Beach Road is a road located within the planning areas of
Kallang
Kallang is a planning area and residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore.
Development of the town is centered around the Kallang River, the longest river in Singapore. Kallang Planning Area is bounded by Toa Payoh in the n ...
,
Rochor and the
Downtown Core in Singapore.
The road starts at its junction with Crawford Street in Kallang in the north, runs in a generally southerly direction, enters the Downtown Core at its junction with
Ophir Road
Ophir Road ( Malay: ''Jalan Ophir''; Chinese: 奥菲亚路) is a road in Singapore. It starts after the junction of Sungei Road and Jalan Besar and ends after the Ophir Flyover leading towards East Coast Parkway (ECP).
Ophir Road is located with ...
, and ends at its junction with
Stamford Road
Stamford Road (Chinese: 史丹福路; ms, Jalan Stamford) is a one-way road in Singapore within the planning areas of Downtown Core and Museum. The road continues after the traffic light junction of Nicoll Highway, Esplanade Drive and Raff ...
and St. Andrew's Road to the south.
As its name implies, Beach Road used to run along Singapore's southern coast, before land reclamation took place in the
Kallang Basin
Kallang Basin (; ms, Lembangan Kallang) is an enclosed bay in Kallang, Singapore. The Kallang River, Rochor River and Geylang River empty into the Kallang Basin. The Marina Channel connects the Kallang Basin with the Singapore Straits.
At pres ...
area.
Landmarks
The prominent landmarks located along Beach Road include (from north to south):
South Beach Residences Mixed Development with Grade A offices, hotel and residential component
DUO a contemporary twin-tower integrated development comprising residences, offices, a 5-star hotel and retail gallery
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Golden Mile Complex
Golden Mile Complex () is a high-rise commercial and residential building on Beach Road in Kallang, Singapore, within walking distance to Nicoll Highway MRT station. The building was formerly known as Woh Hup Complex. The complex contains 411 ...
and Golden Mile Tower
Destination Singapore Beach Road*Golden Mile Food Centre
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Masjid Hajjah Fatimah
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Saint John Headquarters
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The Concourse
The Concourse () is a post-modern high-rise commercial and residential building on Beach Road Kallang, Singapore opposite Nicoll Highway MRT station. The Concourse is located in Singapore's "Golden Mile", which refers to the strip of land be ...
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Parkroyal on Beach Road
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The Plaza
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The Gateway
*Shaw Tower
*Old Beach Road Police Station
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South Beach
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Raffles Hotel
Raffles Hotel is a British colonial-style luxury hotel in Singapore. It was established by Armenian hoteliers, the Sarkies Brothers, in 1887. The hotel was named after British statesman Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the founder of modern Sin ...
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Civilian War Memorial
The Memorial to the Civilian Victims of the Japanese Occupation, usually called the Civilian War Memorial (Chinese: ; ms, Tugu Peringatan Bagi Mangsa Awam Pemerintahan Jepun; Tamil: ஜப்பானியர் ஆதிக்க கால� ...
and
War Memorial Park
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Raffles City with
Swissôtel The Stamford
Swissôtel The Stamford, formerly known as The Westin Stamford, is a hotel in Singapore managed by Accor. Designed by architect I.M. Pei, at a height of it was the tallest hotel in the world when opened in 1986 and remains one of Southeast A ...
and
Fairmont Singapore
Fairmont Singapore ( Chinese: 费尔蒙特酒店), formerly Raffles The Plaza ( Chinese: 莱佛士大厦) is the sister hotel of Swissôtel The Stamford located within the Raffles City complex in Singapore. It has a total of 778 rooms and sui ...
Les Garçons Singapore
References
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*Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2004), ''Toponymics – A Study of Singapore Street Names'', Eastern University Press,
*National Heritage Board (2002), ''Singapore's 100 Historic Places'', Archipelago Press,
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Kallang
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