Central business district

A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city.Template:Citation needed In the United States, this part of a city is commonly referred to as downtown or city center. City centre is commonly used in Australia, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom. It may also be called a central activities district.

The term CBD or Central Business District refers to the central district of a city, usually typified by a concentration of retail and office buildings. The term city place is similar to CBD in that both serve the same purpose for the city, and both are marked by a higher-than-usual urban density as well as often having the tallest buildings in a city.

United Kingdom and the Commonwealth

The alternative term city centre is used in United Kingdom and Ireland. In British-influenced countries, such as the Commonwealth realms, former British territories (Hong Kong most noticeably (Template:Zh), also use many of the same terms, but also have many characteristics of British cities. In the UK, Ireland and South Africa, the term is often just shortened to "city", as in "going to the city"; it is often also referred to as "town" ("going (in)to town", "going up town", or "going down town"). One exception is in London where "the City" specifically refers to the City of London financial district (one of two CBD), rather than to any other part of London.

• 1: Canada Water - Tottenham Court Road
• 2: West Norwood - Marylebone
• 3: Crystal Palace - Trafalgar Square
• 4: Archway - Waterloo
• 6: Willesden - Aldwych
• 7: East Acton - Oxford Circus
• 8: Bow Church - Tottenham Court Road
• 9: Hammersmith - Aldwych
• 10: Hammersmith - King's Cross
• 11: Fulham Broadway - Liverpool Street
• 12: Dulwich Library - Oxford Circus
• 13: Golders Green - Aldwych
• 14: Putney Heath - Warren Street
• 15: Blackwall - Trafalgar Square
• 19: Finsbury Park - Battersea Bridge
• 22: Putney Common - Oxford Circus
• 23: Westbourne Park - Liverpool Street
• 24: Hampstead Heath - Pimlico
• 29: Wood Green - Trafalgar Square
• 30: Hackney Wick - Marble Arch
• 36: New Cross - Queen's Park
• 38: Clapton Pond - Victoria
• 43: Friern Barnet - London Bridge
• 44: Tooting - Victoria
• 48: Walthamstow Central - London Bridge
• 52: Willesden - Victoria
• 53: Plumstead - Trafalgar Square
• 55: Walthamstow Central - Oxford Circus
• 59: Streatham Hill - Euston
• 63: Honor Oak - King's Cross
• 68: West Norwood - Euston
• 73: Stoke Newington - Victoria
• 74: Putney - Baker Street
• 76: Tottenham Hale - Waterloo
• 87: Wandsworth - Aldwych
• 88: Clapham Common - Parliament Hill Fields
• 91: Crouch End - Trafalgar Square
• 98: Willesden - Holborn
• 113: Edgware - Marble Arch
• 134: North Finchley - Warren Street
• 137: Streatham Hill - Marble Arch
• 148: Camberwell - White City
• 149: Edmonton Green - London Bridge
• 159: Streatham - Marble Arch
• 168: Hampstead Heath - Old Kent Road
• 176: Penge - Tottenham Court Road
• 188: North Greenwich - Russell Square
• 189: Brent Cross - Marble Arch
• 211: Hammersmith - Waterloo
• 242: Homerton Hospital - Aldgate
• 243: Wood Green - Waterloo
• 253: Hackney Central - Tottenham Court Road
• 343: New Cross Gate - Aldgate
• 381: Peckham - County Hall
• 390: Archway - Victoria
• 453: Deptford Bridge - Marylebone
• X68: West Croydon - Russell Square

United States

In the United States, central business districts are often referred to as "downtown" (even if there is no "uptown"). In most cities the downtown area will be home to the financial district, but usually contains entertainment and retail of some kind as well. The downtown areas of many cities, such as Chicago, New Orleans and Houston, are also home to large sports and convention venues. Historic sections of a central business district may be referred to as "old town", while decaying parts of the centre city are commonly referred to as the "inner city". The term inner city is sometimes not used literally but rather evocatively, applying a negative connotation and referring paradoxically to peripheral areas blighted during a mass exodus of middle class residents.

