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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.
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.
The Downtown Core is located within the [[Central Area]] of the Central Region of Singapore and is made out of 8 subzones, namely Anson, Cecil, Clifford Pier, Maxwell, Phillip, Raffles Place and Tanjong Pagar and Marina Bay.


==Notable Structures==
==Notable Structures==

Revision as of 15:57, 20 October 2018

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 located within the Central Area of the Central Region of Singapore and is made out 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

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

Iconic Structures

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
960e Express Service
(introduced w.e.f. 28th October 2018)
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

Shenton Way Terminal2

Service Destination Notes
70 Yio Chu Kang Weekdays and Saturdays
106 Bukit Batok N/A
107 Hougang Central
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 Saint Michael's N/A
400 ↺ Marina Gardens Drive
402 ↺ Marina Coastal Drive
700 Bukit Panjang Temporary Bus Park 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 Pt
(Anson Road) 		Bedok Road Weekdays PM Peak
Express Service
196e Marine Parade Road
656 Mapletree Anson
(Anson Road) 		Canberra Road Weekdays PM Peak
City Direct Service
663 Yishun Avenue 6
665 Marsiling Drive
850E Hub Synergy Pt
(Anson Road) 		Yishun Ring Road Weekdays PM Peak
Express Service
951E Woodlands Street 82
971E International Plaza
(Anson Road) 		Bukit Panjang Temporary Bus Park
  • 1The first stop for all bus services of Marina Centre Terminal is Aft S'pore Flyer (Raffles Avenue).
  • 2The last stops for all bus services of Shenton Way Terminal 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

Planning Areas View • Talk • Edit
Central Bishan • Bukit Merah • Bukit Timah • Downtown Core1 • Geylang • Kallang • Marina East1 • Marina South1 • Marine Parade • Museum1 • Newton1 • Novena • Orchard1 • Outram1 • Queenstown • River Valley1 • Rochor1 • Singapore River1 • Southern Islands • Straits View1 • Tanglin • Toa Payoh
East Bedok • Changi • Changi Bay • Pasir Ris • Paya Lebar • Tampines
North Central Water Catchment • Lim Chu Kang • Mandai • Sembawang • Simpang • Sungei Kadut • Woodlands • Yishun
North-East Ang Mo Kio • Hougang • North-Eastern Islands • Punggol • Seletar • Sengkang • Serangoon
West Boon Lay • Bukit Batok • Bukit Panjang • Choa Chu Kang • Clementi • Jurong East • Jurong West • Pioneer • Tengah • Tuas • Western Islands • Western Water Catchment
1: Located within the Central Area
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