I travelled from Singapore to KL ( direct service) 50 years ago ( Sept. 1973) on a diesel locomotive. Left Singapore around 2pm and was supposed to reach KL by 7 pm. Broke down on the way and eventually reached KL around 1am! Unforgettable journey.
I had gone to KL countless times and the train journey had never failed to amazed me. We used to take the train from Singapore Tanjung Pagar station and Woodlands Station all the way to KL until it stopped and shifted the present arrangement in JB Sentral. Whtever the arrangements the beauty of travelling by train has always been a fascinating one for us. We enjoyed every moment travelling by train to KL. It brings back the good old days of being away from home.
Ya we are looking forward for the day when the speed train becomes a reality as wht was planned before Covid. It would take only 1 and the half hours to KL as was originally visionised.
I remembered taking the train from Singapore to KL as a child but I can barely remember most of it. Wish I was able to take it again before they stopped it in Singapore.
Last time we used to have direct overnight train operated from central of Singapore to KL, 10.30pm departs from Tanjong Pagar and reach KL at 5am in the morning, you can choose first class cabin bed, second class bed or third class seat, it was wonderful experience.
@@NonstopEurotrip I saw another of your video did JB sentral to Tumpat which inspired me alot, I plan to cross the border and take another 22 hours overnight train to Bangkok
@@NonstopEurotrip Do you prefer slower trains like those of Sleeper ones or the faster trains? For many, they will prefer the faster ones, but for the nostalgic, i think they will love the slow sleeper trains.
I loved those sleeper trains. I used to sleep so well that when the guards came knocking at the doors to wake us up, I couldn't believe that we'd already arrived. It would be so good if they bring back those trains once the ETS and double tracking is completed. A slower train that takes overnight to get between KL and Singapore, stopping at the smaller towns to drop off and pick up passengers, goods and mail.
There used to be sleeper trains. Took the train from Singapore tanjong Pagar at night. Slept in their bunk beds sleeper carriages, woke up fresh by the time I reach KL in the morning.
So train journey is recommended between KL and Singapore right ? How about KL and Bangkok ? Is it good too ? Is there any crime or unsafe places in these places ???? please suggest and advise
That drink is Teh Tarik, practically is just aerated black tea with milk. There use to be trains that runs directly from Kuala Lumpur Old Station to Singapore Tanjong Pagar with a duration of over 7 hours and there was even a overnight sleeper train. Gemas is the junction between the lines which runs to the East Coast and the West Coast.
@@NonstopEurotrip and the connection time between the 2 trains seems to be always very long and mot much to do at Gemas station. There's not really much at Gemas except for a KFC.
I did this trip in reverse but I started in Bangkok. I took the overnight train to Pedang Besar where you do border formalities and switch to a KTM train to Butterworth. Once there I then took the ferry to Penang to spend the night at the Eastern & Oriental. The next day I reversed and went back across the ferry to Butterworth then went via KTM ETS to KL and from there took the overnight sleeper train to JB then the little shuttle train across to Woodlands. That was back in 2015 for my trip to the Singapore Grand Prix.
So train journey is recommended between KL and Singapore right ? How about KL and Bangkok ? Is it good too ? Is there any crime or unsafe places in these places ???? please suggest and advise
The best thing about ur video now is that u r exploring other countries too rather than just traveling in Europe in same cities again and again. But I have always loved ur videos. Love from India 🇮🇳❤️❤️❤️
@@docman6157 No it ain't. Almost 100% of the channel's content is about Europe. It's nice to have some special episodes as a break from the main theme at times
About 20 years ago my wife and I took a tra from Singapore to KL. The train terminal in Singapore was the most magnificent art deco structure said to be on official Malaysian land, in Singapore, we went first class on wooden seats for the 8 hour journey. The toilet was a hole in the floor straight onto the tracks. We only got off once to go through customs after we went across the Malacca Straights. Fantastic journey.
That's the Johor Straits you went across, not the Malacca Straits. The latter is ~30km wide at its narrowest point and there's no railway line to cross it.🤭
@@nohai5960 lucky they did not build or it's a lost for Malaysia. HSR will only push cost along the line much higher for local and the actually already poor Singaporeans will benefit just because currency value which brings zero benefits to locals not realise opportunity. Overall good it got dropped. It's not like SG is Japan right to offer anything useful, just a financial hub.
Trains from Malaysia used to go even deeper into Singapore, down from Woodlands Train Checkpoint to Tanjong Pagar with Bukit Timah station in between. But this all ceased in 2011. What happened? Well under the Railway Act 1918, the land that made up the railway was given to the Federated Malay States government from the Straits Settlements for a period of 999 years. So basically, even after Singapore was kicked out of Malaysia in 1965, this land would still be owned by the Malaysian government. Singapore wanted the land returned to them. Singapore moved their immigration/customs from Tanjong Pagar to Woodlands in 1998, but Malaysia insisted on keeping theirs at Tanjong Pagar. In other words, people were granted entry into Malaysia before clearing Singaporean immigration, which made no sense. To circumvent the problem, Malaysian officers didn't stamp the passports, but by doing this...Singaporeans were arrested in Malaysia because they weren't stamped, thus bringing to light the issue of Malaysia keeping their customs/immigration at Tanjong Pagar. Malaysia and Singapore finally agreed to scrap the Railway Act at a leaders' retreat in 2010 (they first did so in 1990, but there was a deadlock), where Malaysia was allowed to remain at Woodlands Train Checkpoint while the rest of the line would be truncated and become a rail trail (called the Rail Corridor). Bukit Timah station remains conserved, while Tanjong Pagar station is preserved.
@@Ruriko.Y "Chose" Lee Kuan Yew was literally upset because he wanted Malaysia and Singapore to remain a union. They were expelled by the Malaysian Parliament, and Singaporean MPs BOYCOTTED the vote. So no, they didn't choose to. They wanted to coexist peacefully, but the Malay government wanted to kick them out to end the bloodshed The PAP (People's Action Party; Singapore's main party) made MULTIPLE attempts to keep the union, but Malaysian Parliament voted 126 to 0 on August 9, 1965 (once again, no Singaporean MPs voted). Saying it was "their choice" is nothing more than a blatant lie. But it worked out in the end as Singapore became an economic powerhouse.
hello bro this brought back memories when i use to take trains to KL back in the 90s.. Layang Layang ..Gemas OMG ...thanks bro wish your channel grows all the best .........
I've been to Singapore back in June 2018 and I gotta say, I had an amazing time. Singapore is blessed with a prime location on important shipping route and has a wonderful skyline. Their metro is far better than those in North America. Hope to visit again someday.
Best part of the journey indeed. It has better vibes before the new viaduct completed, where the train crosses through a line of land through the lake!
So train journey is recommended between KL and Singapore right ? How about KL and Bangkok ? Is it good too ? Is there any crime or unsafe places in these places ???? please suggest and advise
I remember taking an overnight sleeper tran from KL to Hat Yai in Thailand. I then took another overnight train to Bangkok. I booked a first class sleeping compartment. I was the only one in the whole carriage. Great memories.
So train journey is recommended between KL and Singapore right ? How about KL and Bangkok ? Is it good too ? Is there any crime or unsafe places in these places ???? please suggest and advise
Come to Indonesia, you can try the trains that has many beautiful sceneries like mountains, jungle, and also beach. (Funfact: It's only approx 1:15-1:30 hours flight from Singapore to Jakarta) I recommend you to take Argo Bromo Anggrek train (from Jakarta to Surabaya vv, make sure you take the morning trip because it has 2 trips daily at morning and night), you can see beach sceneries in Central Java. And also Argo Wilis train (from Surabaya to Bandung vv, it's a daytime trip) and Argo Parahyangan train (from Jakarta to Bandung vv, with various schedule from morning until evening) You can also reach the tourist destinations from Jakarta to Yogyakarta by train (Make sure take the daytime trip because the sceneries are also great) and also Bali (Caveat: You must change and overnight in Surabaya or Yogyakarta if you want continuously take the daytime trip trains. Also the train only takes you to Ketapang (That's the nearest port to takes a ferry into Bali) and after reaching Bali (at Gilimanuk port) you must take public buses to Denpasar (The largest city in Bali, the planes from any destinations usually lands in here) since there are no trains in Bali)
tbf i think it is better to cross a track across a plantation rather than a real thriving forest for the sake of the environment. but yeah i understand that it would be a better experience to see actual nature along the ride
@Einspielen yes I am aware but the chances of the government removing plantations and reforesting them as before are basically 0. Thus, rather than they deforest any more natural habitats, this way is probably the best way period.
Oh boy, you took me down the memory line. I traveled between Bangkok, Malaysia, and Singapore while my stay in Thailand in 90s. Railway service during those days was also great and enjoyable. Love from a Pakistani American ❤
Nice video of modern meter gauge train sets in use today. On my travel in 1980 the train was a diesel locomotive hauled KTM night sleeper-train to Singapore leaving at 22:00 Hrs. Document check was done aboard the train at Johor Bahru on the following morning, and the train arrived around 08:00 Hrs at Tanjong Pagar, Singapore. The locomotive used was similar to the YDM-4 locos used in India. It was a comfortable and memorable journey.
Still the same diesel loco from gemas to JB. Ircon did much of the rail infrastructure. The coaches were built by the ICF Chennai, I believe. Once double tracking and electrification is complete (who knows when..) we'll finally enter the 20th century in transport (no typo)..
Commenting as Malaysian, I hope that our govt will bring back HSR project that links Malaysia and SG and it will be way faster to travel between countries.. it is so dissapointing after countless of times this project has been cancelled as from my perspectives it is a loss to Malaysia for not building it way earlier
Won't happen anytime soon... There's ticket cost issue There's demand issue There's also that 'transportation operates at a loss' all over the world issue.
@@xarifalee8088> the rail tracks needs to be upgraded to accommodate the new ETS trains. KTMB has to upgrade those tracks before the ETS can be extended all the way to JB Sentral. Last I heard, the Johor local govt is pushing for it…but 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
You realize that there doesn't need to be a high-speed train from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, what they need is just... a direct train. With that alone, the route would be shortened to three hours, which is a more than reasonable time.