Some cities in the United States, such as Minneapolis, and Dallas, have mixed use districts known as "uptown" in addition to the primary downtown core areas. In some cities, such as Cincinnati, Ohio, Charlotte, North Carolina, Chicago, Illinois and Oklahoma City, "uptown" is instead the historic name for a separate business centre or neighbourhood. Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware use the term center city instead of downtown for their central business districts. In other cities, like Los Angeles and Indianapolis, the city core is simply known as "downtown". In New Orleans, the phrase central business district is used; and while downtown is sometimes used synonymously, traditionally it referred to parts of the city downriver from Canal Street, which would not include the CBD. One exception is the population in Seattle, local residents refer to the center of the city as the CBD. In Miami, "Downtown Miami" refers to the neighborhoods (such as Brickell and Omni) within the downtown area, not just the central business district. Downtown Jacksonville also follows the Miami model with multiple sub-districts (such as LaVilla, Brooklyn and Southbank) within the greater downtown area, the Northbank district serving as the true CBD.

By broad definition, New York City's CBD comprises the whole southern half or third of Manhattan island. Narrow definitions include only a square mile or two (3–5 km²) of Midtown as central, with the lowest tenth of the island, including the Financial District, being a secondary business district rather than the central one.Template:Citation needed Similar narrow and broad definitions are applied to the Chicago's downtown high rise districts.Template:Citation needed

Singapore

We are actually turning the central business district in Singapore with the COVID-19 effect, into "online CBD" (or "digital central business district"). Turning digital will allow it to be adapted towards post-Covid era (likewise the "era of mobility").

Anyway, there are plans for Tampines and Jurong to be a normal satellite CBD, for those who "cannot work from home".

Bus Services which definitely can accept for going to Central Business District:

Service	Routing (Entry to CBD) (51)	Routing (Exit from CBD) (31)
2	Changi Village Market & Food Centre → People's Park Market & Food Centre	People's Park Market & Food Centre → Changi Village Market & Food Centre
7	Clementi → Bedok via Orchard Road, Bras Basah Road and Bugis
	Bedok → Clementi
10	Tampines Bus Interchange → Labrador Park MRT Station
	Pasir Panjang Road → Tampines Bus Interchange
12	Pasir Ris Bus Interchange → Hill Street (Grand Park City Hall)	N/A
12e	New Upper Changi Road (Tanah Merah Stn Exit A) → Kampong Bahru Bus Terminal	Bugis Village → New Upper Changi Road (Tanah Merah Stn Exit B)
14	Bedok Bus Interchange → Orchard Boulevard (opp Orchard Stn)	Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station → Bedok Bus Interchange
16	Havelock MRT Station → Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station	Bras Basah Road (NTUC Income Ctr) → Bedok Bus Interchange
	Bedok Bus Interchange → Orchard MRT Station
23	Tampines Block 114 ↺ Rochor Canal Road via Little India
32	Redhill MRT Station → Bedok Bus Interchange
	Chai Chee Industrial Park → Commonwealth MRT Station
33	Kent Ridge MRT Station → Bedok Bus Interchange
	Chai Chee Industrial Park → Kent Ridge MRT Station
36	Changi Airport PTB2 → Orchard Road (Dhoby Ghaut Stn)	Raffles Hotel → Marine Parade Road (opp Parkway Parade)
51	Queenstown MRT Station → Eunos Link (Eunos Technolink)
	Upper Serangoon Road (Peng's Restaurant) → Queensway
54	Bishan Bus Interchange (Junction 8) → Hong Lim Complex	Hong Lim Complex → Junction 8
56	Toa Payoh Central → City Hall MRT Station	Marina Centre → Bishan
57	Bishan Bus Interchange (Junction 8) → Labrador Park
	Labrador Park → Bishan Bus Interchange (Junction 8)
61	Eunos Interchange → Jalan Jurong Kechil (Beauty World Stn Exit C)
	HarbourFront MRT Station → Eunos Link (Blk 637)
63	Enabling Village → Eunos Bus Interchange
	Mattar MRT Station → Enabling Village
64	Sims Place Market & Food Centre → Havelock Road (Havelock Stn Exit 5)
	Enabling Village → Sims Place Market & Food Centre
65	Tampines Bus Interchange → Telok Blangah Road (VivoCity)
	HarbourFront MRT Station → Tampines Bus Interchange
77	Sixth Avenue MRT Station → Plaza Singapura	N/A
80	Sengkang Bus Interchange → HarbourFront MRT Station	HarbourFront MRT Station → Sengkang Bus Interchange
97	Jurong East Central → Suntec City	Suntec City → Jurong East
100	Serangoon Bus Interchange → Ghim Moh Road
	Commonwealth Avenue (Blk 43) → Serangoon Bus Interchange
106	Clementi Combined Temple → Downtown MRT Station	Raffles Place MRT Station → Clementi Combined Temple
107	Hougang Block 607 ↺ Suntec City
111	Commonwealth MRT Station/Micrographics Data Pte Ltd ↺ Marina Centre
121	Havelock MRT Station → Shenton Way	Shenton Way → Havelock MRT Station
123	Bukit Merah Bus Interchange → ION Orchard	N/A
	Tiong Bahru Plaza → 313 @ Somerset	N/A
124	Newton MRT Station → Singapore Management University	N/A
