• Bencoolen Street is the fifth major road that runs parallel to North Bridge Road.
• Bencoolen Street was named to commemorate Sir Stamford Raffles, who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen in Sumatra in the early 19th century.
• Between 1825 and 1828, Bencoolen Muslims built Masjid Bencoolen along Bencoolen Street.
• In 1885, the Bencoolen Street Bridge was built on this road. The bridge spanned Rochor Canal and connected Bencoolen Street to Jalan Besar.
• Notable buildings along Bencoolen Street include Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Sim Lim Square and Albert Complex. In 2017, Bencoolen MRT Station, located under Bencoolen Street, commenced operations.

Bencoolen Street is the first road to be specially redesigned by the Land Transport Authority as part of its “car-lite” vision to create public spaces conducive for walking, cycling and public transport. In addition to providing benches for pedestrians, there are also about 125 bicycle parking lots along the street.

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