This Will Fix Asia’s Greatest Traffic Jam
This might be the world's most important rail link.
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I'm finding lately that B1M videos are filled with advertising and commentary about socioeconomic factors and very little about the actual construction and engineering. If this keeps up, I'll be unsubscribing.
I'm a Malaysian who has watched your channel for years. Thanks for doing this video! Just a tiny detail: Johor is pronounced 'joe-hoe' not 'yo-har'. 🙂
Yeah, I don't know why he pronounced J as Y. Maybe he thought it's like how Jacob are called Yakob in some cultures?
@@lkh-xj1ck Yes, thanks to the Spanish language, Things that is not english with a J is almost always pronounced as a Y
@@lkh-xj1ck In latino languages J is pronounced like Y/H. E.g Jesus is Hesus
@@lkh-xj1ck basically never do his homework/due diligence.
@@bobbyphillips8732 Well, he need to know that both Malaysia and Singapore were colonized by the British, never by the Spanish. So there's no influence of Spanish in this region.
It's JAW-HOR not YO-HOR
English J, instead of the German and Spanish Js 😂
Omg this is legit the most annoying part of the video
it's JO HOR. not JAW HOR.
@@zulfika_ calm down, he said about how it should be pronounced
I was scratching out my eyes lah
As Malaysian living in Singapore, this is an extra special B1M episode for me!
As a American living in London, this is an extra stupid episode for me
@@jessicaregina1956youre the stupid one here not this episode
@@jessicaregina1956pea 🧠
first time he made a video about south east asia
@@jessicaregina1956 Extra episode for Malaysian working in Singapore because once the link is complete in 2027, it means Malaysian make 3x the salary during weekdays and 1/3 the money when shopping in weekends.
Took the bus 3 days ago.... TWO GOD DANN HOURS in immigration lines. Apparently taking the train is MUCH better
You went during peak hours.
It is, but the frustrating thing about the train is that tickets have to be booked weeks prior sometimes even months before your actual trip especially when you're travelling during peak seasons
Who is interested in the small fry? It's the big profits that counts.
Until the bus taking you to the train station decides to skip the train station because the station/checkpoint beside the station is too crowded
Nice, a video about Singapore! There's a lot of great infrastructure projects to look at in Singapore, be it the Cross Island Line, North South Corridor, Changi Airport Terminal 5, Tuas megaport, the on-and-off KL-SG HSR, or even the massive new sewer pipes forming the DTSS
Yep!
Indoenshiyans: Guys, please relocate to BALI 😄
Malaysia also have massive new projects like ECRL, LRT3 and PNB118
Wtf T5 changi in the pipeline? T4 was amazing.
RTS at Johor will connected with semi-speed Electric Train Services (ETS) station towards Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia capital), with multiple stops at designated stations.
RTS 🇸🇬 - RTS 🇲🇾 - (overpass link) - Johor Bahru - Gemas - Seremban - Kuala Lumpur & the route continues toward Thailand border. ‘ETS’ service from Johor Bahru will be operating in 2025.
It's Semi-HSR since the top speed is at 180 kmh
Thanks, that video left much to be desired when it comes to context...
for the directly they change ktm johor become ets line
Upgrade for KTM ... Good - finally.
As a Singaporean, having my country featured on B1M is super cool! Most of us really hope this is completed soon, the added ease of connectivity between the two countries is going to be such a lifesaver for so many of us!
Thankyou for creating this video, it’s been hell to find out what is happening in this project
Not the only one struggling!
kzhead.info/sun/n6mpiNiHaWh_bJs/bejne.htmlsi=65_Bp5qDzB0xxeyu
There are monthly update from some youtubers like SCM Malaysia, Fawwaz Media, or SG Yap.
@@lkh-xj1ckĺl
@@lkh-xj1ckMaybe im not searching carefully, but i rarely see detailed video about the construction itself.
I find this topic far far more relevant and interesting than speculating about how to build a 2km tall skyscraper in a desert.
As a Singaporean frequent to Malaysia this is heaven, now i can shop and dine in Malaysia everytime i want
highly welcome. I will visit SG for the first time this month.