130	Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange → One Raffles Quay	Raffles Place MRT Station → Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange
131	HarbourFront MRT Station → Farrer Park MRT Station via Cecil Street, Raffles Place, City Hall, Selegie Road and Little India
	Balestier Road → Jalan Bukit Merah
132	Tanglin Road → Hougang	Hougang → Tanglin Road
133	Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange → Downtown MRT Station	Marina Bay Sands → Woodleigh MRT Station
139	N/A	Clemenceau Avenue → Toa Payoh HDB Hub
143	Toa Payoh Bus Interchange → Hong Lim Complex	Orchard → Toa Payoh Bus Interchange
143e	Markono Print Media → Orchard Central	N/A
145	Toa Payoh → Commonwealth MRT Station via Lavender Street, North Bridge Road, South Bridge Road and Tanjong Pagar Road
	Buona Vista MRT Station → Balestier Road via Tanjong Pagar Road, Kreta Ayer Road, Eu Tong Sen Street, Hill Street and Victoria Street
147	Montfort School → Clementi via Jalan Besar, Bencoolen Street, Hill Street and New Bridge Road (Chinatown)
	Clementi → Montfort School via Chinatown, SMU, Prinsep Street, Selegie Road and Serangoon Road/City Square Mall
166	Clementi → Ang Mo Kio
	Ang Mo Kio → Clementi
167	Sembawang Bus Interchange → Bukit Merah Bus Interchange
	Jalan Bukit Merah → Sembawang Bus Interchange
174	Hwa Chong MRT Station → Singapore Management University	N/A
175	North Bridge Road (Blk 8) → Great World via North Bridge Road, Stamford Road, Dhoby Ghaut, Somerset and Orchard
	Great World → Bendemeer MRT Station via Orchard, Somerset, Dhoby Ghaut, Bras Basah Road and Victoria Street
186	Tanglin View → Raffles Place	N/A
190	Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange → New Bridge Road (Chinatown Pt)
	Eu Tong Sen Street (Chinatown Stn) → Bukit Panjang Road (Blk 183)
196	North Buona Vista Road (aft Anglo-Chinese JC) → Bedok Bus Interchange
	Bedok Bus Interchange → Jalan Bukit Merah
197	Jurong East Bus Interchange → Bedok Bus Interchange
	Bedok Bus Interchange → Jurong East Bus Interchange
197e (988)	Clementi Loop → LikeMeetWork	N/A
502	N/A	Downtown MRT Station → IMM Building
513	SAFRA Tampines → Shenton Way
518	Pasir Ris Block 159 ↺ Suntec City via Orchard Road, Bras Basah Road, Marina Centre and Marina Bay Sands
652
663		City Hall MRT Station → Yishun Avenue 2
673
678		The Ritz-Carlton → Yishun Avenue 2
851	Bukit Merah → Northpoint City via Outram Park, Chinatown, Clarke Quay and Bugis
	Northpoint City → Hong Lim Complex via Bugis and Clarke Quay
857	Yishun Interchange ↺ Marina Centre via Raffles City
905	Grand Venture Technology → King's Centre	N/A
960	Woodlands MRT Station → Marina Centre	N/A
961	Queensway → Crawford Street	N/A
	Bendemeer MRT Station → Chinatown	N/A
972	N/A	Plaza Singapura → Stevens MRT Station
972M	Bukit Panjang → Stevens MRT Station via Dhoby Ghaut
Unknown	Eastpoint Mall → Orchard Central	N/A

