How Singapore's Subway System Was Built | Building The Biggest

How Singapore's Subway System Was Built | Building The Biggest | Spark

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The MRT is the oldest, busiest, costliest, and most comprehensive rapid transit system by route length in Southeast Asia with more than 67 billion dollars spent on the construction of rail infrastructure. Unlock the secrets of the subway construction like how an entire tunnel system is excavated without sinking the entire city...
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@dinshawmuncherjee5123 3 жыл бұрын

I first visited Singapore in 1975. From the airport at Paya Labar and its quaint streets and old buildings, one could see where they were heading blessed as they were by dynamic , brave and dedicated leaders led by the legendary Lee Kuan Yew. All in the span of one generation. Bravo! all success and a happy future to You Singaporeans.

@secrets.295 11 ай бұрын

But with all the development and so on. All the Managers, Senior Engineers, many of the top level positions are filled with Europeans, Americans or Japanese experts. As a Singaporean it is very hard to see local Singaporeans becoming the managers of many companies. It is all filled by expats. 😔😔😔

@ashleyfoo4492 Жыл бұрын

after watching this, all i can think about is how much i take the foreign construction workers in singapore for granted. everyday, im in a sheltered, safe area like in school and i take the mrt without a second thought while the foreign constirction workers put their lives at risk to help build singapore. my respect and gratefulness for them has increased tenfold. if any of them are reading this, thank you for everything you've done for singapore ❤️🤍 we will always remember your hard work 💖

@showumik0004 10 ай бұрын

thank you

@marryingabroad9387 2 жыл бұрын

I been to Singapore many times, I always used the subway to get around. It's wonderful, it's almost identical to Hong Kong's system, even the ticket machines are the same.

@PacoOtis Жыл бұрын

I do believe Lee Kuan Yew should have a lot more credit talked about as he was brilliant and committed and totally dedicated and he is what made Singapore advance as it did.

@patricklew3041 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent Video. I love Singapore and I adore LEE KUAN YEW. He is the one that revolutionized Singapore. Continue the great work and strive for excellence Singapore!

@grendel_nz 2 жыл бұрын

Construction technology has advanced since 2005 when this was made. Good history document. It's amazing how much Singapore has changed in the last ~20 years I've been travelling thru it. Impressive and excellently done. Gardens and native trees Much appreciated. The Jewel is amazing. Sad about the population (density) increase however.

@jamesrawlins735 2 жыл бұрын

Singapore is an amazing place - certainly they have accomplished so much for a small nation (especially considering how chaotic and impoverished they were right after they left Malaysia). I just wish that it wasn't a dictatorship, and that immigrants who came to work there were in a better situation.

@RJM1011 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing work to see thank you for the video.

@tymako8127 2 жыл бұрын

"Singapore is the only country in the world that regularly reminds its commuters how to behave." ???? Really?

@HappyfoxBiz 2 жыл бұрын

it's a dictatorship with threats of caning

@JC-uz3ey 2 жыл бұрын

they just tell you not to be an asshole, dont block entrances, and be courteous to others.

@rudro2387 2 жыл бұрын

@@HappyfoxBiz lol idk whr u get ur info frm but its a democratic

@xxDxxism 2 жыл бұрын

@@HappyfoxBiz Typical American sterotypes Asian country

@broccoli1457 2 жыл бұрын

So this is how a subway is being made. Kudos to all the engineers💪

@paoloaskals 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely not the "olderst metro line " in South East Asia ( Manila had one opened in 1984), but definitely the best in SEA.

@MuscarV2 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing is "olderst" anywhere because that's not a word.

@paoloaskals 3 жыл бұрын

Are you an online spelling police?? Its a mistype obviously unless you are dumb enough not to realize it.

@lzh4950 3 жыл бұрын

Think because Manila's system is classified as an LRT instead as a metro/subway?

@paoloaskals 3 жыл бұрын

@@lzh4950 Think because the vlog says "oldest rapid transit system" not subway.

@sataniseddie 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to Singapore to visit our not the oldest metro line which we call Smrt. It is not the best IN SEA as you prescribe.

@Lorne.Morrell 2 жыл бұрын

Went to Singapore for several days in 2000. They had a huge flatscreen display on a building playing The Corrs Breathless on a seemingly endless loop. Three days of Breathless, over and over aaaaand over.

@alwayslive7460 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU FOR SHARING..

@BakoelGendoel 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent upload. Full watched and have a wonderful day.

@benediktmorak4409 3 жыл бұрын

A - Miracle - for sure Singapore is not. But the determination of ONE man who also had the people behind him, sometimes no doubt reluctant, to make the Citystate to what it is today.