Plans started in 2008, construction started in 2018, expected completion 2022, delayed to 2023, now further delayed till 2026. It's called the Gemas-JB Electrification and Double Tracking project, max speed 160km/h, KL to JB Sentral in 3.5hrs.
It used to have a diesel engined direct train. But the full electric train from Singapore will not take place. Instead we will have full electric from the southern most Malaysian city of Johor Baru all the way to Kuala Lumpur by 2025. The other posisble option is the high-speed bullet train that may or may not take place between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. It looks however that it might take place as both Singapore and Malaysia are agreeable to undertake it in the near future.
As soon as you stepped outside of Woodlands station and onto the bus, I could 'feel' the humidity hit me. I'm Australian and spent a lot of time in KL and Singapore. You never get used to that humidity if you didn't grow up with it. Great video!
Whenever I visit the UK, I try to explain to the locals how humid East/Southeast Asia can be---with no success. They just reply, "Well, the UK is just as wet."
wow i worked in KL years ago before i decided to live as a European Citizen (Dublin) but there was no train that time just the bus from KL to Singapore.. thanks for bring me back my memories in Kuala Lumpur days.. you're awesome.. love your videos thumb ups for me..
When was that? I recall taking a train from the old railway station in KL down to Tanjong Pagar Station in Singapore back in 1980. I believe that service must have been much older.
I used to do a similar trip from my family home in kluang to Kuala Lumpur. Stay overnight at Bourne School, Kuala Lumpur and take the train the following morning on to Tapah Road Station where we would then get a bus to Slim School, Cameron Highlands. The trains were old and rickety but were a fantastic experience for a 12 year old surround by Ghurka and Malaysian soldiers and eating Nasi Goreng from an open galley on the train. The finiest Nasi Goreng I ever tasted. This whole arrangement of getting from Singapore to KL seem very complicated and convoluted when just used to get the same train over the causeway into SIngapore. I am shocked at the development of JB and northern Singapore but it has been almost 60 years and I shouldn't be surprised by it I guess. Wonderful memories,
TBH this was already simplified... Back when it was the old terminus at Tanjong Pagar, you essentially enter Malaysia before you actually exited Singapore. That Arrangement was a pain point (one of many) of the SG Govt since they had wanted it be "this" since the SG govt moved their facilities there (Woodlands TC) like in the 2000s. Well in a few more years (I'd say a decade if SG govt doesn't whip the malaysia side too much, but the plans is for opening in the 2030...) things might be just a lot more simple... with Spanish solution RTS on both side with border pre-clearance on either side (similar setup to the HK HSR station border clearance, I think?)
Great video. We were in Singapore for 2 days last month, cruising. I ran into trouble with metro - couldn't buy a ticket. I was unaware that they use the credit card tap there - no one informed us. We discovered that trick in Australia. Brilliant idea. What a difference 2 years and a pandemic make.
I used to take the KTM train last time when I was a baby till primary school (to around the year 2012). Me and my parents would always travel to Johor Bahru to take the train from there (previously, KTM train used to be at the old station before they change the location to the current one near the City Mall area). It was a one way long trip from JB to Kulau Lampur (before a new rule applies that you need to alight at Gemas to change your train) that took about 8 hours. Also take the train back all the way to Singapore from KL too that also took about the same timing hour (I remember there is always a train departing delay, for example, train suppose to arrive at KL station at 2pm and delay till 2.30pm). I like taking the train because it was all about adventure, but it does sure have uncomfortable moments like the cigarrete smells in the train carriage and it can be dangerous if the train is in the middle of the flood (met a flood once back then). Other things I remember that are related to KTM train is the blue stripes chair that are attached, and behind the chair has a small table for you to put your food on (you just need to turn the knob to open that small table), the KTM train blue ticket,the toilets, the fixed table at every front (and back row?) of the train carriage, the whistle when the train is about to arrive and the red and green flags waving (at night, they use the torchlight). I remember once when I take the train, the train stops at a station (maybe the train driver is going for some breaks for some mins before continuing the journey) and me and my father step out of the train to take in some fresh air before returning back to the train prior the train departing
I did SG - KL by train when it was all a direct route by diesel loco (no change at Johor). Was great and hope that comes back when electrification is completed!
So train journey is recommended between KL and Singapore right ? How about KL and Bangkok ? Is it good too ? Is there any crime or unsafe places in these places ???? please suggest and advise
@@ganeshr4371I’ve done KL - BKK by train twice, you can stop in Penang on the way. Sleeper train from Padang Besar to Bangkok, was very comfortable and very safe. Had no problems.
Another great video. In June 2022, I travelled from Singapore to Laos overland; instead of taking the trains which require multiple changes, I took the coach between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur and it took six hours (including 1+h wait at immigration). I hope that the electrification project in Johor will be complete soon so that it's possible to take the ETS all the way from Johor Bahru to Padang Besar.
Fantastic. I've never thought of exploring Malaysia, but now I think I might have to. This is so educational and inspiring. 2024 I think might be the go
The train you've ridden on the ETS is the KTM Class 93/1 which is used for Silver and Gold services. However, a newer variant of the train, Class 93/2 is used for Platinum services. It features a more modern interior and a "Business Class" carriage.
@@NonstopEurotrip Not so easy. Do you know how many small countries there are in the world that are failed states and many more with poor infrastructure? What is it about big countries that makes it difficult to have good infrastructure? The simple solution is to do it at state level, county level or province level. If that is still to big, do it at city level. In fact, that was how a gigantic country like China managed to develop. Deng Xiao Ping went to Singapore and liked what he saw. So, he started to copy from Singapore - first experimenting in the coastal cities, then moving westward into the second-tier cities and eventually into the western less developed third and fourth-tier cities. The rest is history. So, it is not the size of the country that matters - it is how the country is managed.
are u sure or not?Wait till you take our old mrt trains during peak hour with aircon that is not cold sometimes even worst breakdown during moring peak hour every few moths.The worst are the air con,SIngapore red line and green line trains pretend to have aircon but not cold one,plus if you got the hot sun shinng on the mrt windows,it absorb all those heat in the cabin.
@@PhiloSurfer, China is a dictatorship run by one party that can afford to do that; many countries are _not_ dictatorships, so what was done in Singapore and China can't be done everywhere (for example, the president of the United States _could_ use an executive order to get something he wanted done, but because the USA is a democracy, he can't do so [why Obama couldn't get his nationwide HSR project off of the ground and why Biden similarity can't do the same with his railway & infrastructure improvement plan] except for a few things. ) Building new infrastructure takes time, and democracy/ the democratic process can't be run roughshod over just to get something done, which is how most democracies are.
@@NonstopEurotrip Small country? Do you realise how many live there and rely totally on public transport? It's not size that determines how efficiently Singapore deal with everything. In the west the police can't manage the crime in a single housing block, Singapore has over 10,000 HDB blocks alone.
Welcome to Malaysia sir!.. I would says i love it when i first saw you were about to step on Southeast Asia train routes..Thank you so much for showing us around and hope you enjoy your train trips wherever you are..stay safe and do enjoy Malaysia to the fullest..
The last time I travelled from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur by train was on the 12th of August 2014. Back then, there was no ETS running between Kuala Lumpur Sentral station and Gemas since the service to Gemas was inaugurated on 10 October 2015. However, back then, the Malayan Railways (KTM) inter-city train service ran from Woodlands in Singapore where the Customs and Immigration check point is, to Johor Bahru and then the same train continued at its leisurely pace all the way KL Sentral station. This worked out fine for me being on one train all the way, especially when I had the time to spare. However, the difference in train timing between the ETS at Gemas and the three hour wait to board the connecting train between Gemas and Johor Bahru is a bit of an inconvenience, and yes, it would be welcome when the extension of the ETS all the way between KL Sentral and Johor Bahru or better still to Woodlands is up and running. The problem is that construction of the ETS extension between Gemas and Johor Bahru is taking so long. In this regard though, I believe that with ETS service up and running between KL Sentral and Johor Bahru or Woodlands, or by extension from the northern-most station Padang Besar to KL Sentral, with a change of train at KL Sentral to Johor Bahru or Woodlands, the ETS will render rather moot, the proposed revival of the High Speed Rail between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore which was jointly terminated on 1 January 2021 by the governments of Malaysia and Singapore, since it duplicates much of what the ETS already provides in terms of speed, comfort and affordability, apart from the HSR's 320 kmph speed and 90 minute travel time, which is faster than taking a plane, with the travel times to and from the airport, the check in times and the actual flight time. Meanwhile, Gemas is the interchange station between KTM's west coast and east coast rail networks on the west and east coasts of Peninsular Malaysia, and KTM's east coat rail network runs mostly inland from Gemas in Negeri Sembilan just across from the border with Johor all the way to Tumpat in Kelantan on the South China Sea just north of the state capital Kota Bharu. Also, right now, due to floods and other problems of KTM's east coast rail network being run down and so forth, with many of the lesser stations closed, the trains on this route have not been upgraded beyond legacy diesel locomotive-drawn trains, and this has led to the notion that with alternatives in road and highway passenger and goods transport, rail service on the east coast does not provide much economic benefit. Thus the argument also goes that similarly, the East Coast high-speed Rail Link (ECRL) being built between Kota Bharu, Kelantan, down the Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang coasts, then continues westward from Kuantan inland through Pahang and Selangor states, to terminate in Klang, Selangor on the Straits of Malacca will likewise not have much economic benefit. This is where the emphasis on the sleek, aerodynamic and sexy high-speed passenger trains by the railway developer, equipment supplier, railway operator and media does the ECRL a disservice, since it obscures the fact that substantial revenue earned by the high-speed railway will come from the transport of goods on less than sexy goods trains drawn by less than sexy and not so fast (about 120 kmph) locomotives between ports and towns on the east and west coasts of Peninsular Malaysia. What is not highlighted is that on the west coast, the ECRL will have connections from Klang to Northport and Westports in Port Klang, and to the existing KTM line, whilst on the east coast, there will be spur lines connecting the ECRL to Kuantan Port in Pahang, as well as to Kemaman and Kerteh ports in Terengganu. This means that as part of the Belt & Road Initiative, besides high-speed passenger traffic which could boost tourism on the east coast, the ECRL goods train provides rapid connectivity for goods transfer between ports on the Straits or Malacca and the South China Sea, whilst at the same time enabling development of domestic businesses and industries on the east coast, which could in turn help raise the living standards of people on the east coast. Also, some maps of the ECRL's route show an extension from Kota Bharu to the Pengkalan Kubor border town in Tumpat on the Malaysia-Thai border, and whilst some route maps show Phase 2 of Thailand's Southern High-Speed Rail due to enter service in 2037 connecting to Padang Besar on the west coast, however other route maps show it connecting to the Malaysian ECRL in Tumpat. In the latter case, the ECRL will be connected to Thailand's Northeastern, Eastern, Northern and Southern HSR lines, as well as to Kunming, China over Thailand's Southern and Northeastern HSR lines to Nong Khai on the Laotian, then from Vientiane through Laos and onward to Kunming. If this route be the case, the ECRL and the east coast will have Eastern high-speed rail connectivity to Thailand's ports on the Gulf of Thailand, with future connectivity to high-speed rail routs down the coast of Vietnam, through Cambodia and in Myanmar.
