Downtown Core

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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

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

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Central BishanBukit MerahBukit TimahDowntown Core1GeylangKallangMarina East1Marina South1Marine ParadeMuseum1Newton1NovenaOrchard1Outram1QueenstownRiver Valley1Rochor1Singapore River1Southern IslandsStraits View1TanglinToa Payoh
East BedokChangiChangi BayPasir RisPaya LebarTampines
North Central Water CatchmentLim Chu KangMandaiSembawangSimpangSungei KadutWoodlandsYishun
North-East Ang Mo KioHougangNorth-Eastern IslandsPunggolSeletarSengkangSerangoon
West Boon LayBukit BatokBukit PanjangChoa Chu KangClementiJurong EastJurong WestPioneerTengahTuasWestern IslandsWestern Water Catchment
1: Located within the Central Area