Central Business District connectivity from towns:

Town	From	To
Ang Mo Kio	Bugis, Rochor, City Hall, Clarke Quay and Chinatown	Bugis, Shenton Way, Raffles Place, Marina Centre, City Hall & Marina Bay Sands
Bedok	Bugis, City Hall and Chinatown	Bugis, City Hall, Chinatown, Bras Basah and Orchard
Bishan	Bugis, Raffles Place and Shenton Way	Bugis, Newton, Orchard, Clarke Quay and Chinatown
Bukit Batok	None	Orchard, Dhoby Ghaut and City Hall
Bukit Panjang	Orchard, Dhoby Ghaut, City Hall, Clarke Quay and Chinatown	Orchard, Dhoby Ghaut, City Hall, Clarke Quay, Chinatown, Bugis and Marina Centre
Changi	Orchard, Bugis, Chinatown, Clarke Quay and City Hall	Orchard, Bugis, Chinatown, Clarke Quay and City Hall
Choa Chu Kang	None	Orchard, Dhoby Ghaut, City Hall, Clarke Quay and Chinatown
Clementi	Clarke Quay, City Hall, Orchard Road, Bras Basah and Marina Centre	Clarke Quay, City Hall, Bugis, Jalan Besar, Orchard Road, Bras Basah and Marina Centre
Hougang	Beach Road, Marina Centre and City Hall	Little India, Bencoolen, Beach Road, Marina Centre, Bras Basah, City Hall, Clarke Quay and Chinatown
Jurong East	Tanjong Pagar, Raffles Place, Downtown, Marina Bay Sands and Marina Centre	Tanjong Pagar, Raffles Place, Downtown, Marina Bay Sands and Marina Centre
Jurong West	None	None
Marine Parade	Marina Centre, Bras Basah, Bugis, Clarke Quay, Chinatown, City Hall and Orchard	Marina Centre, Bras Basah, Bugis, Clarke Quay, Chinatown, City Hall and Orchard
Pasir Ris	City Hall, Marina Centre, Bras Basah, Orchard and Marina Bay Sands	Bugis, City Hall, Marina Centre, Bras Basah, Orchard and Marina Bay Sands
Punggol	Marina Bay Sands, Shenton Way, Marina Bay & Marina Centre	None
Sembawang	Orchard, Dhoby Ghaut, City Hall, Raffles Place & Tanjong Pagar	Orchard, Dhoby Ghaut, City Hall, Raffles Place & Tanjong Pagar
Sengkang	Clarke Quay, Chinatown, City Hall, Marina Bay Sands, Shenton Way, Marina Bay, Marina Centre & Bugis	Clarke Quay, Chinatown, City Hall & Bugis
Serangoon	Shenton Way, Anson Road, Raffles Place & Beach Road	Little India, Shenton Way, Anson Road, Raffles Place, Bencoolen, Beach Road, Marina Centre, Bras Basah, City Hall, Clarke Quay and Chinatown
Simei	Orchard Road	Orchard Road
Tampines	Little India, Orchard Road, Bras Basah, Marina Centre, Shenton Way, Raffles Place & Marina Bay Sands	Little India, Orchard Road, Bras Basah, Marina Centre, Shenton Way, Raffles Place & Marina Bay Sands
Toa Payoh	Little India, Selegie Road, Bugis, City Hall, Raffles Place, Tanjong Pagar and Dhoby Ghaut	Bugis
Woodlands	None	Little India, Bugis, City Hall and Marina Centre
Yishun	Bugis, Rochor, City Hall, Clarke Quay and Chinatown	Bugis, Rochor, City Hall, Clarke Quay and Chinatown

