Singapore MRT

An eclectic collection of views of the Singapore MRT. The first part comprises of video scenes, the rest of still images (slide show). Pause the film to see scenes for longer times.
Footage includes:
* Inside the trains (both above ground and underground),
* External views of the trains (above ground)
* Station views - platforms, ticket sales areas (both above ground and underground).
Videotape views date from March 1991.
Still image views date from either 1988 or 1991.

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

yes but I avoided the busy times... much of my filming was after 9pm / 21:00 when the trains were much quieter. A lot of Singaporeans complain about overcrowded trains and foreigners... we have exactly the same situation here in London!

[@Floppaluvr123]

Greetings from March 2016.The new downtown line(Stage 1 and 2) has been opened,with the line starting at Bukit Panjang MRT to Chinatown MRT.Operated by SBS Transit,the trains have a much distinct appearance than the usual ones operated by SMRT.The stations are fully underground,and with more advanced features such as the card-tap machine,and the overall decor having a modern touch to it.The MRT has always amazed me,to see how far our transport system has come.From a few lines with limited accessibility to having a station literally a stone's throw away from where we are at,be it at home,work,or school.Thank you for this scintillating introduction video of the past of MRT in Singapore.

[@tanjunwei5381]

That bus stop has been shifted to directly beside station

[@collieultimo]

Excellent video !!

[@QuarioQuario54321]

Those platform doors must have felt weird back then.

[@Shaun_8798]

thank you so much for this video that brings back memories, citytransportinfo !

[@tswub]

especially the now-demolished HDB flats in the background...

[@frankiii9165]

I believe these trains have the very same Mitsubishi traction equipment as our 2000/3000/4000 trains (Metro Barcelona)

[@y0ng1988]

haha, i like it when people are not using mobile phones while walking and taking train

[@justwalk-travelasmrchannel1630]

My walk videos will look like this after 30 years! someday, some youngster will share mine LOL Thanks for the memory lane trip!

[@mikan004]

Oh these old days, now these trains are soon going to be gone😢

[@ClementLeerobloxgamingvideo]

and yes, Jurong East, instead of PSD installment in 2009 there is the Jurong East Modfaction Project (JEMP) which is use during peak hours.

[@MarkLaren]

Just curious, can you recall exactly which month you recorded this footage?

[@BaySean]

Long before ALL the C151 trains were refurbished to make it more like C751B and C151a trains...their original white colour similar to Siemens C651 trains

[@ttingfeng]

@citytransportinfo Yes, I think mobile phones still work underground but the reception won't be as good :) Thank you for the video by the way, I wasn't born then and it was great to see what it was like in the past.

[@TrainEnthusiast2009]

Ever since the east west line and north south line open only the C651 were the only one on service

[@priscillahoe1363]

C151 Unrefurbished is not c651

[@ProHyperXD]

when you're too young to know everything:

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

@ttingfeng do the mobile phones work underground as well? Here in London they do not. Its a mixed blessing... means that we can still use the excuse of being on the Underground for people not being able to contact us 'all the time'. Simon

[@tanjunwei5381]

Dang Wangi Stesen

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

@kassarin All my filming on the MRT was done 'off peak', including late evenings. I purposely avoided the rush hours, as even then there were too many people to see the trains!

[@yazidmd9874]

I miss those days.. Population was only 2-3 million.. Its more of like sardines packed in a tin nowadays.

[@owenchuarbx]

@citytransportinfo These trains were known as the C151.They were made by Kawasiki,forming the majoriy of the MRT fleet.Now all of them have been refurbished due to stains that can't be removed and younger trains like the Siemens C651,Kawasiki/Nippon Shayo C751B,Alstom C830 and Kawasiki/CSR C151A. SBS(now known as SBS Transit)also has MRTs like the Alstom C751A and the upcoming 2013 Bombardier C951.

[@tanjunwei5381]

Upcoming C851E

[@94Princesi]

Is this the old C151?

[@BaySean]

I suggest KZbin can also show videos taken of North East MRT line opening as taken on June 20, 2003 ok???

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

@Klingl3r they work above ground! A Chinese company offered to install the equipment for mobile phones and wireless internet 'for free' and recover the cost by charging users, but the politicians decided that they did not want this - I think they were concerned about data security.

[@rizqiariff9030]

the train speed look faster in 1991 than 2013

[@lzh4950]

Probably because in 2013 there were slow zones after the big breakdowns in late 2011, with the railways' sleepers being replaced in response to that, which then require ~2 months to settle & stabilise in the ballast I think (sand bags could be spotted in those areas). Then in 2017-2018 came the resignalling project to CBTC, where trains take longer to stop at stations (with up to an additional 10s spent per station coasting the last few metres to the platforms' stop mark at 1km/h)

[@owenchuarbx]

@citytransportinfo show some photos and vids of singapore in the present day

[@-Dhan0_6-]

Wow have no announcements before so can hear the motor sound more louder

[@interception7]

@Silverhedgehog1000 It is not pebbles - they are track ballast.

[@ttingfeng]

The trains were so quiet back then because people only had pagers back then I guess! Now I guess it's really noisy in the trains as people chat a lot on their cellphones.

[@sivaprakash2298]

@ttingfeng u can tune into ur earph or headph I Guess u won’t feel the noise hahahahaha

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

@spartan117ism Sorry, I cannot. It is many years since I was able to afford to fly that far. I've been unemployed since 2009.

[@lucastravispoh2002]

01:18 isn't that Redhill?

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

@collieultimo Thanks :-)

[@mercop100]

1991!

[@somainglove]

Old door closing at 3:33! DING DONG DING DONG

[@TIB442R]

1:10 Social distancing back then; not as densely populated unlike now... But due to the coronavirus, the seated pax will have to sit like them (it's the law) . But how things change in 29 years. I miss emptier trains.

[@SBS8873X]

Even off peak these days.. we will still be squeezing like tunas in a can.. Peak hours are worst. One will need to wait for 3-4 trains before he or she could board.

[@1997zc]

OMG isn't this queenstown

[@JOYHOFFTOPIC]

There are no stickers on the doors but now there are why

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

sorry but it is many years since I visited Singapore and do not know the answer to your question

[@kassarin]

Gone are the days where you need not squeeze like tunas in the morning

[@Silverhedgehog1000]

@ 10:51 the pebbles on the track are white but now it's brown

[@haziqs.9727]

0 Star gaming Yes it is used to be quite white. But it became quite from light beige to dark brown

[@-Dhan0_6-]

Thats because the tracks are new like in jurong east platform A it was white during the first day but now its brown

[@jkchow4116]

Looks Like C651

[@Firgucci]

Yeah i know rite

[@pierferekatze2370]

WHY. ARE. THEY. SO. *_EMPTY?!_*

[@CitytransportInfoplus]

Because I avoided all busy times - often I filmed late at night (after 10 pm / 22:00) as then the train trains were empty. I wanted to film the trains - not the passengers! During the day the trains were often very busy.

[@94Princesi]

i ride before they change to new.

[@SGTrainsVideography]

4:03 ah whining motor

[@C151Shaun]

11:39 011/012

[@clarencetang3673]

0:50 those flats behind the station don't even exist anymore

[@tanjunwei5381]

Replaced by Artra Residences alr