Downtown Core

The Downtown Core is a planning area and an urban area in the Central Singapore Region. It has a land area of approximately 4.34km², and ranks 44th, 32nd & 34th in terms of size, population and density respectively. It is situated south of Rochor, southwest of Kallang, west of Marina East and Marina South, northwest of Straits View, as well as east of Bukit Merah, Outram, Museum and Singapore River.

As the main commercial area of the city state of Singapore, offices of innumerable companies and coporations are located in this area. This area also holds main government buildings, such as the Parliament of Singapore.

The Downtown Core is made up of 8 subzones, namely Anson, Cecil, Clifford Pier, Maxwell, Phillip, Raffles Place and Tanjong Pagar and Marina Bay.

Notable Structures

Government-related

• Inter-Racial Inter-Religious Harmony Nite
• Land Transport Authority (Bugis and City Hall branches)
• National Library Building
• Parliament Of Singapore
• Supreme Court
• The Treasury

Transportation

• Bayfront MRT Station
• Bayfront South Jetty
• Bugis MRT Station
• City Hall MRT Station
• Downtown MRT Station
• Esplanade Jetty
• Esplanade MRT Station
• Fullerton Jetty
• Marina Centre Bus Terminal
• Merlion Park Jetty
• Prince Edward MRT Station (Opening in 2025)
• Promenade Jetty
• Promenade MRT Station
• Raffles Place MRT Station
• Shenton Way Bus Terminal
• Shenton Way MRT Station (Opening in 2021)
• Tanjong Pagar MRT Station
• Telok Ayer MRT Station

Shopping Centres/Malls

• Asia Square
• Bras Basah Complex
• Bugis Junction
• Bugis+
• Clifford Centre
• Funan Mall (opening in 2019)
• Marina Bay Link Mall
• Marina Square
• Millenia Walk
• One Fullerton
• One Raffles Place
• OUE Tower
• Raffles City
• Shaw Tower
• South Beach Road
• Suntec City
• Tanjong Pagar Centre
• The Sail
• The Shoppes MBS

Parks

• Esplanade Park
• Merlion Park
• Telok Ayer Park
• War Memorial Park
• Youth Olympic Park

Health

• Raffles Hospital

Bridges (Singapore River)

• Anderson Bridge
• Cavenagh Bridge
• Coleman Bridge
• Elgin Bridge
• Esplanade Bridge
• Helix Bridge

Museums

• ArtScience Museum
• Asian Civilisations Museum
• Harmony In Diversity Gallery
• MINT Museum of Toys
• National Gallery Singapore
• Red Dot Design Museum Singapore
• Singapore City Gallery
• The Arts House

Theatres

• Capitol Threatre
• Singapore Conference Hall
• The Esplanade
• The Float @Marina Bay
• Victoria Concert Hall/Theatre

Iconic Structures

• Marina Bay Sands
• Singapore Flyer

Bus Terminals

Marina Centre Terminal¹

Service	Destination	Notes
56	Bishan	N/A
75	Bukit Panjang Temporary Bus Park
77	Bukit Batok
97	Jurong East
97e		Weekdays PM Peak Express Service
171	Yishun	N/A
195	↺ Commonwealth Avenue
960	Woodlands
1N	Yishun Ring Road	Fridays, Saturdays & Eves of Public Holidays Nite Owl Service
2N	Tampines Avenue 3
3N	Choa Chu Kang North 5
4N	Pasir Ris Drive 5
5N	Jurong West Street 92
6N	Punggol Field
NR2	Sembawang Drive	Fridays, Saturdays & Eves of Public Holidays NightRider Service
NR5	Jurong West Street 64
NR7	Loyang Avenue
NR8	Bukit Batok West Avenue 5

¹The first stop for all bus services is Aft S'pore Flyer (Raffles Avenue).

Shenton Way Terminal²

Service	Destination	Notes
70	Yio Chu Kang	Weekdays and Saturdays
106	Bukit Batok	N/A
107	Hougang
128	Ang Mo Kio Depot	Weekdays PM Peak
130	Ang Mo Kio	N/A
133	Ang Mo Kio
162	Yio Chu Kang	Weekdays and Saturdays
186	St. Michael's	N/A
400	↺ Marina Gardens Drive
402	↺ Marina Coastal Drive
700	Bukit Panjang	Weekdays and Saturdays
970	Bukit Panjang	N/A

For bus services that do not start at this terminal but layover in this terminal

Service	Boarding Point	Destination	Notes
10e	Hub Synergy Point (Anson Road)	Bedok Road	Weekdays PM Peak Express Service
196e		Marine Parade Road
656	Mapletree Anson (Anson Rd)	Canberra Road	Weekdays PM Peak City Direct Service
663		Yishun Ave 6
665		Marsiling Drive
850E	Hub Synergy Point (Anson Road)	Yishun Ring Road	Weekdays PM Peak Express Service
951E		Woodlands Street 82
971E	International Plaza (Anson Road)	Bukit Panjang Temporary Bus Park

²The last stops for all bus services are at Opp MAS Building and Opp AXA Tower (Shenton Way).

Politics

Incumbent	Role
Central Singapore CDC
Denise Phua	Mayor of Central CDC
Jalan Besar GRC
Denise Phua	Member of Parliament for Kampong Glam
Lily Neo	Member of Parliament for Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng
Yaacob Ibrahim	Member of Parliament for Kolam Ayer
Tanjong Pagar GRC
Indranee Thurai Rajah	Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar - Tiong Bahru

Links

• Jalan Besar Town Council
• Tanjong Pagar Town Council