Taxi Routes / Car Routes at Night

Service	Route
N1	Carlton Hotel - Tampines Block 114
	Bras Basah Rd (Carlton Hotel) • Beach Rd • Ophir Rd • ECP • KPE • PIE • Tampines Ave 5 • Tampines Ave 2 • Tampines St 11 (Blk 114)
N2	Suntec City - Tampines Block 123 - Tampines Block 890A
	Temasek Blvd (Suntec Tower 3/4) • Temasek Ave • Raffles Blvd • Republic Blvd • ECP • KPE • PIE • Tampines Ave 5 • Tampines Ave 2 • Tampines St 11 (Blk 123) • Tampines Ave 2 • Tampines Ave 1 (Blk 890A)
N36	Four Seasons Condo - Tampines Block 114 - Pasir Ris Block 159
	Cuscaden Wk (Four Seasons Condo) • Orchard Blvd • Tomlinson Rd • Orchard Rd • Bideford Rd • Cairnhill Rd • CTE • PIE • Tampines Ave 5 • Tampines Ave 2 • Tampines St 11 (Blk 114)

City

Area	from	to
Shuttle 9	Ang Mo Kio	Newton
Express 13	Changi Airport	Bugis
2	Changi Village	Kallang, Bugis, Clarke Quay & Chinatown
5	Pasir Ris & Bukit Merah	Havelock, Paterson & Novena
7	Bedok & Clementi	Bugis & Orchard
10	Tampines & Kent Ridge	Nicoll Highway, Shenton Way & HarbourFront
10e	Bedok Road	Nicoll Highway & Shenton Way
12	Pasir Ris	Kallang, Bugis, Clarke Quay & Chinatown
14 / 14A	Bedok & Clementi	Orchard, City Hall & Nicoll Highway
14e	Bedok North Avenue 3	Orchard, City Hall & Nicoll Highway
16	Bedok & Bukit Merah	Bras Basah, Orchard & Havelock
23	Tampines	Boon Keng & Little India
32	Bedok & Buona Vista	Kallang, Bugis, City Hall & River Valley
33	Bedok & Kent Ridge	Clarke Quay, Bras Basah & Bugis
36 / 36B	Changi Airport	Marina Centre, City Hall, Dhoby Ghaut & Orchard
48	Bedok & Buona Vista	Bugis, Rochor Canal, Little India, Newton
51	Hougang Central & Jurong East	Kallang, Bugis, City Hall, Clarke Quay & Chinatown
54	Bishan	Novena, Scotts Road, River Valley & Chinatown
56	Bishan	Marina Centre, Middle Road, Little India & Novena
57	Bishan & Bukit Merah	Rochor, Fullerton & Shenton Way
61	Eunos & Bukit Batok	HarbourFront, Chinatown, Clarke Quay, Bugis & Kallang Bahru
63	Eunos & Rumah Tinggi	Bugis, Clarke Quay & Chinatown
64	Sims Place & Mei Ling Street	Little India, Dhoby Ghaut & Clemenceau
65	Tampines & HarbourFront	Orchard Road & Little India
67	Tampines & Choa Chu Kang	Little India
70	Yio Chu Kang	Nicoll Highway, Fullerton Road & Shenton Way
70M		Nicoll Highway & Marina Centre
75	Bukit Panjang	Napier, Grange Road, Great World, Outram Park, Shenton Way, Fullerton & Marina Centre
77	Bukit Batok	Orchard, Dhoby Ghaut & Marina Centre
80	Sengkang	Bugis, Chinatown, Tanjong Pagar & HarbourFront
97	Jurong East	Shenton Way, Downtown, Bayfront & Suntec City
97e	Jurong East	Shenton Way, Bayfront & Marina Centre
100	Serangoon & Ghim Moh	Shenton Way, Raffles Place & Beach Road
105	Serangoon & Jurong East	Tanglin, Orchard & Stevens
106	Bukit Batok	Orchard Road, Bras Basah, Marina Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Downtown & Shenton Way
107	Hougang Central	Beach Road & Shenton Way
107M		Beach Road & Marina Centre
111	Ghim Moh	Orchard Road & Marina Centre
124	St Michael's & HarbourFront	Novena, Orchard, Dhoby Ghaut, Clarke Quay & Chinatown
130	Ang Mo Kio	Kitchener Road, Bugis, City Hall, Raffles Place & Shenton Way
131	St Michael's & Bukit Merah	Bras Basah, Shenton Way & HarbourFront: Catering to both weekday office crowds and weekend demand to leisure venues along Bras Basah and HarbourFront
132	Hougang Central & Bukit Merah	Orchard & Tanglin
133	Ang Mo Kio	Bugis, Suntec City, Marina Bay Sands & Shenton Way
139	Toa Payoh & Bukit Merah	River Valley, Dhoby Ghaut, Little India & Farrer Park
143	Toa Payoh & Jurong East	HarbourFront, Chinatown & Orchard
145	Toa Payoh & Buona Vista	HarbourFront, Chinatown, Clarke Quay, Bras Basah & Lavender
147	Hougang Central & Clementi	Chinatown, Bras Basah & Little India
147A		Little India, Bras Basah, Clarke Quay, Chinatown
147e	Clementi	Outram Park, Chinatown & Clarke Quay
162	Yio Chu Kang	Orchard, Bras Basah & Shenton Way
162M		Orchard, Bras Basah & Suntec City
166	Ang Mo Kio & Clementi	Bras Basah, Clarke Quay, Outram Park & HarbourFront
167	Sembawang & Bukit Merah	Novena, Orchard, Padang & Shenton Way