I’m familiar with Singapore from KZhead videos and such, but I’m in tune with Malaysia. If I had to pick a country to travel to I would probably pick Singapore. Can you tell me as a citizen what do you like about Malaysia when u travel there
@@zaki-pq1ps you’ll never regret it. Highly efficient and structured, their HDB housings are so nice equivalent to MY’s mid class condos, paveways optimized for pedestrians, disableds and strollers. There are litters around MRT stations far from CBD, not exactly clean but still nice overall. MRT and bus fares system are integrated and we can use credit card, i think this is something Minister Loke learnt from.
@@BausNguyenKuala Lumpur worths your stay. As a Malaysian, I haven’t really fully explore the city, there are so many things to see and experience.
The Malaysian CIQ (Customs, Immigration and Quarantine) complex the RTS will link to is directly connected to Johor Bahru Central, the central railway station of the city. There is also work concurrently ongoing to electrify and double track the main railway line within the state of Johor from the state's northern border to JBC (the rest of the line up towards the Thai border was completed a decade ago). When both projects are completed you can practically go from SG to KL and even towards the Thai border on electric trains. It's not the HSL we hoped for but 160kmh is faster than car at least.
I am always amazed at the progress that both Singapore and Malaysia have both made and continue to make. As a Brit, I also appreciate just how friendly Singaporeans and Malaysians are towards me . I am a frequent visitor and one worked in Malaysia for two excellent years. Long may the countries co-operation continue. Entry and departure into and from Singapore is now a breeze, but Malaysia still has it's delays that could be easily overcome.
I love it when you profile sensible practical engineering projects and not those big money vanity projects we have become accustomed to nowadays.
Such great content, why your sponsors are so crusty?
You are funny 😅
Yay! Finally some representation on this channel. Thank you!
my father was working for Shimizu corporation as a store keeper when they were building tuas second link. my older brother was the first baby to ever step foot on that bridge 😁
Let go. I love Malaysia 🇲🇾💕❤️
Love this project and innovation ❤🎉
It's not yo-hore... It's Joe-Hor... But a good short introduction of the project.
Many Malaysians work in Singapore due to the exchange rate, and many Singaporeans come to Malaysia to enjoy luxurious lifestyle, that includes sometimes abusing the cheaper oil price which is not allowed 😂
97 allow but not 95.
Malaysia and Singapore should start an Asian democratic union!
@@ayoCC are they really democratic though?
Actually its not only the exchange rate that lures Malaysians to work in Singapore. Its about the potential to proof ones' ability and skills. My mom and many others came when the exchange rate is almost 1 to 1.3.. that's like 40+ years ago.
You talk as if the whole of singapore go johor to top up your subsidised petrol but actually it is your own people malaysian PR that top up your ron95. Not many singaporean even like to go malaysia in the first place due to snatch theft and gun violence is rampant.
There used to be heavy rail going all the way to downtown Singapore. This was unfortunately discontinued.... It would have been helpful to reduce the cross border traffic
That was very good from a transport perspective, but HORRIBLE from a national security/military perspective. It was a literal arrow stuck straight into the heart of Singapore at its terminus in Tanjong Pagar because all the land that the rail terminus, its accompanying freight yard, AND the land on which the rail tracks laid on were SOVEREIGN MALAYSIAN TERRITORY. If things got bad between Singapore and Malaysia, Malaysia effectively had a ready-made invasion route right into Singapore by overt or covert means. In 1991 when Malaysia and Indonesia did a military exercise involving amongst other things dropping paratroopers a mere 18km from the Malaysia-Singapore border codenamed PUKUL HABIS, on Singapore's National Day (August 9) no less, the whole Singapore Armed Forces got activated for a general mobilisation. As part of the mobilisation, infantrymen from the Singapore Army were sent to patrol the entire length and perimeter of the land where the railway link and Tanjong Pagar Railway Station sat on, in case there was going to be a real invasion and Malaysia had snuck troops in already by secret. One of the biggest foreign relations achievement done by Singapore was in 2010 when it was finally agreed for Malaysia to cede all the land where their railway and station terminus sat on in Singapore to Singapore, and relocate the terminus for the railway line to end at Woodlands Checkpoint in the north of Singapore directly where the land border with Malaysia over the Causeway is.