Next time if you’re in Malaysia again feel free to try the Rakyat Timuran Express aka the Jungle Train from Johor Bahru to Tumpat, Kelantan. It is Malaysia’s only locomotive hauled sleeper train service which takes around 17 hours 30 minutes from JB to Tumpat.
Gefällt mir sehr gut,warte gerne bis alles fertig ist! Bin 1979 mit dem Bus von Singapore nach Mallaca gefahren in 7 Stunden, das war noch ein Abenteuer:))
That drink at 15:55 looks like the Teh Tarik, which is hot milk tea that's been bubbled through pouring through air repeatedly. It looks like you travelled on a day when it was really quiet! How long was the walk between the station at Gemas to the town, or did you take the taxi or some other form of travel? Also did you clear both countries' customs at the Woodlands checkpoint? A note about Singapore's transport systems. You can't drink or eat, not even water or medication I've been told, though talking is ok as long as you don't cause a nuisance to other passengers. Anyway it's a shame the High Speed Rail project between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur has been suspended indefinitely. Also both the metro system between Woodlands and Johor Bahru and the KTM electric service between JB and Gemas have faced delays. The faster alternative as opposed to getting off at Woodlands MRT station is to get a bus to to the checkpoint from Kranji MRT station to Woodlands checkpoint, though I guess it would be harder to get to the KTM station from there. Personally in South East Asia, other than some of the metros, I've taken a train from Bangkok to Hua Hin, and from Hanoi to Haiphong.
A lot of people are upset about the cancellation of the KL-Singapore HSR, which I also find to be tragic, 'cause we're building a tiny little 1-km or so MRT bridge to JB instead >:( However, I also know of the KTM ETS being extended down from Gemas to JB Sentral station. If they can extend it down to Woodlands, and maybe even start an SG-KL express service, we could have trips from SG to KL at around 3-3.5 hours. Not as fast as the HSR would have been, but still faster than driving (especially when crossing the 1km causeway can take a 3-4 hours sometimes...) We can only hope now. Great video too!
From a sabahan point of view, the ETS stopped at Gemas because to Mahathir and the subsequent Federal government characters, they don't want to benefit Johir Sultan because other than private owners he owns all the rest of the land under state government....the same has been happening in Sabah which has minimum developments despite all the oils and gas profits stolen by the federal governments...no new roads and NO railway developments too....Najib did introduce the Pan-Borneo highway but it was cut into so many packages it was obviously just to benefit the clonies..😅
Most of the 'Jungle scenery' was palm oil plantations. I recently travelled from KLto George Town, there's some nice forest views on that train journey.
13:50 RM15 for that kind of Nasik Lemak... Way too expensive I think. 24:22 KTM Electrified Double-Track Project (EDTP) final stop is in Johor Bahru. From there you can take the RTS (JB to Singapore) and continue yr journey to wherever in Singapore by MRT.
I am a Singaporean. The high speed rail was originally proposed by a Malaysian billionaire Francis Yeoh of YTL Corp back in the 90's and finalised in 2013 but Dr Mahathir disapproved the project in order to protect the daily flight from KL to Singapore. Imagine how much losses to the airline industry where the flight from KL to Singapore is one of the busiest in the world. The final soccer match between Singapore and a Malaysian state to be held in KL was a fascinating event where half of the stadium seats were booked by Singaporeans and you could see half of the stadium wearing the red jersey for Singaporean supporters and one of the best match was when the legendary Singaporean soccer player Fandi Ahmad who had played well and had beaten Pahang 4 to 0. The HSR will indeed be a plus for Singaporeans to travel to Malaysia for such an event.
JB-Gemas line is upgrading to ETS. Once completed you can travel from JB up to Padang Besar just by ETS. Altough you still have to transfer to either RTS line or the old KTM trains to Singapore. once you arrived in JB.
Hi, a subscriber from Malaysia. Always catching up for your euro trips. Good to know you visited my country :) Hope you enjoyed your stay and come again :) ( The name of the drink is sorted, so now I need to tell you the Nasi Lemak you bought for RM15, you may buy elsewhere from RM5 price range. Buying food at terminals can be costly)
Four trains and a bus! Imagine if Paris - Brussels was like this. Somebody should knock the heads of Malaysia and Singapore together to get a through service on one train. It's like everything has been done to make the journey as inconvenient as possible. And the ridiculous 2h wait for connecting train at Gemas. In Japan there would be a "relay" service and cross platform transfer to the connecting train, which would depart a couple of minutes after you arrive in Gemas.
Indeed, a lot of faffing around. You've got more patience than me especially as some of the rolling stock was clunkety-clunk old tin cans. Why would they build a high speed network on metre gauge tracks? It restricts the space available inside the carriages, therefore the comfort level for passengers. Standard gauge is the norm for high speed services. It's surprising what difference the additional 435 mm make.
Well it's not really highspeed, but all the tracks that the British build originally were narrow gauge so they're just carrying on... Same in Thailand, all metre gauge
Hello. Singapore was found almost a thousand years ago by the same prince known as Parameswara. He later founded Melaka and became King there. Singapore original name was Temasek. The contemporary era was founded by Stamford Raffles during the British invasion some 200 years ago.
The loco trains are the best experience in my opinion. They bring back a lot of memories. In those days they used to show movies on video tapes during the journey. Glad to see they still have the dining coaches. But I need to know one thing: if you can’t buy a combined ticket, how will you know you’re guaranteed a seat? Especially if tickets can only be bought on the day of travel (not sure if that applies only to the SG-JB route). I’ll be screwed if I end up in Gemas only to find out there are no seats available on the ETS. And how do you find out the timings of the trains too?
On the days before public holidays the normal road immigration centres get extremely busy so taking that train is a Great option. The Singapore Woodlands station doesn't seem to have a metro station which makes that journey more difficult. Malaysian railway services has made the 2 border crossings (also Thailand) much more difficult. The 2 hour wait in Gemas was poor too, the diesel locomotives used to go KL to JB direct. Most of the "jungle views" were palm oil plantations , but attractive all the same. My train journeys there were all overnight ones in sleeper trains JB to KL and Butterworth to Bangkok but they've all stopped .
@@NonstopEurotripin the 'old' days of the diesel locomotives between Singapore and KL, up until around 2000, even though it was no train change over, there was still a bit of waiting time at Gemas. The whole journey was on a single track and if an oncoming train was late, the other train just had to wait at Gemas. The delay could take as long as an hour and a half. The ETS and double tracking will definitely make things better.
In fact, about 40 years ago, 1982 or so. You can take a train from Tanjung pagar, all the way to Butterworth without changing train. This train stopped at KL old station for about 30 minutes. You can buy food and drink from the KL station. It took about 13---14 hours including all stopping time. It was called Express Rakyat, or People Express! This was a diesel engine train. It had less stops along the roughly 720 km trip. I will prefer that direct train if I have to take a train from Singapore to Penang. Hopefully they will operate a direct electric train from JB to Butterworth by 2025 or 2026. If so, by electric direct train, it will be about 8 hours ?
Love your videos! Satisfying my wanderlust as well as provides me info for train travel! Thank you for that! ❤ If I may, the tickets for the border shuttle between Singapore and Malaysia is available for booking online and it is highly recommended if your trip is on Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday as tickets for the weekends sell out fast.
Like as in HK after 3 years pandemic is no more Kowloon through train from Hung Hom to Guangzhou East (including Being West and Shanghai) anymore and only have High Speed train from West Kowloon station to Guangzhou East (including Beijing West and Shanghai Hongqiao reopen again used ones) and then rest of former Through train is only used MTR East Rail line avaliable.
Interesting journey coverage! It seems that the direct over night train from Singapore to KL central has been withdrawn. Hasn't it? I have travelled on ETS from KL central to Butterworth and then to Penang island. The ETS runs upto 140kmph on that stretch as I have learnt. As you have mentioned on your video, Malaysia's ETS is the world's fastest higher speed train on the narrow gauge railway.
... and if you don't want to go all the way to Kuala Lumpur, walk across the causeway bridge between Singapore and the Malaysian city of Johor Bahru. It's a one-kilometre walk, or you can just take a bus or taxi across. Some people walk across everyday, especially those who live in Johor Bahru but work in Singapore.
@@NonstopEurotrip I'm not sure. I'll tell you next time I'm in Singapore. But Malaysia has stricter entrance requirements than Singapore due to COVID-19 if you're un-vaxxed. Singapore requires a test only whereas Malaysia still expects a quarantine period for the un-vaxxed. These rules can change with time of course.
I remember taking a sleeper train from JB to KL in 2014, the train is called Senandung Sutera, but now the service is suspended. Currently, Malaysia's ETS is the best in the region. But if you love views, come visit Indonesia and ride the train in the island of Java. Our train service has been improving a lot these past few years. Trains in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia are also hard to resist.
I have just tried the Jungle Train from Kluang to Kota bharu....next time, I would like to take the train from Kulai to Hatyai. To travel Msia via train, make me have different view of seeing Malaysia. Enjoy it very much.
@@NonstopEurotrip agree, a train must try in msia. And really thanks for introduce Msia to the foreigners. Your video is great and hope you enjoy the time in my country. :)
Gotta admire the courage, I used to live on Singapore (good times) and my first trip was to KL on the same bus all the way from central Singapore to central KL. Even with all the convenience of being in the same vehicle I promised myself NEVER MORE lol Just the immigration process took a whole 3 hours.
