Marina South

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**Marina South**
English	Marina South
Chinese	滨海南
(Pinyin	Bīn Hǎinán)
Malay	Marina South
Tamil	fill in

Marina South is a peninsula adjacent to the Central Business District in Singapore, and also the name of an urban planning area in the Central Area of Singapore's Central Region.

1 History
2 Future developments
3 Transport
4 References

[edit] History

Land at Marina Centre and Marina South was reclaimed from the sea to form a sheltered body of water that came to be known as Marina Bay. After allowing for the reclaimed land to settle, the area was developed to allow kite flying and the playing of soccer as an interim measure. Commercial districts were also constructed to allow outdoor dining, bowling alleys and gaming arcades. In its hey-day back in the early 1990s, teenagers flocked to the area as there used to be Singapore's only Cantonese discotheque – Canto, but it has since closed down due to dwindling business.

[edit] Future developments

An integrated resort, The Marina Bay Sands, will be built at Marina South and is expected to complete in 2009. A new ferry terminal, Marina South Pier, has been built to replace the old Clifford Pier at Collyer Quay. The new terminal opened on 1 April 2006.

The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has plans to build a new cruise centre in Marina South that is larger than the current terminal, Singapore Cruise Centre, at HarbourFront. The Government is offering investors the option to build hotels, shops and entertainment draws at the new proposed site. The Marina cruise centre is expected to stimulate the development of Marina South. A feasibility study on the cruise centre is being carried out.^[1]

[edit] Transport

Currently, Marina South is served by the Marina Bay MRT Station. When the Downtown Extension fork of the Circle Line is built, the Marina Bay Sands integrated resort will be served by Bayfront MRT Station as well.

[edit] References

^ Krist Boo, "Southern Islands may be next big tourist attraction", The Straits Times, 29 November 2006

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