There’s TEL besides the RTS. Soo that took over that role
@@Nelsonwmj Dude you're over reading this lol. It was Singapore actually who mooted the idea of using the TEL rolling stock, as the capacity of those trains were wider, larger and could hold more then the current system in which they settled for, which is a light-rail similar to that off JRL rolling stock. So the decision was really not from a security stand point, but rather a practical one, as the bend from Jln Tanjung Puteri to Jln Tun Abdul Razak is very tight, and a typical MRT train will not be able to accommodate to such bends. Another point to note is that if the Wadi Hana depot houses the TEL rolling stock, it will seem kinda weird given that both countries as agreed to have an independent railway operator to maintain the RTS infrastructure, so an SMRT rolling stock will go against what was agreed upon. Therefore, with this two reasons, I believe is the main contributing factor as to why TEL train set are not chosen.
@@Nelsonwmjfascinating stuff
@@NikiHerl The heavy rail was built back when both Singapore & Malaysia were part of the British Crown Colonies, before the former was expelled from the latter in 1965 after political differences. Singapore might be the only country where the long distance rail station (Woodlands Train Checkpoint) is even further from downtown than the airport
I hope the success of the RTS link could spur Malaysia and Singapore to restart the SG-KL HSR project
Thank you for featuring Malaysia!!
Great project!
Thank you for building an actual efficient transportation system rather than "oNe mOrE lAnE bRo"
I'm and engineer and my company had a large factory in Malaysia for decades and I traveled there many times. Always enjoyed my time in Malaysia and Singapore. Fantastic people and excellent food!
This is an amazing video! As a singaporean, I am pleased that someone even noticed the RTS link being built. One thing, Johor is pronounced jo-hor and not yo-har (we don't make j's into y's)
I was born and raised in yohore, thank you for this!
This was a great video. Love seeing the new-new!
As a Singaporean living in Malaysia, I definitely appreciate this video. Though, I personally feel, it's first planned as a heavy rail MRT might suit the RTS better compared to a light rail system. Also to mention, the RTS system was also affected politically, reducing it to a LRT system. The same political instability also lead to HSR's cancellation at the 2nd Link area, which could have greatly benefited both countries.
Malaysian LRT is not a tiny small like Singaporean LRT... just Google Ampang line LRT in KL, it's as big as MRT in Singapore
What's the difference between heavy and light rail?
@@tacocado89 You can already see it between the regular Singapore MRT & a LRT.
@@tacocado89 one had bigger and longer carriages, the other has shorter and smaller ones.
@@tambakoverlanders The LRT system in RTS follows the Malaysian version of LRT (see Kelana Jaya line or Sri Petaling line), not the Singaporean version of LRT.
There is already an existing rail link, but its Singaporean terminus (Woodlands train checkpoint) is not well connected to the MRT (metro) system. This is odd, because Singapore's transit system's usually very well integrated. The answer why lies in the fact that the existing rail link is owned by Malaysia, and Singapore has little to no incentive to integrate a foreign-owned system to its own transit system So they're building a new rail link instead, despite it being somewhat redundant. It's a bit naff, really
Yeah i used that train back in 2014, when i exited the checkpoint it took me 20 minutes to reach Woodlands MRT Station
I like how they joined the piers. That was cool.
The crossing between Singapore and Johor used to be walkable and very easy to go across. Now it is difficult, but still possible. If both sides considered having a proper walkway crossing, I’m sure the jams can be significantly reduced.
The other issue is whether all the immigration booths are fully operating/staffed. Otherwise you can have the best and fastest linkages only to have the immigration process spoils it all with their slow processing speed.
@@marktan8074 true. But it has been improving especially with the implementation of the eGate and if both countries can work together where you no longer require the manual clearance (chop of passports) then it would benefit everyone
@@marktan8074 Singapore's ICA also previously claimed that it intentionally left some booths closed to "maintain order". Hmm
As Malaysian, i am happy for this.. hopefully this will help both nations economically
@@jessicaregina1956 you mean as an Indonesian the jealousy neighbours? 🤔🤣
I'd love to visit Singapore one day. Cool project.