@@JayAnuar I lived there from 2015 to 2022 and that infamous bus trip was in 2015. Granted it was on a holiday weekend, so crossing the border was crazy, but just a couple months later my brother also took the same route on a Wednesday and it took him 8 hours+ to reach KL. I never dared to do the same again. Next time I went to KL I just flew there and no regrets.
Yeah it’s not exactly a train trip from Singapore but from JB, is it? Although there were plans to make (reestablish) the train connection they have been buried for the foreseeable future as far as I know. Btw I believe the drink in the train you were referring to was ‘teh tarik’ (milk tea, usually very sweet). Also, I would suggest cutting the subtitles to shorter sections and keep them on a bit longer and it could a bit less stressful to skim them trough.
Well i did not know about this train to Kuala Lumpur from Singapore. As I have been to Singapore. Next time I will do this trip. Thanks for sharing. I like your videos, as I have just discovered you. 😀
Bus 40 myr. Train 60-80 myr. 5 hours versus 4 hours on normal days (full ETS, no diesel train). On most of the days in a year, bus is a superior choice. Especially when the southern bus services are more organized than northern ones (most southern services do not enter small towns).
The Thais put a stop to the Chinese railway passing through from Laos. The Chinese wanted to build it using their own materials and labour. The Thai government wasn't happy with that idea..
"Jungle"? Most of what I saw from your window was palm tree monoculture (for palm oil), with ZERO biodiversity and requiring the devastation of the former native vegetation to be planted. True jungles, as in the Amazon, the Congo, and Borneo, have incredible biodiversity and are the exact opposite of that.
I do agree with you on this. However, Matt will be covering one more route that truly shows the jungle part of Malaysia. Do look out for that one - the Johor Bahru to Tumpat train.
Train route passing the palm oil plantaion but behind not far away still alot of forest about 60%of malaysian penisular not included east malaysia with 80% of within borneo island malaysia under rapid development so some devastion occured need for deveopment either for industries or housing.
It's still better than building the 18-hole or 36-hole golf course that only please the few richie rich, and the westerners call it "greenery scene", more appropriately, greenery sin.
@@asiapiranha8976, that's a very flawed argument because of the scale of things. Of course it's a bad thing to slash down natural vegetation to build golf courses, but there aren't enough golf courses, or big enough, to cause a real dent on the Malaysian natural landscape. Palm plantations are several orders of magnitude larger and cause a much greater environmental impact. So, they're not "still better", they're FAR WORSE.
Hope you will be able to do a ECRL journey from KL to Kota Bahru cutting across the rain forest in 2027.. lots of tunnels and lots of elevated tracks above the rain forest jungle ...
The whole trip used to take approximately 4 - 5 hours from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore years ago. I guess the slow ride is due to the changing system and upgrading but I have to say this means poor execution of the plan to upgrade.
in the next few years, the ETS train service will be extended southwards from Gemas to Johor Bahru. from Johor Bahru onwards, you can take the Tebrau Shuttle train across the causeway into Singapore. from 2027 onwards, we can take the newly opened rapid transit system (RTS) train between Johor Bahru and Woodlands North seamlessly and later directly take the local MRT train around Singapore from Woodlands North conveniently. the opening of the new extended ETS service to Segamat in Johor on 1 july marks a stepping stone of the ETS train service into Johor.
Ah mate, there used to be timings where you could do a trip overnight - 2344 from Johor to Gemas and 0415 from Gemas to KL, but it was removed in 2017 and never came back.
Overnight trains from Johor to the more northern parts of Malaysia e.g. Ipoh, Penang could make sense, with the market for overnight coaches to these areas being quite significant
Really informative, thanks, I think I’ll get the bus though from Singapore golden mile to KL Times Square . Seems easier to do in one day. Appreciated.
I travelled from Singapore to KL ( direct service) 50 years ago ( Sept. 1973) on a diesel locomotive. Left Singapore around 2pm and was supposed to reach KL by 7 pm. Broke down on the way and eventually reached KL around 1am! Unforgettable journey.
It's a shame it's not possible anymore!
Great adventure 😂 envy you😂
I had gone to KL countless times and the train journey had never failed to amazed me. We used to take the train from Singapore Tanjung Pagar station and Woodlands Station all the way to KL until it stopped and shifted the present arrangement in JB Sentral. Whtever the arrangements the beauty of travelling by train has always been a fascinating one for us. We enjoyed every moment travelling by train to KL. It brings back the good old days of being away from home.
Yeah hopefully it will become much easier again in the future 😃
Ya we are looking forward for the day when the speed train becomes a reality as wht was planned before Covid. It would take only 1 and the half hours to KL as was originally visionised.
I remembered taking the train from Singapore to KL as a child but I can barely remember most of it. Wish I was able to take it again before they stopped it in Singapore.
If not because of some greedy politician, Tanjong Pagar international station would have remained and the entire track will be electrified.
@@kuatkongket8893tat land is sg not under Malaysia as the agreement already ended and they got to move!!
Last time we used to have direct overnight train operated from central of Singapore to KL, 10.30pm departs from Tanjong Pagar and reach KL at 5am in the morning, you can choose first class cabin bed, second class bed or third class seat, it was wonderful experience.
Shame thats not possible any more 🥲
@@NonstopEurotrip I saw another of your video did JB sentral to Tumpat which inspired me alot, I plan to cross the border and take another 22 hours overnight train to Bangkok
@@NonstopEurotrip Do you prefer slower trains like those of Sleeper ones or the faster trains? For many, they will prefer the faster ones, but for the nostalgic, i think they will love the slow sleeper trains.
@@JayAnuar I love to experience all different types of trains!
I loved those sleeper trains. I used to sleep so well that when the guards came knocking at the doors to wake us up, I couldn't believe that we'd already arrived. It would be so good if they bring back those trains once the ETS and double tracking is completed. A slower train that takes overnight to get between KL and Singapore, stopping at the smaller towns to drop off and pick up passengers, goods and mail.
There used to be sleeper trains. Took the train from Singapore tanjong Pagar at night. Slept in their bunk beds sleeper carriages, woke up fresh by the time I reach KL in the morning.
Yep, unfortunately no more!
Ah...the memories. It was fun while it lasted.
So train journey is recommended between KL and Singapore right ? How about KL and Bangkok ? Is it good too ? Is there any crime or unsafe places in these places ???? please suggest and advise
That drink is Teh Tarik, practically is just aerated black tea with milk. There use to be trains that runs directly from Kuala Lumpur Old Station to Singapore Tanjong Pagar with a duration of over 7 hours and there was even a overnight sleeper train. Gemas is the junction between the lines which runs to the East Coast and the West Coast.
I'm curious, is that train out of service or still in service?
@@rezaalan3991 A quick check with KTMB Online Ticketing, shows no journey available between KL Sentral and JB Sentral. That's as far that I know of.
@@rezaalan3991 That train is out of service.
You have to book KL to Gemas, then Gemas to JB as separate tickets. Then use the shuttle train or bus to get to Singapore
@@NonstopEurotrip and the connection time between the 2 trains seems to be always very long and mot much to do at Gemas station. There's not really much at Gemas except for a KFC.
I did this trip in reverse but I started in Bangkok. I took the overnight train to Pedang Besar where you do border formalities and switch to a KTM train to Butterworth. Once there I then took the ferry to Penang to spend the night at the Eastern & Oriental. The next day I reversed and went back across the ferry to Butterworth then went via KTM ETS to KL and from there took the overnight sleeper train to JB then the little shuttle train across to Woodlands. That was back in 2015 for my trip to the Singapore Grand Prix.
Excellent! Sounds like an awesome trip ☺️
So train journey is recommended between KL and Singapore right ? How about KL and Bangkok ? Is it good too ? Is there any crime or unsafe places in these places ???? please suggest and advise
I appreciate the coverage and style of these travel videos with captions instead of narration. Great editing, well done!
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoy them 😊
The best thing about ur video now is that u r exploring other countries too rather than just traveling in Europe in same cities again and again. But I have always loved ur videos.
Love from India 🇮🇳❤️❤️❤️
Absolutely, got a whole world to see!
@@NonstopEurotrip THE CHANNEL NAME IS MISLEADING!!
@@docman6157 do you watch @mrwhosetheboss?
@@NonstopEurotrip no why?
@@docman6157 No it ain't. Almost 100% of the channel's content is about Europe. It's nice to have some special episodes as a break from the main theme at times
About 20 years ago my wife and I took a tra from Singapore to KL. The train terminal in Singapore was the most magnificent art deco structure said to be on official Malaysian land, in Singapore, we went first class on wooden seats for the 8 hour journey. The toilet was a hole in the floor straight onto the tracks. We only got off once to go through customs after we went across the Malacca Straights. Fantastic journey.
I remember the hole in the floor !
Thanks for sharing ☺️
That's the Johor Straits you went across, not the Malacca Straits. The latter is ~30km wide at its narrowest point and there's no railway line to cross it.🤭
Nice trip report! It would have been awesome if Malaysia and Singapore had built their high speed rail line as originally planned.
Hopefully in the future 🙂
As a Malaysian myself... yea...
Too bad it caught up with the political crisis, along with other rail projects..
Hopefully one day!
@@neeha9449 Gonna blame your gov for flipping prata on the agreement cost.
@@nohai5960 lucky they did not build or it's a lost for Malaysia. HSR will only push cost along the line much higher for local and the actually already poor Singaporeans will benefit just because currency value which brings zero benefits to locals not realise opportunity. Overall good it got dropped. It's not like SG is Japan right to offer anything useful, just a financial hub.
@@senankamalakanan5128 Not surprised that a keling has no foresight at all
Trains from Malaysia used to go even deeper into Singapore, down from Woodlands Train Checkpoint to Tanjong Pagar with Bukit Timah station in between. But this all ceased in 2011. What happened? Well under the Railway Act 1918, the land that made up the railway was given to the Federated Malay States government from the Straits Settlements for a period of 999 years. So basically, even after Singapore was kicked out of Malaysia in 1965, this land would still be owned by the Malaysian government. Singapore wanted the land returned to them.
