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SAM at 8Q Coleman Street Havelock Road 130 133 Masonic Armenian B 145 197 Havelock Sq Havelock New Market Road Hall Church of Saint 2 12 32 33 51 Clarke Gregory the 61 63 80 197 851 960 Illuminator B B Former Central Fire Station/ Hill Street Thong Quay Civil Defence 2 12 33 Chai Fort Canning Heritage Museum Bras Basah Road Stamford Road 147 190 Medical Park Institution Old Hill Street B Eu Tong Sen Street Coleman Police Station Bridge 124 145 147 Clarke Quay B 2 12 33 Carver Street New Bridge Road 166 174 190 147 190 7 14 16 36 77 Chinatown Eu Tong Sen Street 851 106 111 131 162M Coleman Street 167 171 175 B Kreta Ayer Road Ayer Kreta New Bridge Road Temple Street 700A 850E 857 CHIJMES 951E 971E North Boat Quay B 2 12 33 HighStreet The Upper Circular Road Circular Upper Capitol Keong Saik Road North Canal Road 147 190 Upper Cross Street Carpenter Street Upper Hokien Street Hongkong Street Hong Lim Park 32 195 B Mosque Street Pagoda Street 51 61 63 80 124 North Bridge Road 145 166 174 197 B Elgin 851 961 961C B Bridge 61 124 Trengganu Street 32 51 63 145 166 14 16 36 77 106 111 Temple Street B 80 195 851 197 130 131 133 162M 167 Smith Street 961 961C Raes City 171 502 518 700A Sago Street Chinatown The Adelphi City Hall Tower 850E 857 951E 960 Supreme Saint Andrew’s South Bridge Road Place Parliament Court Cathedral B Banda St Building Raes Hotel Masjid Jamae (Chulia) Supreme Court Lane Sri Road Starting Buddha Tooth Mariamman Pickering Street North Canal Road Point Relic Temple & Temple South Canal Road Museum Parliament 56 57 100 107M Lorong Telok National Gallery 961 961C Circular House Nankin Street Singapore South Bridge Road George Street Boat St Andrew’s Road B Cross Street Singapore War Recreation Memorial Quay The Arts House Park Faireld Club at The Old Club Methodist Street Parliament South Church Road Siang Ann Synagogue Street Singapore Beach Padang CityLink F Civilian War Esplanade River u Maxwell Road Maxwell Mall Memorial l l China Street Victoria e Singapore r Kadayanallur t Cricket Club Theatre & o Concert Hall n Connaught Drive Street Asian Civilisations R Tan Kim Seng o Pekin Street Pekin Fountain Museum a d Ann Siang Cenotaph Hill Park Yueh Hai Empress Ching Temple The Struggle 10 57 196 B Church Lawn Against the Esplanade Communist Party of 850E 868 B Malaya Marker Park 951E 971E Phillip Street Chulia Street Lim Bo Seng Indian National 10 57 196 850E Army Monument Amoy Street Telok Ayer Memorial 951E 971E Green Esplanade Drive Raes Boulevard Xian Zu Gong Street Street Temple Thian Telok Ayer Hock Keng Telok Ayer Masjid Boon Tat Street Al-Abrar Telok Ayer Street Market Street Bridge Cavenagh Bridge Anderson 36 56 70M 75 77 B 97 106 111 133 57 131 162M 171 195 857 186 960 961C 970 167 971E Battery Road Esplanade Bridge Stanley Street The Fullerton The Fullerton e Esplanade - idg B B Waterboat Br Theatres on Raes Place Hotel lee Telok Ayer Park Flint Street House bi 57 131 167 Ju the Bay Telok Ayer Square 186 400 402 Cross Street Chinese 970 971E 10 57 75 100 Methodist Marina Square Church 130 131 167 196 Cecil Street 850E 951E 971E B Fullerton 10 75 100 B 130 196 850E The 10 97 106 133 Fullerton Road Merlion Pan Pacic 868 951E Park Hotel 196 850E 868 Market Street 951E 982E 10 70 75 97 B 100 106 130 CBD 133 196 850E B 868 951E 982E Robinson Road B B Lau Pa Sat Collyer Quay 10 57 75 100 130 131 167 196 Raes Avenue 850E 951E 971E Maxwell Road Raes Boulevard Raes Quay B Shenton Way 10 57 75 100 130 131 167 186 196 850E 951E 970 971E B 10 57 75 97 100 Commerce Street Marina View Link 97 106 133 106 130 131 133 167 Shenton Lane 186 196 400 402 400 402 982E 502 850E 951E to East Coast Park/Marina Barrage 970 971E 982E Park Street B Straits Boulevard Singapore Conference Hall Marina Bay Marina View Legend The Promontory @ Marina View The Lawn @ Marina Bay Marina Bay Downtown Youth 97 106 133 Olympic Park Partial Closure 400 402 B 502 982E Straits View Marina Boulevard Full Closure Straits View Central Boulevard ix el B e H Cycling Path/Park Connector Th 97 106 133 400 402 982E N East Coast Parkway Bayfront Bridge MRT B Bus Stop 0 50 100 200m Marina Way.
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