167e	Sembawang	Newton, Orchard, Bras Basah, Raffles Place & Shenton Way
171	Yishun & Bukit Timah	Orchard, Bras Basah & Marina Centre
174	Boon Lay	Tanglin, Orchard, Clarke Quay & Outram Park
174e	Boon Lay	Tanglin, Orchard, Clarke Quay & Outram Park
175	Clementi & Lorong 1 Geylang	Kim Seng, Orchard, Bugis & Kallang Bahru
186	St Michael's	Havelock, Telok Ayer & Shenton Way
190	Choa Chu Kang	Stevens, Orchard Road, Dhoby Ghaut, Clarke Quay & Chinatown
195	Commonwealth Drive	River Valley, City Hall & Suntec City
196	Bedok & Clementi	Outram Park, Shenton Way & Nicoll Highway
196A		Suntec City, Raffles Place & Shenton Way
196e	Bedok	Nicoll Highway & Shenton Way
197	Bedok & Jurong East	Chinatown, Clarke Quay & Bugis
502 / 502A	Jurong West	Orchard, Bras Basah, Marina Centre & Bayfront
513	Tampines West	Marina Bay & Shenton Way
518 / 518A	Pasir Ris	Moulmein, Orchard, Dhoby Ghaut & Bayfront
700	Bukit Panjang	Bukit Timah, Orchard & Shenton Way
700A		Bukit Timah, Orchard & Marina Centre
722		City Hall & Shenton Way
850E	Yishun Avenue 11	Dhoby Ghaut & Shenton Way
851	Yishun & Bukit Merah	Chinatown, Bras Basah & Rochor Canal
851e	Yishun, Khatib and Ang Mo Kio	Little India, Bugis, Chinatown & Outram Park
857	Yishun	Little India, Bras Basah, Suntec City & Marina Centre
951E	Woodlands Street 82	Dhoby Ghaut & Shenton Way
960	Woodlands	Newton, Rochor Canal, Bugis, Bras Basah & Marina Centre
960e	Woodlands	Stevens, Newton, Little India, Bugis & Marina Centre
961	Woodlands	Chinatown, Clarke Quay, City Hall & Beach Road
961M	Woodlands	Chinatown, Clarke Quay, City Hall, Marina Centre, Beach Road
970	Bukit Panjang	River Valley, Great World, Outram Park, Chinatown, Telok Ayer & Shenton Way
971 / 971E	Bukit Panjang	Orchard, Bras Basah & Shenton Way
972	Bukit Panjang	Stevens, Orchard, Dhoby Ghaut & Bras Basah
980	Sembawang	Novena, Rochor Canal, Middle Road & Beach Road
982E	Choa Chu Kang	Shenton Way & Marina Bay
985	Choa Chu Kang	Boon Keng & Kallang
1N	Ang Mo Kio & Yishun	Marina Centre, City Hall, River Valley, Orchard & Little India
2N	Bedok Reservoir, Tampines East & Tampines West	Marina Centre, City Hall, River Valley, Orchard & Rochor
3N	Bukit Batok, Choa Chu Kang & Yew Tee	Marina Centre, City Hall, River Valley & Orchard
4N	Marine Parade, Bedok, Simei & Pasir Ris	Marina Centre, City Hall, River Valley, Orchard & Rochor
5N	Farrer Road, Clementi, Jurong East & Jurong West	Marina Centre, City Hall, River Valley & Orchard
6N	Hougang, Sengkang & Punggol	Marina Centre, City Hall, River Valley & Orchard
CT8	Ang Mo Kio	Chinatown & Outram Park
CT18	Bedok	Chinatown & Outram Park
CT28	Clementi	Chinatown & Outram Park
NR1	Thomson, Toa Payoh, Bishan, Ang Mo Kio & Yishun	Resorts World, HarbourFront, Bayfront, City Hall, River Valley & Orchard
NR2	Woodlands Centre, Marsiling, Woodlands New Town & Sembawang	Marina Centre, City Hall, River Valley & Orchard
NR3	Bukit Panjang, Teck Whye, Choa Chu Kang & Yew Tee	Clarke Quay, River Valley & Orchard
NR5	Tiong Bahru, Commonwealth, Clementi, Toh Tuck, Jurong East & Jurong West	Marina Centre, City Hall, River Valley & Orchard
NR6	Boon Keng, Potong Pasir, Serangoon, Hougang & Sengkang	Resorts World, HarbourFront, Bayfront, City Hall, River Valley, Orchard & Little India
NR7	Kaki Bukit, Bedok North, Tanah Merah, Simei, Tampines & Pasir Ris	Marina Centre, City Hall, River Valley & Orchard
NR8	Holland, Clementi, Bukit Batok & Bukit Gombak (Bukit Batok West)	Marina Centre, City Hall, River Valley & Orchard
TS3		Marina Centre, Bayfront, Downtown, Telok Ayer, Chinatown
East West Line	Expo (Signboards)	Bugis & City Hall
East West Line	Tanah Merah (Announcement)	City Hall & Raffles Place
East West Line	Jurong East (Announcement)	City Hall & Raffles Place
East West Line	Tampines (Announcement)	City Hall & Raffles Place
East West Line	Tampines & Pasir Ris (Train Service Changes)	City Hall & Raffles Place
North South Line	(C151 Peak Hours)	Marina South Pier, Marina Bay, Raffles Place, City Hall, Dhoby Ghaut & Orchard