Thanks you for this video.Greetings,From Malaysia
So Awesome! Well done to Both.
proud to be malaysian 🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾
Or you could just swim it like a hardcore man from Yorkshire once did back in the 90s....Lol shoutout Paul Sykes, that interviews lives in my head rent free 😂
During the pandemic when the border crossings between the 2 countries had more restrictions, some property developers in Malaysia chartered boats for their residents to ride on up to the border & wave to Singapore saying "We miss you"
Yo-Ha
Yo Hor
thank you for featuring Singapore ♥ as well as our neighbour, Malaysia 💚
I'm surprised this project took so long to get going seeing how long the need had been around. Yet, I am glad to see Singapore and Malaysia getting it done together.
A conspiracy theory is that Singapore might be more reluctant about this project as it'd make it easier for people in Singapore to travel to Malaysia to spend (instead of spending locally), causing an outflow from Singapore's economy
J is pronounced as J, not like Y. It’s Johor not Yohor 😅
Malaysia and Singapore should just create a passport free travel zone between them, would prevent al ot of the issues currently faced.
Agreed 👆
My first thought from the introduction of the video. Yet, a more sustainable commuter railroad is still a must
it kinda depends on the gov of malaysia, sometimes you get a president whois very singaporean friendly at other times very hostile . This time round you get a pro-economy gov and a king that is in very good terms with Singapore. Singapore on the other hand has always touted and welcome a passport-free travel between two nations for awhile now
and create 10 million other problems
not feasible, singapore is really small compared to malaysia. There needs a sort of control/tracking for people and vehicles entering and exiting singapore. There is also a huge price difference in goods from malaysia due to foreign exchange. Without immigration control, people might enter and exit Singapore many times a day smuggling cheaper /tax-free goods or even illegal goods like vapes. People might overstay in Singapore working, from time to time there were foreign workers found camping in the forests and parks in Singapore while they are working.
Hello from Johor Bahru, Malaysia! I've been subscribed to B1M for a long time, and I'm thrilled to see a video about my city for the first time. If you're also from Johor Bahru like me, please give this comment a like down below! 😂 👇
PROUD JOHOREAN HADIRR❤❤🎉
Long time subscriber from Johor here…. TQ for this episode, I personally involve in this project as Land Surveyor that are responsible to establish control point between to nation… fun fact the true border line are still dispute between two nation due to land reclamation and etc, but that are just small little problem for these 2 close nation… we carry on😊
The Öresund bridge is an even better example, it connects Denmark's capital Copenhagen with Sweden's 3rd largest city Malmö. It's a 30 min commute.
Johor is pronounced "ja-hore". I keep cringing when I hear "yohor"
Yee haw🤠
I've always heard it as Joe-hor here in KL.
Yohar
great video !!!
One thing I wish you'd covered is the transit connections at the two ends of the new rail line.
Great video
2:03 I'm glad that the second life game is not forgotten yet ))
Hope each of these countries have the forethought to connect each of their terminals at each end with main rail infrastructure and airports.
i think RTS will only reduce congestion for those taking buses to JB. Those who took cars are less likely. I wonder if the RTS will instead introduced an opposite effect with more people deciding to travel to JB now with this new mode of transportation and seemingly convenience. Propably increasing congestion for the trains. Even if they stuck to the original plan and use MRT trains rather than the LRT/Regional lines, it will still be congested i think. They will need High capacity trains really to have an impact
Great. Now build a proper high speed rail link between kl and singapore
if only malaysia gov did not cancel HSR between singapore and KL
I used to live in Malaysia in the 90’s and even then wondered why there were so few options linking the two countries together.
It's not that easy since Singapore is a very strict country with a lot of rules, pain in the S bureaucracy and stuff
There was another transportation link, a high speed rail link project which was cancelled back in 2021.
I love this channel..
i REMmEBER going to singapore in like 15mins from the bus to the other side in 2015. those were good times.
Wow.. finally!🎉🎉
Thanks 👍👍
Love this!
Anak Johor here, good video except for the mispronunciation of Johor as many of the viewers had also pointed out. Anyways, very excited to see Johor being featured in a video like this. #LuaskanKuasamu
The Yoh-Ha link ...nice
You should cover Malaysia another big project called East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) connecting East Malaysia and West Malaysia.
