The Abandoned Railway Lines Bukit Timah - do they lead somewhere? | History Mysteries EP2

Abandoned railway tracks at Bukit Timah - do they lead somewhere? In the past, there used to be railway tracks running through River Valley and Orchard Road. So where were the old stations located? And where have they disappeared over the years? Adrian goes in search of the abandoned railway lines.
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[@Splirt]

the government should actually place markers or info boards about these kind of location. So many historic locations in Singapore just forgotten and unknown to latter generations

[@frankietatcanbearrange3874]

This is a gold nuggets of information tidbits about the early development of Singapore, well done Mediacorp! Now I am a fan of this series!

[@farrenlee3314]

There is actually a small clue of the old Singapore Terminus (Foot of Fort canning). There is a building on the church along Tank Road with the words 'Tank Station' on it, a possible tribute to the old railway station that used to sit there. I explored the Tank Road Railway Line before all the way up to Mandai. There is nothing left of it but it was a very nice walk

[@AdamJacob143]

Some of these places should be part of national heritage. A good 5 to 6 years of my childhood involved playing with my cousin along the line that went by Teban Gardens. Though we saw hundreds of trains come and go, somehow, we always got excited each time a train comes along. Miss those times.

[@sapphiredragon88]

I quite like Adrian's style of presenting. and the accent is great and natural sounding. not too posh.

[@robllan]

Thanks for producing this; great content. I have myself trekked from Bukit Timah station to Sunset Way along the Jurong goods line. It can be done, but the jungle is so overgrown it’s tough and possibly quite dangerous. I think it would be great if N-Parks could clear that route to give people the option to visit the cafes etc along sunset way and also link with the UP park connector. It would be a nice enhancement to the green corridor project, but you know they don’t have “over-engineer” the way they have done so far. That would keep the costs reasonable.

[@azmyleo67]

Seen trains passing by in the tunnel near Teban Gardens going towards the old Jurong Bus Interchange opposite SPH building... beautiful memories of trains running thru Jurong.

[@andrewsitu3472]

I remember there used to be a level crossing at Penjuru Road.

[@musiclove4887]

​@@andrewsitu3472any idea which part of penjuru road did it exactly cross ??

[@andrewsitu3472]

@@musiclove4887 just before AYE.

[@musiclove4887]

@@andrewsitu3472 oh ok...I guess there are factories there now which block the whole route...

[@boyan619]

Built-in 1965, this 14-km railway was meant for cargo travel to the Jurong industrial area. However, it was not used much and eventually made redundant after the building of the AYE.

[@bhchen3079]

Clementi line, always will hear the train going through ... Omg shows my age ah 😃

[@musiclove4887]

You stayed in Faber Estate ?

[@bhchen3079]

@@musiclove4887 clementi Ave 6 there is the train track behind

[@musiclove4887]

@@bhchen3079 oh ok ...

[@stevenkee61]

The old Jurong Bus interchange has the railway line passing there. I used to see them during the bus rides to and from the Bus interchange during the 80s. Sadly the old bus interchange has since been moved.

[@musiclove4887]

Yes just behind the bus interchange right ?

[@azmyleo67]

@@musiclove4887 Yup..

[@crosbyong]

Always enjoy Adrian’s hosting. And what an interesting bit of rail history. Thank you!

[@vcloveartzh4858]

Love the series! Looking forward for more! ^^

[@geoffreyhansen8543]

I hope to see this line someday.

[@ehmusibotuncleraymondsiol6464]

The trains used to pass through Choa Chu Kang Road, just before Junction 10. The tracks were left there for a few years and then it got removed 😢

[@praveenkumarnagarajan9716]

Nice info, really love your Channel.👌

[@martinewang131]

This topic on our railway is VERY GOOD!!!

[@abuhazim2920]

I saw remnants of railway tracks inside Jurong Port. Not sure if that is part of the Jurong Line. The trains could have ended their journeys there.

[@faramundusfrankia9153]

Are the tracks at Jurong port still there? I would like to check it out👍🏻

[@musiclove4887]

​@@faramundusfrankia9153I think have...in bits n pieces

[@catysnow]

Very interesting video.

[@azmyleo67]

The tunnel near Teban Gardens was believed to be haunted.

[@musiclove4887]

Is it still there ?

[@azmyleo67]

@@musiclove4887 Yup.. it's still there

[@musiclove4887]

@@azmyleo67 how do I get there buddy. I mean once I am in Teban or from Jurong town hall road...how do I access it ?

[@azmyleo67]

@@musiclove4887 It's below the traffic junction of Jurong Town Hall Road & AYE.. can't missed it but be on the look out as it is below the road.

[@musiclove4887]

@@azmyleo67 awesome but can I walk in there...or is it out of bounds or closed ?

[@90taetaeya]

Loveeeee this showwwww, can do about the Hainan village ruins at Thomson Nature Park?

[@nicoleb8424]

Ewww..no ghost hunting in this ep huh. Stayed in teban gdn in my early childhood. Dun rem much though. Never know Singapore had 'mrt' in the past! I wonder how fast it takes to reach each stn. Very interesting history!

