City planners plan for
public transport to eventually become the preferred
mode of transport in the future. The government of Singapore ideally desires
environmental towns, using public transport to reduce
pollution caused by heavy road traffic. Choa Chu Kang is part of the Urban Redevelopment Authority's focus for realising this
urban planning model. As Choa Chu Kang is relatively distant from the city centre at the
Central Area, an efficient, high-volume and high-speed public transport system is also preferred over
road networks.
Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT station and
Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange are conveniently connected in the town centre to allow seamless travel for the residents of Choa Chu Kang New Town across the different available modes of public transport.
Public transport Rail Choa Chu Kang New Town is linked to the Central Area and to the other lines on the MRT/LRT system (to the
East West Line at
Jurong East station, to the Thomson-East Coast line at
Woodlands station, to the Circle line at
Bishan station, to the
Downtown line (DTL) at
Newton station and the North East line at
Dhoby Ghaut station) through the
North–South Line (NSL) at
Choa Chu Kang station (NS4) located at Choa Chu Kang Town Centre. It usually takes an hour for passengers to travel from Choa Chu Kang to the
Central Area which changes at Jurong East. The intra-town
Bukit Panjang LRT is a 7.8 km light rail line that serves to link residents to the town centre and the nearby town of
Bukit Panjang, hence the line's name. It is a fully driverless system. The Bukit Panjang LRT also provides a connection with other bus services, together with the
Downtown Line at
Bukit Panjang MRT/LRT station (BP6/DT1) for a faster and more direct route towards
Bukit Timah Road and the
Central Business District.
Yew Tee station (NS5), the other station along NSL in Choa Chu Kang New Town, serves the housing developments in Yew Tee, the industrial estate of
Sungei Kadut, and the northern part of
Choa Chu Kang New Town. The station started operations on 10 February 1996. Like Choa Chu Kang, it usually takes an hour for passengers to travel from Yew Tee to the
Central Area when using the station which changes at Jurong East. The future
Jurong Region Line (JRL) will terminate at
Choa Chu Kang station, and provide
another station along Choa Chu Kang Avenue 3. The JRL (West) will connect to
Tengah New Town,
Jurong West New Town including the East-West Line at
Boon Lay MRT Station,
Jurong Industrial Estate and
Nanyang Technological University, from 2028 onwards. The future
DE1 station on the Downtown Line under the DTL2 Extension, will be located in Sungei Kadut South, adjacent and connected to Yew Tee via an extension of Choa Chu Kang North 7 and a pedestrian overhead bridge. This station is targeted for a 2035 opening and will provide residents in Yew Tee a quicker access to the Downtown Line than
Bukit Panjang MRT. The future
NS3A station on the North-South Line will be located near the junction of Bukit Batok Road and Bukit Batok West Avenue 5, adjacent to Brickland Road. Scheduled to open in 2034, the station will provide residents of Keat Hong and Choa Chu Kang Neighbourhoods 4 and 8 with quicker access to the North-South Line.
Bus services Bus services are available at the
Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange which is connected to the
Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT station and the town's central shopping mall
Lot One Shoppers' Mall. It was opened in 1990 with 12 bus services under SBS Transit and at their own Choa Chu Kang Bus Package, all handed over to
SMRT Buses in 1999. On 16 December 2018, the interchange was relocated to a new facility at the junction of Choa Chu Kang Way and Choa Chu Kang Loop, with the old interchange being demolished due to the construction of the
Jurong Region Line. All services were amended to the new interchange on that day. The bus interchange currently has 16 services; 14 are public bus services (mostly operated by
SMRT Buses, a special free shuttle to Qian Hu Fish Farm, and another special free shuttle to Gain City Megastore @ Sungei Kadut. Bus services were introduced over the years in Choa Chu Kang. Passing-through bus services include buses 455, 974, 975, 979 from
Bukit Panjang Bus Interchange and 984 from
Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange. Other buses along Bukit Batok Road, Choa Chu Kang Road and Woodlands Road, such as 75, 160, 178, 180, 184, 187, 960, 961, 961M skirt the outer edges of the Choa Chu Kang New Town. Notably, buses 172 and 975 provide connections from
Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT station to the north-western most part of Singapore via
Old Choa Chu Kang Road,
Jalan Bahar and
Lim Chu Kang Road, where a variety of military institutions and cemeteries are located. From Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange, 925 provides the sole connection to the
Sungei Kadut industrial area along Sungei Kadut Street 1, as well as
Kranji Reservoir Park. Similarly, 927 provides the sole connection to the western section of
Mandai Road before entering the
Mandai Wildlife Reserve attractions such as the
Singapore Zoo,
Night Safari,
Bird Paradise and
River Wonders. Bus service 307 is a dual loop service, with the northern loop at the neighbourhood centre of Yew Tee, and the southern loop at Teck Whye Lane. All 307 services except terminating services make continuous loops around both looping points, connecting • the two neighbourhood centres, Yew Tee and Teck Whye • Choa Chu Kang Town Centre, including Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT, Bus Interchange, Choa Chu Kang Centre and Lot One • schools along Choa Chu Kang North 6, Choa Chu Kang Central and Teck Whye Crescent • sports and recreational facilities such as Choa Chu Kang Stadium, Choa Chu Kang Park and SAFRA, Limbang Park, Pang Sua Park Connector • Community Centres in Teck Whye (Choa Chu Kang Community Centre) and Choa Chu Kang Central (Keat Hong Community Centre) • Healthcare facilities such as Choa Chu Kang Polyclinic • Places of Worship in Teck Whye
Road network (called Upper Bukit Timah Road) connects Choa Chu Kang residents to other parts of the country. The
Kranji Expressway (KJE) links Choa Chu Kang Town up with Singapore's expressway network. With the KJE, drivers can change onto the
Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) which in turn, is connected to the
Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) which travels to the
Central Area and the eastern parts of Singapore. As the town is surrounded by the towns of
Bukit Panjang,
Bukit Batok,
Bukit Gombak and southern
Woodlands, many roads (old and new) have been constructed to link Choa Chu Kang into other towns which eventually allows residents to other parts of the country by either bus, train, car or any other reliable means of transportation. The following roads connect the central town of Choa Chu Kang to the nearby towns of
Bukit Batok and
Bukit Panjang: • Bukit Batok Road (links Choa Chu Kang with Bukit Batok and
Jurong East) •
Choa Chu Kang Road •
Upper Bukit Timah Road (northern section connects with Choa Chu Kang Road) • Teck Whye Lane • Bukit Panjang Road • Brickland Road • Woodlands Road The following roads connect the central town of Choa Chu Kang to its northern counterpart neighbourhood, Yew Tee: • Choa Chu Kang Way • Choa Chu Kang Drive (parallel to the track between
Choa Chu Kang and
Yew Tee MRT stations) As per the Urban Redevelopment Authority Master Plan 2025, Choa Chu Kang Drive will be extended northwards across Pang Sua Canal into Sungei Kadut while Choa Chu Kang North 7 will be extended eastwards across Pang Sua Canal to Woodlands Road. ==Amenities==