Singapore moved their immigration/customs from Tanjong Pagar to Woodlands in 1998, but Malaysia insisted on keeping theirs at Tanjong Pagar. In other words, people were granted entry into Malaysia before clearing Singaporean immigration, which made no sense. To circumvent the problem, Malaysian officers didn't stamp the passports, but by doing this...Singaporeans were arrested in Malaysia because they weren't stamped, thus bringing to light the issue of Malaysia keeping their customs/immigration at Tanjong Pagar. Malaysia and Singapore finally agreed to scrap the Railway Act at a leaders' retreat in 2010 (they first did so in 1990, but there was a deadlock), where Malaysia was allowed to remain at Woodlands Train Checkpoint while the rest of the line would be truncated and become a rail trail (called the Rail Corridor). Bukit Timah station remains conserved, while Tanjong Pagar station is preserved.
It's sad these stopped. It would have been much more convenient 🙂
Singapore wasn't kicked out of Malaysia, they chose to leave.
@@Ruriko.Y "Chose" Lee Kuan Yew was literally upset because he wanted Malaysia and Singapore to remain a union. They were expelled by the Malaysian Parliament, and Singaporean MPs BOYCOTTED the vote. So no, they didn't choose to. They wanted to coexist peacefully, but the Malay government wanted to kick them out to end the bloodshed
The PAP (People's Action Party; Singapore's main party) made MULTIPLE attempts to keep the union, but Malaysian Parliament voted 126 to 0 on August 9, 1965 (once again, no Singaporean MPs voted). Saying it was "their choice" is nothing more than a blatant lie. But it worked out in the end as Singapore became an economic powerhouse.
@@Ruriko.Y Go back to learn a proper history 🤦
這條鐵路短期而言是更有利於大馬
但是長遠而言，其實更有利於新加坡，而且是新加坡必須的
人越聰明，越容易短視，新加坡便是如此
hello bro this brought back memories when i use to take trains to KL back in the 90s.. Layang Layang ..Gemas OMG ...thanks bro wish your channel grows all the best .........
Thanks very much 🥰
I've been to Singapore back in June 2018 and I gotta say, I had an amazing time. Singapore is blessed with a prime location on important shipping route and has a wonderful skyline. Their metro is far better than those in North America. Hope to visit again someday.
You're very well travelled, supreme leader 🇰🇵
キム兄は草
wtf
North Korea, old and slow trains
The legend.
Interesting journey. Singapore is beautiful. Nice scenery. Thanks Max.😀💚👌
Thanks very much Scott ☺️
@@NonstopEurotrip 😀😀👌👌
Took the ETS from KL Sentral to Butterworth Penang. I love it when the train passes Bukit Merah lake garden, it gives the Spirited Away vibes.
Hi, how long is the journey from KL Sentral to Butterworth Penang?
@@cwong2310 around 3 hours + to 4 hours.
Best part of the journey indeed.
It has better vibes before the new viaduct completed, where the train crosses through a line of land through the lake!
So train journey is recommended between KL and Singapore right ? How about KL and Bangkok ? Is it good too ? Is there any crime or unsafe places in these places ???? please suggest and advise
I remember taking an overnight sleeper tran from KL to Hat Yai in Thailand. I then took another overnight train to Bangkok. I booked a first class sleeping compartment. I was the only one in the whole carriage. Great memories.
Wow that must have been great and peaceful 😌
So train journey is recommended between KL and Singapore right ? How about KL and Bangkok ? Is it good too ? Is there any crime or unsafe places in these places ???? please suggest and advise
I did this trip as my first solo trip out of Singapore in 2017 and this brings back nostalgia
Come to Indonesia, you can try the trains that has many beautiful sceneries like mountains, jungle, and also beach. (Funfact: It's only approx 1:15-1:30 hours flight from Singapore to Jakarta)
I recommend you to take Argo Bromo Anggrek train (from Jakarta to Surabaya vv, make sure you take the morning trip because it has 2 trips daily at morning and night), you can see beach sceneries in Central Java.
And also Argo Wilis train (from Surabaya to Bandung vv, it's a daytime trip) and Argo Parahyangan train (from Jakarta to Bandung vv, with various schedule from morning until evening)
You can also reach the tourist destinations from Jakarta to Yogyakarta by train (Make sure take the daytime trip because the sceneries are also great) and also Bali (Caveat: You must change and overnight in Surabaya or Yogyakarta if you want continuously take the daytime trip trains. Also the train only takes you to Ketapang (That's the nearest port to takes a ferry into Bali) and after reaching Bali (at Gilimanuk port) you must take public buses to Denpasar (The largest city in Bali, the planes from any destinations usually lands in here) since there are no trains in Bali)
Don't worry, I definitely will! 🤗 Thanks for the information ℹ️
乘高铁看青山绿水：
那巍巍峨峨的青山呀 它簡直是一個沉默的大漢
那崗巒起伏的青山呀 它挺著胸膛 聳著肩 迸出堅強的肌肉 握緊粗大的拳頭 站定穩健的腳步 展開莊嚴的容顏 它像在競武場中 準備決死奮鬥 經千萬年沒有絲毫改變
那漪漣涓涓的綠水呀 它簡直是一個絕世的佳人
那細流淙淙的綠水呀 它唱著戀歌彈著琴 柔順溫和的氣質 清白純潔的胸襟 微風激動笑窩深 波紋蕩漾舞輕盈 它像在娛樂場中 給人無上安慰 歷千萬年永遠這樣年青。
Oh, yes, I heard Indonesians say that there is a fast train on the island of Java, from where to where
@@afizi1213 bandung to jakarta fot high speed railway
@@syadzafi19 🦆uuu if indonesia made at Sumatera its super easy cause they long is far from south to acheh
A lot of that "jungle scenery" is actually rubber or palm plantations.
Whoops 🤭
Unfortunately true 😁
tbf i think it is better to cross a track across a plantation rather than a real thriving forest for the sake of the environment. but yeah i understand that it would be a better experience to see actual nature along the ride
@@mindfreez05 the real problem is that the plantation has probably replaced the jungle that had been there before
@Einspielen yes I am aware but the chances of the government removing plantations and reforesting them as before are basically 0. Thus, rather than they deforest any more natural habitats, this way is probably the best way period.
Oh boy, you took me down the memory line. I traveled between Bangkok, Malaysia, and Singapore while my stay in Thailand in 90s. Railway service during those days was also great and enjoyable.
Love from a Pakistani American ❤
Oh wow!
Nice video of modern meter gauge train sets in use today. On my travel in 1980 the train was a diesel locomotive hauled KTM night sleeper-train to Singapore leaving at 22:00 Hrs. Document check was done aboard the train at Johor Bahru on the following morning, and the train arrived around 08:00 Hrs at Tanjong Pagar, Singapore. The locomotive used was similar to the YDM-4 locos used in India. It was a comfortable and memorable journey.
Still the same diesel loco from gemas to JB. Ircon did much of the rail infrastructure. The coaches were built by the ICF Chennai, I believe. Once double tracking and electrification is complete (who knows when..) we'll finally enter the 20th century in transport (no typo)..
It's a shame it's so long winded now!
Commenting as Malaysian, I hope that our govt will bring back HSR project that links Malaysia and SG and it will be way faster to travel between countries.. it is so dissapointing after countless of times this project has been cancelled as from my perspectives it is a loss to Malaysia for not building it way earlier
I hope so too!!!!
Won't happen anytime soon...
There's ticket cost issue
There's demand issue
There's also that 'transportation operates at a loss' all over the world issue.
@@yong9613 and korruption issue
Very much agree with you. A great loss
@@xarifalee8088> the rail tracks needs to be upgraded to accommodate the new ETS trains. KTMB has to upgrade those tracks before the ETS can be extended all the way to JB Sentral. Last I heard, the Johor local govt is pushing for it…but 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
You realize that there doesn't need to be a high-speed train from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, what they need is just... a direct train. With that alone, the route would be shortened to three hours, which is a more than reasonable time.
Maybe not 3 hours, but yes I agree!
Plans started in 2008, construction started in 2018, expected completion 2022, delayed to 2023, now further delayed till 2026. It's called the Gemas-JB Electrification and Double Tracking project, max speed 160km/h, KL to JB Sentral in 3.5hrs.
I took a direct train in 1960
I agree about that
It used to have a diesel engined direct train. But the full electric train from Singapore will not take place. Instead we will have full electric from the southern most Malaysian city of Johor Baru all the way to Kuala Lumpur by 2025.
The other posisble option is the high-speed bullet train that may or may not take place between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. It looks however that it might take place as both Singapore and Malaysia are agreeable to undertake it in the near future.
I love your videos and live vicariously through them thank you
Glad you like them!
As soon as you stepped outside of Woodlands station and onto the bus, I could 'feel' the humidity hit me. I'm Australian and spent a lot of time in KL and Singapore. You never get used to that humidity if you didn't grow up with it. Great video!
Ikr I remember the first time I stepped off a plane on to a non AC jetbridge at Changi 15 years ago, I was like woahhhhhhhhhhh
Whenever I visit the UK, I try to explain to the locals how humid East/Southeast Asia can be---with no success. They just reply, "Well, the UK is just as wet."
@@xapaga1 🤣🤣🤣
Humidity in Hanoi and Hong Kong is far worse. Mid-June to early September is the worst time to visit either city.
Even growing up and living in Singapore, I am still not used to it. Always dread coming back from cooler climes.
wow i worked in KL years ago before i decided to live as a European Citizen (Dublin) but there was no train that time just the bus from KL to Singapore.. thanks for bring me back my memories in Kuala Lumpur days.. you're awesome.. love your videos thumb ups for me..
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When was that? I recall taking a train from the old railway station in KL down to Tanjong Pagar Station in Singapore back in 1980. I believe that service must have been much older.
I used to do a similar trip from my family home in kluang to Kuala Lumpur. Stay overnight at Bourne School, Kuala Lumpur and take the train the following morning on to Tapah Road Station where we would then get a bus to Slim School, Cameron Highlands.
The trains were old and rickety but were a fantastic experience for a 12 year old surround by Ghurka and Malaysian soldiers and eating Nasi Goreng from an open galley on the train. The finiest Nasi Goreng I ever tasted.
This whole arrangement of getting from Singapore to KL seem very complicated and convoluted when just used to get the same train over the causeway into SIngapore.