[@andrewsitu3472]

I remember the old Jurong Port line that branched off from Bukit Timah running parallel to Sungai Ulu Pandan.

[@speedbirdconcorde001]

13:46 We have a similar (but smaller) tunnel in Hong Kong, the original Beacon Hill tunnel constructed in 1910, and closed in 1981 when the KCR East Rail was double-tracked. Now, gas pipes pass through the tunnel

[@bhchen3079]

Of course, going to KL by train brings back memories... Overnight to KL

[@user-db4zh5rp6v]

there one missing railway, i remember in 2010 there a railway somewhere near jurong port road...

[@SMB8027G]

its the same one as the clementi one

[@leechong2291]

Why ws there a human figure right at d end of d tunnel at 13.39?! Creepy😱

[@boyan619]

because that is just another human beings

[@ngck]

Must be shooting for IG/TikTok.

[@Shimizu191]

Malay Pocong 🤣🤣🤣

[@juz12wach]

Thanks for this video. Learned a lot. But once again I must complain the producers should not just stretch 1.33 aspect video footage to fill the 1.78 frame. Just so wrong.

[@richardhale6956]

An interesting programme but not entirely accurate in some aspects. The line was only extended from Bukit Timah to Woodlands in 1903. The extension in 1907 from Tank Road to Pasir Panjang was only closed in 1930 or so although you say it was "used for a very short while and operated for a year or two before being shut down" . One of the main reasons for re-routing in the early 1930s was the disruption caused to traffic by the several level crossings in that section. Sadly there seem to be no photographs existing of that section of the line apart from one taken in 1910 of a train passing in front of Pearl's Hill nor of the two bridges which carried the rails over the Singapore River. No mention was made of the re-routing from near the old Bukit Timah station to the new main station in Keppel Road. ( the southern section of today's Rail Corridor) which allowed what is now Dunearn Road to be opened on the old track and replace the whole Bukit Timah to Pasir Panjang section.

[@musiclove4887]

Another part that was missed was for the Jurong Line...between Ulu Pandan Canal n Clementi, the trains ran through Faber Estate...the private estate which still exists now..

[@dycaflornplaysgames]

4:39 bro that's my school

[@zeafniffira7935]

I just went there today

[@manerosnf8449]

Is there a Changi old line?

[@wayneng2440]

13:00 continue walking down there's a station not sure if was a part of this

[@njannah97]

I'm 24 but I remember taking the train when I was young haha.

[@marxseet]

Lolx, and here LKY was saying that Singapore was a fishing village when he took over.

[@markfish1113]

Easily not, straits settlement was very wealthy British area. LKY copied history.

[@marxseet]

@@markfish1113 thats the point, setting up your business on your own and taking over the business that your father already built the network are two totally different thing. I guess LKY like to mislead the people that he was the one who built Singapore up from ground zero. If LKY really took over Singapore when it was a fishing village, we would be still clearing the debt to IMF for the loan to build the country infrastructure from start.

[@markfish1113]

@@marxseet Sg is similar to rebel state of Ukraine, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Israel and South Korea, LKY turned sg into majority rebels in small land whom went against its geography due to western way of influence, the Malayan peninsular is ruled by Malays from the past with majority malays. So i say its not possible to achieve multi-racialism and equality in Malaysia politics, same like in China, North Korea, Russia and Middle East. LKY was very lucky he used the British Army as a shield in 1965, Malaysia could easily invade and capture the rebel. Lets not have hypocrisy and overinflate LKY. Definitley he saw the potential of Sg location and past history British and Johor Sultan used it to enrich themselves. But used it to claim credit himself.

[@rahmatbinahmad5091]

The station is open now

[@neocheong5501]

Do anyone know, Chia eng say road ?

[@abdulkarimbinhassan6366]

Mr Jerome Lim has a unique way of pronouncing his R's😁

[@mathidear]

I thought SINGAPORE was a FISHING VILLAGE in 1965 ? Or it was already bustling city in late 19 century

[@UberTron]

Think you’ve got dates mixed up, SG was a fishing village before 1819, basically before Sir Stamford Raffles came to SG.

[@sabrecruz6721]

Interesting

[@andrewsitu3472]

I always thought there was a bridge over Clementi Road not long after Block 118.

[@njannah97]

@@andrewsitu3472 Yes there is. My cuzz and I went there thinking it was the Bukit Timah one. It's not. There's a shoot on sight sign and its abandon. We realised our mistake then recognised that what we were looking for is the Bukit Timah one.

[@shafiqsams6094]

reilway old ktmb

[@darkroomproductions5958]

Adrian is starting to look like Robert De Niro...

[@jasperwin]

A shit of the world 🗺 a lot more than that because people

[@ginajoyei5879]

Put it straight nowadays MRT replaced all OLD TRAINS tracks which they called wat…bla bla.. links

[@fatimafurtado2250]

There was a station on Orchard Road, which later became the Pavilion Building. It was not mentioned at all

[@Zero_dgf]

Ordinarily folks you mean poor Chinese workers 😅

[@tinateh]

His hair makes him look hobo-ish. Makes me feel a barber should give him a makeover, an ASMR makeover.

[@tand9854]

If he looks too clean cut he won’t be Adrian the explorer