Singapore is such an amazing country
On the Malaysian side we are waiting for the ktm ets southbound line to complete which is taking ages... Hopefully that line is complete in time to open up another option for both citizens to travel between countries
For decades all but Big Talks. Don't come to terms on the Money question. Just keep hoping.
Have been caught on the Causeway for about 3 hours one time and on Tuas for about 4 hours another time. Quickest I've ever done is a train to Krani, a Yellow bus to Woodlands, Border Control, cleared Immigration and then instead of getting back on the Yellow bus, walked across the Causeway to JB. Total time, under an hour. This new train will ease congestion but at least I can say "I remember being stuck there for hours..." ;)
Wonderful!
My wife is from Malaysia and for our honeymoon, we went to Sentosa in Singapore and man, the bus ride there was brutal lol. I was singled out by Singapore's immigration too and of course my bags were checked when I was carrying my wife's luggage so I had all women's wear lmao. That being said, I absolutely love Singapore and their food is amazing. I am always interested in the goings on architecturally around there since Malaysia is known for their prowess. Gonna have to tell my in-laws who still live there about this. Looks really interesting.
the fact that they went with railroads instead of highway only adds to the coolness of this project
Nice video, Can you make a video on the Turku-Salo High Speed Rail link🤩
In the end, it is also up to the immigration process, how smooth and efficient both checkpoints point in clearing both tourists and workers. And also how the local transport system could cope with exploding numbers of traveling and ferry them across from both checkpoints. For example, Singapore had invested in adding more automated lanes to help ease the congestion issue. The passport clearance time was shortened but now the congestion issues had shifted toward the bus bay.
2:40 made me chuckle a bit. Every second counts. Very Singaporean
1 shot baiju everytime he says YOhor
1 shot whisky everytime he said yo mamma
@@jessicaregina1956naw its actually yo who-
Amazing it took this long given those traffic times and the money involved there
I wish it could be closer to sea-level, and a walking and biking path could also be made with it. That would be stunning.
I like the ending song of this video!!!
fun fact: RTS is part of a wider plan for an MRT system in Johor Bahru much like Singapores MRT
So does this link connect up to rail networks on either side?
This is all fine but ultimately the really important porject is the one which keeps dying : the Singapore to KL High Speed Rail. And why does this keep dying? I'll give you a clue. It starts with C and ends with -uption. 360km by road - 36 flights a day. Politicians are the reason why can't have nice things.
Audio after the ad's a bit weird. Seems like the voice channel is ducking the background music, which is fine, but it means we get these half-second bursts of loudness between sentences...
Better make bridge from forest city to Singapore, that can make forest city livebel again
Surely the best example of construction enhancing connections is the channel tunnel?
i living in johor and working in Singapore. travel use motorcycle take only 1 hours+ but use public transport take more than 3 hours for travel 1 way only in peak hours
This is a good, factual video. Not fear mongering. Now of course, we still have to fix it. But so many places just try to scare people into action which doesn't help.
i dont know how i didnt notice this channel has become a train channel haha
Love to see a short story on the animals that use these crossings
Mantap!
Do the existing links have bus lanes?
There’s a need for total of 4 bridges to connect via Johor to Singapore which will dramatically reduced all traffic congestions for border crossings. 2 bridges for going in and 2 bridges to exit out. This perhaps will render the train transit as a redundant plan. But ultimately, the daily population will increased multiple folds, question is; can the state of Johor and Singapore able to adjust and cope to this changes at rapid speed.
I'm surprised that they only have two bridges linking the two.
So, this expensive rail projects is just connect each border? Not directly go to center area?
it's pretty much in the middle of johor bahru city center, but far from the singapore city center
"In the world" I love how he says it 😂😂😂
Was not expecting a place called woodlands in Singapore
I hate the commercial sponsorship.
Lol double tap on ur screen it will go forward 10 seconds keep doing that until the commercial is gone
Or use the SponsorBlock extension to automatically skip/mute these kind of ads
Can't help wondering what could be achieved utilising the existing rail connection over the causeway with more efficient border control processes....