I am shocked at the development of JB and northern Singapore but it has been almost 60 years and I shouldn't be surprised by it I guess. Wonderful memories,
Yes agreed. It needs to made simpler again!
Welcome back anytime Scaley!
TBH this was already simplified...
Back when it was the old terminus at Tanjong Pagar, you essentially enter Malaysia before you actually exited Singapore. That Arrangement was a pain point (one of many) of the SG Govt since they had wanted it be "this" since the SG govt moved their facilities there (Woodlands TC) like in the 2000s.
Well in a few more years (I'd say a decade if SG govt doesn't whip the malaysia side too much, but the plans is for opening in the 2030...) things might be just a lot more simple... with Spanish solution RTS on both side with border pre-clearance on either side (similar setup to the HK HSR station border clearance, I think?)
Thank you for recording this journey!😊
Glad you liked it 😊
I did the Singapore to Hatyai using the locomotive & ETS, then Hatyai to Bangkok using the Thaksinarath sleeper train before the pandemic struck.
Great video. We were in Singapore for 2 days last month, cruising. I ran into trouble with metro - couldn't buy a ticket. I was unaware that they use the credit card tap there - no one informed us. We discovered that trick in Australia. Brilliant idea. What a difference 2 years and a pandemic make.
Thanks for sharing!
I used to take the KTM train last time when I was a baby till primary school (to around the year 2012). Me and my parents would always travel to Johor Bahru to take the train from there (previously, KTM train used to be at the old station before they change the location to the current one near the City Mall area). It was a one way long trip from JB to Kulau Lampur (before a new rule applies that you need to alight at Gemas to change your train) that took about 8 hours. Also take the train back all the way to Singapore from KL too that also took about the same timing hour (I remember there is always a train departing delay, for example, train suppose to arrive at KL station at 2pm and delay till 2.30pm). I like taking the train because it was all about adventure, but it does sure have uncomfortable moments like the cigarrete smells in the train carriage and it can be dangerous if the train is in the middle of the flood (met a flood once back then).
Other things I remember that are related to KTM train is the blue stripes chair that are attached, and behind the chair has a small table for you to put your food on (you just need to turn the knob to open that small table), the KTM train blue ticket,the toilets, the fixed table at every front (and back row?) of the train carriage, the whistle when the train is about to arrive and the red and green flags waving (at night, they use the torchlight). I remember once when I take the train, the train stops at a station (maybe the train driver is going for some breaks for some mins before continuing the journey) and me and my father step out of the train to take in some fresh air before returning back to the train prior the train departing
Thanks for the lovely comment 😙
Wow, very clear guidance. Even me as singaporean, not sure how to travel, the whole journey via public transport. Thanks so much
Glad you found it useful 👍🏻😎
I did SG - KL by train when it was all a direct route by diesel loco (no change at Johor). Was great and hope that comes back when electrification is completed!
Me too!!!
So train journey is recommended between KL and Singapore right ? How about KL and Bangkok ? Is it good too ? Is there any crime or unsafe places in these places ???? please suggest and advise
@@ganeshr4371I’ve done KL - BKK by train twice, you can stop in Penang on the way. Sleeper train from Padang Besar to Bangkok, was very comfortable and very safe. Had no problems.
@@thejimu How is malaysia ? is it safe place ? is there any crime area ? is there any group or community which i need to be carefull of ?
@@thejimu so that train ticket do i need to book in advance or i can book on the day of travel ? is it kid friendly ? the train
I remember visiting KL from Singapore travelling the old KTM Butterworth Express back in the 1980s. Simpler and better times.
Absolutely 🤗
Another great video. In June 2022, I travelled from Singapore to Laos overland; instead of taking the trains which require multiple changes, I took the coach between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur and it took six hours (including 1+h wait at immigration). I hope that the electrification project in Johor will be complete soon so that it's possible to take the ETS all the way from Johor Bahru to Padang Besar.
It's not far away I believe!
What’s ETS
I did this trip many years ago and then took a train into Thailand, but it was a much older train system. This seems so much nicer.
Yes, and it'll be improved even more soon with a direct train!
Fantastic. I've never thought of exploring Malaysia, but now I think I might have to. This is so educational and inspiring. 2024 I think might be the go
Amazing place!!
A very interesting video, thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it Thomas ☺️
Thanks
Thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
The train you've ridden on the ETS is the KTM Class 93/1 which is used for Silver and Gold services. However, a newer variant of the train, Class 93/2 is used for Platinum services. It features a more modern interior and a "Business Class" carriage.
I've already filmed it, will release early next year 👍🏻
@@NonstopEurotripwill this be coming out anytime soon?
@@marsillinkow In 4 weeks
Very nice and helpful video, we now know another way to travel between Malaysia and Singapore where I got to stay for 3 months in the 80's.
Great to hear!
I loved Singapore when I was there 😊, their trains puts many to shame with how efficient they are
Oh totally. It's easy in a small country tho eh
@@NonstopEurotrip Not so easy. Do you know how many small countries there are in the world that are failed states and many more with poor infrastructure? What is it about big countries that makes it difficult to have good infrastructure? The simple solution is to do it at state level, county level or province level. If that is still to big, do it at city level. In fact, that was how a gigantic country like China managed to develop. Deng Xiao Ping went to Singapore and liked what he saw. So, he started to copy from Singapore - first experimenting in the coastal cities, then moving westward into the second-tier cities and eventually into the western less developed third and fourth-tier cities. The rest is history. So, it is not the size of the country that matters - it is how the country is managed.
are u sure or not?Wait till you take our old mrt trains during peak hour with aircon that is not cold sometimes even worst breakdown during moring peak hour every few moths.The worst are the air con,SIngapore red line and green line trains pretend to have aircon but not cold one,plus if you got the hot sun shinng on the mrt windows,it absorb all those heat in the cabin.
@@PhiloSurfer, China is a dictatorship run by one party that can afford to do that; many countries are _not_ dictatorships, so what was done in Singapore and China can't be done everywhere (for example, the president of the United States _could_ use an executive order to get something he wanted done, but because the USA is a democracy, he can't do so [why Obama couldn't get his nationwide HSR project off of the ground and why Biden similarity can't do the same with his railway & infrastructure improvement plan] except for a few things. ) Building new infrastructure takes time, and democracy/ the democratic process can't be run roughshod over just to get something done, which is how most democracies are.
@@NonstopEurotrip Small country? Do you realise how many live there and rely totally on public transport? It's not size that determines how efficiently Singapore deal with everything. In the west the police can't manage the crime in a single housing block, Singapore has over 10,000 HDB blocks alone.
Another great video as always. I’m always looking forward to seeing your next video. Keep up the great work. Be safe out there.
Glad you're enjoying them 😊
Welcome to Malaysia sir!.. I would says i love it when i first saw you were about to step on Southeast Asia train routes..Thank you so much for showing us around and hope you enjoy your train trips wherever you are..stay safe and do enjoy Malaysia to the fullest..
Thanks very much! I have lots more to come 😃
The last time I travelled from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur by train was on the 12th of August 2014.
Back then, there was no ETS running between Kuala Lumpur Sentral station and Gemas since the service to Gemas was inaugurated on 10 October 2015.
However, back then, the Malayan Railways (KTM) inter-city train service ran from Woodlands in Singapore where the Customs and Immigration check point is, to Johor Bahru and then the same train continued at its leisurely pace all the way KL Sentral station.
This worked out fine for me being on one train all the way, especially when I had the time to spare. However, the difference in train timing between the ETS at Gemas and the three hour wait to board the connecting train between Gemas and Johor Bahru is a bit of an inconvenience, and yes, it would be welcome when the extension of the ETS all the way between KL Sentral and Johor Bahru or better still to Woodlands is up and running. The problem is that construction of the ETS extension between Gemas and Johor Bahru is taking so long.
In this regard though, I believe that with ETS service up and running between KL Sentral and Johor Bahru or Woodlands, or by extension from the northern-most station Padang Besar to KL Sentral, with a change of train at KL Sentral to Johor Bahru or Woodlands, the ETS will render rather moot, the proposed revival of the High Speed Rail between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore which was jointly terminated on 1 January 2021 by the governments of Malaysia and Singapore, since it duplicates much of what the ETS already provides in terms of speed, comfort and affordability, apart from the HSR's 320 kmph speed and 90 minute travel time, which is faster than taking a plane, with the travel times to and from the airport, the check in times and the actual flight time.
Meanwhile, Gemas is the interchange station between KTM's west coast and east coast rail networks on the west and east coasts of Peninsular Malaysia, and KTM's east coat rail network runs mostly inland from Gemas in Negeri Sembilan just across from the border with Johor all the way to Tumpat in Kelantan on the South China Sea just north of the state capital Kota Bharu.
Also, right now, due to floods and other problems of KTM's east coast rail network being run down and so forth, with many of the lesser stations closed, the trains on this route have not been upgraded beyond legacy diesel locomotive-drawn trains, and this has led to the notion that with alternatives in road and highway passenger and goods transport, rail service on the east coast does not provide much economic benefit.
Thus the argument also goes that similarly, the East Coast high-speed Rail Link (ECRL) being built between Kota Bharu, Kelantan, down the Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang coasts, then continues westward from Kuantan inland through Pahang and Selangor states, to terminate in Klang, Selangor on the Straits of Malacca will likewise not have much economic benefit.
This is where the emphasis on the sleek, aerodynamic and sexy high-speed passenger trains by the railway developer, equipment supplier, railway operator and media does the ECRL a disservice, since it obscures the fact that substantial revenue earned by the high-speed railway will come from the transport of goods on less than sexy goods trains drawn by less than sexy and not so fast (about 120 kmph) locomotives between ports and towns on the east and west coasts of Peninsular Malaysia.
What is not highlighted is that on the west coast, the ECRL will have connections from Klang to Northport and Westports in Port Klang, and to the existing KTM line, whilst on the east coast, there will be spur lines connecting the ECRL to Kuantan Port in Pahang, as well as to Kemaman and Kerteh ports in Terengganu.
This means that as part of the Belt & Road Initiative, besides high-speed passenger traffic which could boost tourism on the east coast, the ECRL goods train provides rapid connectivity for goods transfer between ports on the Straits or Malacca and the South China Sea, whilst at the same time enabling development of domestic businesses and industries on the east coast, which could in turn help raise the living standards of people on the east coast.
