originally was a sand quarry. As time passed, rain water filled the quarry. It is the only park in Tampines that is not equipped with any facilities, but this park is still popular among residents living nearby. There are no signs to the park and there is no entrance as it is hidden among the greenery. There are hidden pathways to enter.

In future, there will be mainly 2 new main parks in Tampines Town, namely Tampines Boulevard Park and Tampines North Quarry Park which will be located at the future Tampines North New Town. There will also be more new neighbourhood parks added in the future in both Tampines Town and Tampines North New Town together with the developments in the area.

Shopping
Residents can do their shopping at Blocks 476 and 477 of the Tampines North area, known as Tampines N4 Neighbourhood Street. There is a NTUC FairPrice store at Tampines, called NTUC FairPrice Tampines Block 475.

Transportation
Residents can take service 293 from Tampines North to Tampines Bus Interchange.

Education
There are two primary schools in Tampines North (Gongshang and Tampines North), two secondary schools (Dunman and East View) and one junior college (Tampines JC). However, East View Secondary School will be closing down in 2019.

Future
Tampines North is envisioned to be a new "green shoot" and extension of Tampines Town. The vision for Tampines North is "Tampines in Bloom: Budding Communities within a Green Tapestry". Guided by this vision, Tampines North will capitalise on its existing greenery and proximity to Tampines Town to create an attractive living environment, through five key strategies.

These strategies are designed around a striking ‘leaf’ concept and include:
 * A 7.5 ha meandering Boulevard Park that will form the green spine for Tampines North, providing a scenic and seamless connection between Sun Plaza Park in the south to Sungei Api Api in the north;
 * A "Blossoms Walk" within the Boulevard Park to create a local yet distinct identity;
 * A 10 ha Quarry Park which could connect to Pasir Ris Town in the future;
 * A seamless pedestrian and cycling network that will weave through the various housing districts, enabling residents to cycle and walk around Tampines North with convenient links to the main activity spine; and
 * A new distinctive landmark mixed development comprising both commercial and residential uses, and integrated with a bus interchange.