5 Bus Stop Stand

Bus Stop Code	Since	Total	Total from 2025	Total from 2026	Total (Timothy Mok)
02049 Raffles Hotel Bras Basah Rd	17 April 2010	30	29	31	18 (4)
02051 The Float at Marina Bay Raffles Ave	17 April 2010	30	17	17	10 (4)
02061 The Esplanade Raffles Ave	17 April 2010	30	17	17	13 (4)
02101 aft Singapore Flyer Raffles Ave	14 March 2019	18	8	8	2 (3)
03011 Fullerton Sq Fullerton Rd	17 April 2010	27	26	26	8 (4)
03019 OUE Bayfront Collyer Quay	17 April 2010	21	20	20	10 (4)
03031 Raffles Place Stn Exit F Robinson Rd	14 September 2014	22	21	21	6 (4)
03059 One Raffles Quay Raffles Quay	17 April 2010	24	23	23	12 (4)
03071 opp So Sofitel S'pore Robinson Rd	14 September 2014	35	37	37	4 (3)
03111 aft Capital Twr Robinson Rd	14 September 2014	40	40	40	6 (4)
03129 UIC Bldg Shenton Way	17 April 2010	47	52	53	15 (4)
03151 opp GB Bldg Cecil St	22 June 2019	10	15	16	5 (3)
03218 opp MAS Bldg Shenton Way	17 April 2010	34	33	34	4 (3)
03222 Hub Synergy Pt Anson Rd	14 September 2014	21	25	26	5 (4)
03223 Tanjong Pagar Stn Exit C Anson Rd	11 September 2019	10	15	16	5 (4)
03381 The Sail Marina Blvd	11 November 2016	29	35	36	3 (3)
03391 Marina Bay Financial Ctr Marina Blvd	11 November 2016	29	35	36	4 (3)
03539 Marina Bay Stn Central Blvd	22 June 2019	21	27	27	8 (3)
04121 SMU Stamford Rd	17 April 2010	29	28	30	17 (4)
04179 NTUC Income Ctr Bras Basah Rd	17 April 2010	28	27	29	12 (4)
04222 Clarke Quay Stn Exit C Eu Tong Sen St	17 April 2010	33	21	21	19 (4)
05039 New Bridge Ctr New Bridge Rd	20 September 2019	17	15	15	7 (3)
08031 Dhoby Ghaut Stn Exit B Penang Rd	20 September 2019	27	26	30	17 (4)
08041 YMCA Orchard Rd	17 April 2010	29	28	32	17 (4)
08057 Dhoby Ghaut Stn Orchard Rd	17 April 2010	39	31	35	14 (4)
08069 Rendezvous Grand Hotel Bras Basah Rd	17 April 2010	30	29	31	10 (4)
08111 Winsland Hse Penang Rd	17 April 2010	22	20	24	16 (4)
08121 Somerset Stn Somerset Rd	17 April 2010	27	20	24	17 (4)
08138 Concorde Hotel S'pore Orchard Rd	17 April 2010	22	22	26	18 (4)
09037 The Heeren Orchard Rd	1 June 2009	15	12	16	9 (4)
09038 opp Somerset Stn Orchard Rd	14 March 2019	19	12	12	7 (4)
09048 Orchard Stn/Lucky Plaza Orchard Rd	14 March 2019	19	12	16	7 (4)

Land value variations in a CBD

Land users, whether they be retail; office; or residential, all compete for the most accessible land within the CBD. The amount they are willing to pay is called bid rent. This can generally be shown in a ‘bid rent curve’. Based upon the reasoning that the more accessible the land, generally in the centre, is the more expensive land.

This is called the bid rent theory.

Commerce (especially large department stores/chain stores) is willing to pay the greatest rent to be located in the inner core. The inner core is very valuable for them because it is traditionally the most accessible location for a large population. This large population is essential for department stores, which require a considerable turnover. As a result, they are willing and able to pay a very high land rent value. They maximise the potential of their site by building many stories.

As one moves from the inner core, the amount commerce is willing to pay declines rapidly. Industry, however, is willing to pay to be in the outer core. There is more land available for their factories, but they still have many of the benefits of the inner core, such as a market place and good communications.

As one moves farther out, so the land is less attractive to industry due to the reducing communication links and a decreasing market place. Because the householder does not rely heavily on these and can now afford the reduced costs (when compared with the inner and outer core) is able to purchase land.

The farther one goes from the inner core and outer core, the cheaper the land. That is why inner city areas are very densely populated (terraces, flats and highrises), whilst the suburbs and rural areas are sparsely populated (semi and detached houses with gardens).

Secondary Central business district

This is a small business district developing close to the central business district. Examples include the Canary Wharf financial district in London, which functions as the secondary financial heart of the city, Akasaka, Ikebukuro, Roppongi, Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Shiodome in Tokyo, Minato, Suminoe and Osaka Business Park in Osaka City, Rinku Town in Osaka Prefecture, Plaza district, New York and Bandra CBD, Mumbai. Another example is North York Centre and Scarborough City Centre in Toronto.

Prime CBD

1. Bugis, Kampong Glam
2. Changi, East Coast
3. Chinatown, Clarke Quay
4. City Hall, Civic District
5. Joo Chiat, Katong
6. Jurong East, Jurong West
7. Little India, Farrer Park
8. Mandai, Kranji
9. Marina Bay
10. Newton, Novena
11. Orchard Road
12. Sentosa
13. Tampines

Post-Amendment Routes for Chinatown (1987)

• 81: Tampines Street 11 - Upper Changi - Upper Serangoon - Little India - Chinatown
• 83: Punggol Road End - Upper Serangoon - Little India - Chinatown

See also

• List of central business districts
• Business Improvement District

External links

• Skyscrapercity - Architecture forum