Also, some maps of the ECRL's route show an extension from Kota Bharu to the Pengkalan Kubor border town in Tumpat on the Malaysia-Thai border, and whilst some route maps show Phase 2 of Thailand's Southern High-Speed Rail due to enter service in 2037 connecting to Padang Besar on the west coast, however other route maps show it connecting to the Malaysian ECRL in Tumpat.
In the latter case, the ECRL will be connected to Thailand's Northeastern, Eastern, Northern and Southern HSR lines, as well as to Kunming, China over Thailand's Southern and Northeastern HSR lines to Nong Khai on the Laotian, then from Vientiane through Laos and onward to Kunming. If this route be the case, the ECRL and the east coast will have Eastern high-speed rail connectivity to Thailand's ports on the Gulf of Thailand, with future connectivity to high-speed rail routs down the coast of Vietnam, through Cambodia and in Myanmar.
Thanks for sharing
Next time if you’re in Malaysia again feel free to try the Rakyat Timuran Express aka the Jungle Train from Johor Bahru to Tumpat, Kelantan. It is Malaysia’s only locomotive hauled sleeper train service which takes around 17 hours 30 minutes from JB to Tumpat.
I'm just editing that video now. It'll be released in a few weeks :-)
Hok aloh iklan kelate boh. Ambo penah naik skali jah ketapi tido tu dr wakaf bharu ke jb sentral & patah balik
Excellent video, nice train ride! Thumbs Up
Greetings from Dublin
Andrew
Thank you very much!
the Gemas station is definitely much much improved from the days when I first visited more than 30 years ago. Back then it was very basic and rustic.
Yeah it absolutely has 😃
Gefällt mir sehr gut,warte gerne bis alles fertig ist! Bin 1979 mit dem Bus von Singapore nach Mallaca gefahren in 7 Stunden, das war noch ein Abenteuer:))
Don't worry, I'll definitely be back 👍🏻
Those high speed trains are amazing. Also Singapore is beautiful. Great video as always. 😊
Thanks Andrew 😌
😊👍
Years ago I walked from Woodlands MRT to JB across the causeway. Quite a memorable trip. Thank you for showing this.
Interesting 😎
That drink at 15:55 looks like the Teh Tarik, which is hot milk tea that's been bubbled through pouring through air repeatedly.
It looks like you travelled on a day when it was really quiet! How long was the walk between the station at Gemas to the town, or did you take the taxi or some other form of travel? Also did you clear both countries' customs at the Woodlands checkpoint?
A note about Singapore's transport systems. You can't drink or eat, not even water or medication I've been told, though talking is ok as long as you don't cause a nuisance to other passengers.
Anyway it's a shame the High Speed Rail project between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur has been suspended indefinitely. Also both the metro system between Woodlands and Johor Bahru and the KTM electric service between JB and Gemas have faced delays.
The faster alternative as opposed to getting off at Woodlands MRT station is to get a bus to to the checkpoint from Kranji MRT station to Woodlands checkpoint, though I guess it would be harder to get to the KTM station from there.
Personally in South East Asia, other than some of the metros, I've taken a train from Bangkok to Hua Hin, and from Hanoi to Haiphong.
Yeah it was fairly quiet and yes you clear both immigrations at woodland. I hope for HSR from Singapore to KL in the future 😃
@@NonstopEurotrip same, me too. The new government is talking about it again, and I hope they come up with some future plan.
@@fauzirahman3285 would be amazing 🤩
24:44 What is the right price in euros? There's 2 prices in Sterling Pounds
The middle one 🙃
Great video. Would love to see you make a trip vlog from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok by train
It's on the cards 🙂
A lot of people are upset about the cancellation of the KL-Singapore HSR, which I also find to be tragic, 'cause we're building a tiny little 1-km or so MRT bridge to JB instead >:(
However, I also know of the KTM ETS being extended down from Gemas to JB Sentral station. If they can extend it down to Woodlands, and maybe even start an SG-KL express service, we could have trips from SG to KL at around 3-3.5 hours. Not as fast as the HSR would have been, but still faster than driving (especially when crossing the 1km causeway can take a 3-4 hours sometimes...)
We can only hope now. Great video too!
That will be EXCELLENT!! 😎✌🏻
From a sabahan point of view, the ETS stopped at Gemas because to Mahathir and the subsequent Federal government characters, they don't want to benefit Johir Sultan because other than private owners he owns all the rest of the land under state government....the same has been happening in Sabah which has minimum developments despite all the oils and gas profits stolen by the federal governments...no new roads and NO railway developments too....Najib did introduce the Pan-Borneo highway but it was cut into so many packages it was obviously just to benefit the clonies..😅
Most of the 'Jungle scenery' was palm oil plantations. I recently travelled from KLto George Town, there's some nice forest views on that train journey.
13:50 RM15 for that kind of Nasik Lemak... Way too expensive I think.
24:22 KTM Electrified Double-Track Project (EDTP) final stop is in Johor Bahru. From there you can take the RTS (JB to Singapore) and continue yr journey to wherever in Singapore by MRT.
Ik ik 😃
That's Nasi Lemak supposedly price at RM6 only with chicken. If no chicken much cheaper. That's RM15 is wow
I am a Singaporean. The high speed rail was originally proposed by a Malaysian billionaire Francis Yeoh of YTL Corp back in the 90's and finalised in 2013 but Dr Mahathir disapproved the project in order to protect the daily flight from KL to Singapore. Imagine how much losses to the airline industry where the flight from KL to Singapore is one of the busiest in the world. The final soccer match between Singapore and a Malaysian state to be held in KL was a fascinating event where half of the stadium seats were booked by Singaporeans and you could see half of the stadium wearing the red jersey for Singaporean supporters and one of the best match was when the legendary Singaporean soccer player Fandi Ahmad who had played well and had beaten Pahang 4 to 0. The HSR will indeed be a plus for Singaporeans to travel to Malaysia for such an event.
Gotta save the environment tho 😜
Last hurrah for Singapore in Malaysia Cup. We too missed your Kallang Roar at your old National Stadium. Good ol' days.
When are they going to have the ETS trains direct from KL 🇲🇾 to Singapore 🇸🇬? No more transfers!
Not for a while, unfortunately!
JB-Gemas line is upgrading to ETS. Once completed you can travel from JB up to Padang Besar just by ETS. Altough you still have to transfer to either RTS line or the old KTM trains to Singapore. once you arrived in JB.
I'm Singaporean and I love this video 👍
Thanks 🙏🏻
Hi, a subscriber from Malaysia. Always catching up for your euro trips. Good to know you visited my country :) Hope you enjoyed your stay and come again :) ( The name of the drink is sorted, so now I need to tell you the Nasi Lemak you bought for RM15, you may buy elsewhere from RM5 price range. Buying food at terminals can be costly)
Yeah it was more for convenience 🤣 I absolutely love Malaysia 😍
@@NonstopEurotrip cool! Glad you enjoyed your time here :)
Great vidio as always - only three typos - you're getting better!
Oh do enlighten me 😆
Also *video 😉
@@NonstopEurotrip Now that would be too easy for you - but 'furthur' would be a start!
Four trains and a bus! Imagine if Paris - Brussels was like this. Somebody should knock the heads of Malaysia and Singapore together to get a through service on one train. It's like everything has been done to make the journey as inconvenient as possible. And the ridiculous 2h wait for connecting train at Gemas. In Japan there would be a "relay" service and cross platform transfer to the connecting train, which would depart a couple of minutes after you arrive in Gemas.
Tell me about it. Annoyingly there USED to be a direct train 😂
I like your channel..very informative 😁
Thank you 😊
Indeed, a lot of faffing around. You've got more patience than me especially as some of the rolling stock was clunkety-clunk old tin cans. Why would they build a high speed network on metre gauge tracks? It restricts the space available inside the carriages, therefore the comfort level for passengers. Standard gauge is the norm for high speed services. It's surprising what difference the additional 435 mm make.
Well it's not really highspeed, but all the tracks that the British build originally were narrow gauge so they're just carrying on... Same in Thailand, all metre gauge
Thanks for the epic ride !!! 🇺🇾
Glad you enjoyed it! 👍🏻
I wish Canada would have those platform doors. I wanted to see the hotel where you stayed. Amazing trip.. I would lover to go on that trip.
Hotel photos are on my twitter 🙂
Excellent video. I'm planning to make this trip, flying from Sweden to Singapore . Thanks for posting 👍
You're welcome. Check out my bus video on the same route too 😸
Another great video to celebrate your 50,000 subscribers - thank you "Nonstop Asiatrip"!
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Hello. Singapore was found almost a thousand years ago by the same prince known as Parameswara. He later founded Melaka and became King there.
Singapore original name was Temasek. The contemporary era was founded by Stamford Raffles during the British invasion some 200 years ago.
That "invasion" helped create a wealthy little country.
The loco trains are the best experience in my opinion. They bring back a lot of memories. In those days they used to show movies on video tapes during the journey. Glad to see they still have the dining coaches. But I need to know one thing: if you can’t buy a combined ticket, how will you know you’re guaranteed a seat? Especially if tickets can only be bought on the day of travel (not sure if that applies only to the SG-JB route). I’ll be screwed if I end up in Gemas only to find out there are no seats available on the ETS. And how do you find out the timings of the trains too?
All tickets can be bought in advance through the KTM Malaysian railways app or website, 30 days before travel. You're then allocated a seat.
@@NonstopEurotrip cool, thanks.
Glad to see an Asian journey in your channel. Hope you had fun in Asia.
I'm still having fun here 😃
@@NonstopEurotrip Just a question,.have you tried taking the train all the way from Malaysia to Thailand?
On the days before public holidays the normal road immigration centres get extremely busy so taking that train is a Great option.
The Singapore Woodlands station doesn't seem to have a metro station which makes that journey more difficult.
Malaysian railway services has made the 2 border crossings (also Thailand) much more difficult. The 2 hour wait in Gemas was poor too, the diesel locomotives used to go KL to JB direct.
Most of the "jungle views" were palm oil plantations , but attractive all the same.
