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Malaysia's JUNGLE Sleeper Train / €10 for 16 Hour from Singapore to Thailand

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Hello and welcome back to Malaysia! Today we're taking the country's last remaining sleeper train!

The 'Jungle Train' as it's locally known travels from Johor Bahru on the Singapore border to Tumpat on the Thailand border travelling up Malaysia's unspoilt east coast. It's a pretty amazing trip! I do hope you enjoy the video!

Date of Filming: 2 to 3/8/22
Camera: GoPro Hero 10 Black
Operator: KTM (Malaysian Railways)
Departure: Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Arrival: Tumpat, Malaysia
Cost: 50 Malaysian Ringgit (£9.36, €10.82, €11.34)

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20 Comments

@NonstopEurotrip Creator 3 years ago Pinned

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@joaanyu1479 2 years ago (edited)

This is the train and route my mum took me on when she rescued me from abusive foster parent from singapore ...when i was 10 years old. I still remember it was one of the happiest days of my life and it was a dream come true for me. During the whole night, my mum and i shared a lower bunk bed together. I hugged her the whole night ... i think thats why up untill now....i really love night sleeper trains with bunks. ❤ its so sad that they stopped this night sleeper train?

@samtrak1204 3 years ago (edited)

The coach looks more comfortable than the crowded sleeper which doesn't look configured for daytime sightseeing.

@Andrewjg_89 3 years ago

A railway line going through the jungle is just spectacular and jaw-dropping 😮

@HBC101Productions 3 years ago

Finally, the most awaited train review is now here! Good to see that a European train travel blogger managed to extensively review the only sleeper train in Malaysia - the Rakyat Timuran Express aka the Jungle Train from JB to Tumpat, Kelantan. This must’ve been one of the cheapest sleeper trains in the world. Just hoping for Simply Railway to review this piece of gem and I can sleep in peace finally. Peace and love from Malaysia!

@Driving_Somewhere 3 years ago (edited)

The Taman Negera area is my favourite part of Malaysia...and the scenery by rail from Gua Musang to Dabong is just so unique. First travelled in the year 2000 as a school kid. Almost nothing has changed in these 20+ years. You captured it so well. Glad you took the old diesel and not the newer locomotives. The engine note just adds something special to the whole journey.

@ふくふくwww 3 years ago

As a Malaysian, i personally think we are taking our natural flora and fauna for granted. This railway is one of the only ways to appreciate the beautiful landscapes of natural Malaysia, the highway has alot of palm trees which are used to make palm oil. I wish for the government to preserve our natural beauty and to lessen destruction in more isolated places in my country.

@PifflePrattle 3 years ago

Times change.
I travelled from Singapore to Bangkok in 1995.
Sleeper arrangement was similar but convertible with the lower bunk becoming a pair of facing seats for the two passengers in the daytime.
I was very impressed and think sleeping lengthwise superior to across the width.It was very cosy, once the curtain was drawn. Remembered fondly 28 years later.

@CasperLabuschagne 3 years ago

This journey is on my bucket list.

@samtrak1204 3 years ago

The Malaysian jungle looks delicious.

@felixonrails 3 years ago

What a stunning journey! Never heard about it, but it's so on my bucket list!

@Bobrogers99 3 years ago

The scenery makes the trip a must-do.

@alasdairmacmillan5359 3 years ago

Lovely sound of the old diesel locomotives

@marcheck3400 3 years ago

Thanks for the memories! I rode the West Coast line (now replaced by ETS) in the late 2000s, from KL to Alor Star. Sleeper coach, same layout. Those coaches has been around forever!
By sunrise the train would have entered Kedah, just in time for the mesmerizing view of those vast Kedah rice fields. Sadly with everything upgraded to daytime express we can no longer experience this. The service quality is now much, much better with ETS though. It's a tradeoff.
A little heads up. ETS trains are capped at 130km/h service speed, so don't keep your hopes up.

@samirmanohar573 3 years ago

Thank you for keeping the sub titles long enough on the screen to read comfortably, without having to pause the flow of the video.

@timcheevers7080 3 years ago

Great journey, I remember going on an excercise in the Malaysian jungle in 1973 when I was 18, I will have to try the train.

@rezaalan3991 3 years ago (edited)

What a great trip, surprisingly for 16 hours trip, on dormitory sleeper type like this is absolutely cheap. When I converted the Ringgit to my currency, yeah it's still cheap. Even though the rolling stock and the interior feels outdated, but yeah the scenery is breathtaking. Can't wait for another breathtaking trip in Southeast Asia.

@Dodilafir 3 years ago

Enjoyed it, would be interesting to see more of the country side through your lenses...

@MrWalter2202 3 years ago

Very nice video, thank you!! I took some years ago the train from KL to Penang Sentral, which actually means Butterworth (a day trip) and l loved it! The only one (típical malaysian) inconvenience was the temperature in the train: it was frozen! And at every stop I jumped to the door to take a breathe of the warm tropical air. Price around 30 MR. By the way: at the moment I am in George Town / Penang again and go on traveling in SEA until end of March.