My train journeys there were all overnight ones in sleeper trains JB to KL and Butterworth to Bangkok but they've all stopped .
I can't wait for a direct SG to KL connection to come back!
@@NonstopEurotripin the 'old' days of the diesel locomotives between Singapore and KL, up until around 2000, even though it was no train change over, there was still a bit of waiting time at Gemas. The whole journey was on a single track and if an oncoming train was late, the other train just had to wait at Gemas. The delay could take as long as an hour and a half. The ETS and double tracking will definitely make things better.
In fact, about 40 years ago, 1982 or so. You can take a train from Tanjung pagar, all the way to Butterworth without changing train. This train stopped at KL old station for about 30 minutes. You can buy food and drink from the KL station. It took about 13---14 hours including all stopping time. It was called Express Rakyat, or People Express! This was a diesel engine train. It had less stops along the roughly 720 km trip.
I will prefer that direct train if I have to take a train from Singapore to Penang. Hopefully they will operate a direct electric train from JB to Butterworth by 2025 or 2026. If so, by electric direct train, it will be about 8 hours ?
Wow I live in Singapore and I didn't even know about some aspects of the checkpoint train service. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it Darren 🙂
Love your videos! Satisfying my wanderlust as well as provides me info for train travel! Thank you for that! ❤
If I may, the tickets for the border shuttle between Singapore and Malaysia is available for booking online and it is highly recommended if your trip is on Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday as tickets for the weekends sell out fast.
Thanks for the information ℹ️🙏🏻
Like as in HK after 3 years pandemic is no more Kowloon through train from Hung Hom to Guangzhou East (including Being West and Shanghai) anymore and only have High Speed train from West Kowloon station to Guangzhou East (including Beijing West and Shanghai Hongqiao reopen again used ones) and then rest of former Through train is only used MTR East Rail line avaliable.
Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻
Interesting journey coverage! It seems that the direct over night train from Singapore to KL central has been withdrawn. Hasn't it?
I have travelled on ETS from KL central to Butterworth and then to Penang island. The ETS runs upto 140kmph on that stretch as I have learnt. As you have mentioned on your video, Malaysia's ETS is the world's fastest higher speed train on the narrow gauge railway.
Yes, the sleeper is no more!
Thought Queensland in Australia has a narrow gauge train at 160km/h
Nice to see modern Johor. I`ve been there in 1995 and it wasn`t pleasant.
Outside the centre. It's much the same tbh
Great video as always 👍. You should consider traveling on the Eastman and Orient Express that runs from Thailand to Singapore via Malaysia.
Is this even running any more?
@@NonstopEurotrip The last I checked their website, they were still operating but not sure there might be few schedule changes.
that Eastman and Orient Train fare cost a bomb to purchase...never seen locals taking that train only high end tourists will ride those
@@naufalnoori89 we'll see 🙈
@@naufalnoori89 E O train from Bangkok to Singapore is very expensive, only for the rich people
... and if you don't want to go all the way to Kuala Lumpur, walk across the causeway bridge between Singapore and the Malaysian city of Johor Bahru. It's a one-kilometre walk, or you can just take a bus or taxi across. Some people walk across everyday, especially those who live in Johor Bahru but work in Singapore.
I thought you weren't allowed to walk it anymore?
@@NonstopEurotrip I'm not sure. I'll tell you next time I'm in Singapore. But Malaysia has stricter entrance requirements than Singapore due to COVID-19 if you're un-vaxxed. Singapore requires a test only whereas Malaysia still expects a quarantine period for the un-vaxxed. These rules can change with time of course.
I remember taking a sleeper train from JB to KL in 2014, the train is called Senandung Sutera, but now the service is suspended.
Currently, Malaysia's ETS is the best in the region. But if you love views, come visit Indonesia and ride the train in the island of Java. Our train service has been improving a lot these past few years. Trains in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia are also hard to resist.
I've done them all, except Myanmar 🙏🏻😀
@@NonstopEurotrip Cool! Would you upload the videos?
@@TeguhNugroho90 The first Thai video was today, Laos-China Railway next week, and a Vietnamese Sleeper coming very soon!
Always wanted to do this! Thank you for the detailed and informative video!
Glad you enjoyed it 😌
KTM ETS Class 93 is a nice train! Me as a Malaysian really felt like I was in Europe due to the design and all but in a Malaysian styled way.
It's Chinese 🙃
wow good video.. I do live in Singapore and yet never travel all the way to KL by Train. Great video to watch for the details. Thanks
Thank you very much!
I have just tried the Jungle Train from Kluang to Kota bharu....next time, I would like to take the train from Kulai to Hatyai. To travel Msia via train, make me have different view of seeing Malaysia. Enjoy it very much.
I've done the jungle train too! What a great trip it was 😊
@@NonstopEurotrip agree, a train must try in msia. And really thanks for introduce Msia to the foreigners. Your video is great and hope you enjoy the time in my country. :)
@@huangjunhui Loved it 😎
I'm glad you enjoyed the trip and saw the works of a high-speed rail.
Kind of 🙃
Gotta admire the courage, I used to live on Singapore (good times) and my first trip was to KL on the same bus all the way from central Singapore to central KL. Even with all the convenience of being in the same vehicle I promised myself NEVER MORE lol Just the immigration process took a whole 3 hours.
Oh wow! I've crossed that border 5 or 6 times and never been more than 15 mins!
What year did you live there? just like the admin said, the process is quite fast right now compared to old days.
@@JayAnuar I lived there from 2015 to 2022 and that infamous bus trip was in 2015. Granted it was on a holiday weekend, so crossing the border was crazy, but just a couple months later my brother also took the same route on a Wednesday and it took him 8 hours+ to reach KL. I never dared to do the same again. Next time I went to KL I just flew there and no regrets.
@@jeanfarmacia oh 2015. It has improved so much since i think , as what the admin experienced here.
@@NonstopEurotrip Two hours is pretty normal.
Excellent video. I wish you would have shown the toilets on each leg. Best seat recommendations each leg. Thanks
Sorry it would be too long winded
Yeah it’s not exactly a train trip from Singapore but from JB, is it? Although there were plans to make (reestablish) the train connection they have been buried for the foreseeable future as far as I know. Btw I believe the drink in the train you were referring to was ‘teh tarik’ (milk tea, usually very sweet). Also, I would suggest cutting the subtitles to shorter sections and keep them on a bit longer and it could a bit less stressful to skim them trough.
Well I did start in Singapore 🙃
Well i did not know about this train to Kuala Lumpur from Singapore. As I have been to Singapore. Next time I will do this trip. Thanks for sharing. I like your videos, as I have just discovered you. 😀
Thank you Sonya! Check out the bus options too, they're excellent 👌🏻
We opted to travel by bus instead, it was alot smoother and you can find out how in our video 😊
Same. I've done bus train and plane and the bus was my fav too
Bus 40 myr. Train 60-80 myr. 5 hours versus 4 hours on normal days (full ETS, no diesel train). On most of the days in a year, bus is a superior choice. Especially when the southern bus services are more organized than northern ones (most southern services do not enter small towns).
Another good video. Thanks for pointing out all the wheelchair accessibility.
Glad you enjoyed it ☺️
The Thais put a stop to the Chinese railway passing through from Laos. The Chinese wanted to build it using their own materials and labour. The Thai government wasn't happy with that idea..
I have travelled by train from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur to Singapore back in early 90’s.
"Jungle"? Most of what I saw from your window was palm tree monoculture (for palm oil), with ZERO biodiversity and requiring the devastation of the former native vegetation to be planted. True jungles, as in the Amazon, the Congo, and Borneo, have incredible biodiversity and are the exact opposite of that.
I do agree with you on this.
However, Matt will be covering one more route that truly shows the jungle part of Malaysia. Do look out for that one - the Johor Bahru to Tumpat train.
I'm excited to make that video ☺️📸
Train route passing the palm oil plantaion but behind not far away still alot of forest about 60%of malaysian penisular not included east malaysia with 80% of within borneo island malaysia under rapid development so some devastion occured need for deveopment either for industries or housing.
It's still better than building the 18-hole or 36-hole golf course that only please the few richie rich, and the westerners call it "greenery scene", more appropriately, greenery sin.
@@asiapiranha8976, that's a very flawed argument because of the scale of things. Of course it's a bad thing to slash down natural vegetation to build golf courses, but there aren't enough golf courses, or big enough, to cause a real dent on the Malaysian natural landscape. Palm plantations are several orders of magnitude larger and cause a much greater environmental impact. So, they're not "still better", they're FAR WORSE.
Hope you will be able to do a ECRL journey from KL to Kota Bahru cutting across the rain forest in 2027.. lots of tunnels and lots of elevated tracks above the rain forest jungle ...
I've got a bit of time to plan that one then 😌
The whole trip used to take approximately 4 - 5 hours from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore years ago. I guess the slow ride is due to the changing system and upgrading but I have to say this means poor execution of the plan to upgrade.
Exactly. It's hopefully gonna be much better when the improvements open 😺
@@NonstopEurotrip I can't wait, as I am also looking forward to take a train ride from Kuala Lumpur to Chiang Mai through Bangkok.
in the next few years, the ETS train service will be extended southwards from Gemas to Johor Bahru. from Johor Bahru onwards, you can take the Tebrau Shuttle train across the causeway into Singapore. from 2027 onwards, we can take the newly opened rapid transit system (RTS) train between Johor Bahru and Woodlands North seamlessly and later directly take the local MRT train around Singapore from Woodlands North conveniently. the opening of the new extended ETS service to Segamat in Johor on 1 july marks a stepping stone of the ETS train service into Johor.
I can't wait for that 😁
Ah mate, there used to be timings where you could do a trip overnight - 2344 from Johor to Gemas and 0415 from Gemas to KL, but it was removed in 2017 and never came back.
That would be cool to have again ☺️
@@NonstopEurotrip Totally! But I am guessing with the coming ETS, this would not be necessary anymore
Overnight trains from Johor to the more northern parts of Malaysia e.g. Ipoh, Penang could make sense, with the market for overnight coaches to these areas being quite significant
@@lzh4950 I agree!
Really informative, thanks, I think I’ll get the bus though from Singapore golden mile to KL Times Square . Seems easier to do in one day. Appreciated.
I agree 💯🤣