@owenchuarbx 3 жыл бұрын

I had worked on the Circle Line as an intern, had to say this is my least favoruite MRT line compared to Singapore's 2 more recent additions such as the Downtown Line and the Thomson East Coast Line.

@TheOneCity1 Ай бұрын

Why?

@aoilpe 3 жыл бұрын

By 2008? When was the reportage made ? The collapse of the station was in 2004. That line opened in 2009.

@aoilpe 3 жыл бұрын

@Refugia Reeks Troll - activated 4.20.2021....!!!!

@ThePratech 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same when was this documentary made.

@Bu5es 3 жыл бұрын

Yup 2008...when the un was talking...yo can see construction where mbs would be.

@chulhogan1445 3 жыл бұрын

2005 at the end says in roman numbers MMV

@Landorus100 2 жыл бұрын

The rocks are marked with a 2005 date when the tunnel machine gets jammed on the hard rock under the swimming pool

@hithere3609 3 жыл бұрын

WOW~ Very interesting.

@punishedpinecone4772 3 жыл бұрын

As an australian, I was amazed by the fact that the trains in singapore arrived on time and didn't cost my entire paycheck

@jamesrawlins735 2 жыл бұрын

In Tokyo if the trains are late more than a few minutes it sometimes makes the news

@junyew1813 2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesrawlins735 I read that Japanese public transport is perfectly timed to godly precision. a few minutes would be quite a big deal

@joeltuvalles1542 Жыл бұрын

Good that see this video because we in the Philippines are starting our on subway we learned so many lessons about subway.

@tonbopro 3 жыл бұрын

this is revisiting decade old documentary series

@usuaggiefan 3 жыл бұрын

At 15:01, hard hat sticker "Gambarimasho", a nice motto to live by.

@nahCmeR 2 жыл бұрын

What does it mean?

@kennyH20 2 жыл бұрын

@@nahCmeR "I'll try my best"

@jeanjacques9980 3 жыл бұрын

The Japanese engineer has incredible English.

@paulloveless4122 2 жыл бұрын

Damn his English is better than mines! 😏

@avrahamvidal4255 2 жыл бұрын

LOL, Exactly, No Engrish

@DeanStephen 2 жыл бұрын

You do know that English is an official language and the common language of government, business, and education? Fluent English would have been a job requirement.

@jeanjacques9980 2 жыл бұрын

@@DeanStephen American English is the preferred version of English. However the engineer had exceptional English, I wish my German and Spanish was of a similar level.

@antonmursid3505 Жыл бұрын

Antonmursid🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💝✌👌✋🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨💝✌

@CyberMew 3 жыл бұрын

4 million people? I guess this video was made at least 15-20 years ago. Edit: 2005 after watching the video

@terrypbug 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's been in service since 2008 I think

@wahyuindrasto8307 3 жыл бұрын

*Singapore current population is 5.8 million people; that's 45% higher than the 4 million mentioned in the opening. This is a really old video.*

@90taetaeya 3 жыл бұрын

How did we get from 4 to 6 mil in a span of a decade? 😥😥😥😥😥😥😥

@L3v3F4l4stin4 3 жыл бұрын

@@90taetaeya Have you been living under a rock or blind?

@shadertheboi 2 жыл бұрын

If you noticed in the video, The Sail and MBS wasn’t build yet

@Aneesya_SG_England_IrenaRynn 3 жыл бұрын

Oh I missed my home sweet home Singapore! On the way back home from London Heathrow to Singapore! Hello Chicken Rice! Hello Nasi Lemak!!

@crabcrab2024 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, death penalty!

@Kiyoone 3 жыл бұрын

Hello no gay people... Hello all other individualities that is crushed...

@haidendin3271 2 жыл бұрын

@@muhammaduwaismuhsinmuaz4385 Thought only Indonesians love to claim but Malaysians also have the same attitude. Nasi lemak is a Malay food so you cannot ascertain where it is exactly come from as Singapore origins are Malay as well.

@muhammaduwaismuhsinmuaz4385 2 жыл бұрын

@@haidendin3271 uh ok...

@misterbig9025 3 жыл бұрын

If you go to Singapore, don't forget to visit Geylang.

@SirTrollingham 3 жыл бұрын

A person of culture ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@LinksRoyal 3 жыл бұрын

@@SirTrollingham indeed! many good food there !

@HappyfoxBiz 2 жыл бұрын

watching the Amsterdam Riots like that is... "whoops"

@julyseven808 9 ай бұрын

Great job.

@godfreytan1001 2 жыл бұрын

Great documentary...

@timothywiley6334 2 жыл бұрын

YES

@joegenson8631 9 ай бұрын

The Philippines has now constructing extensive subway tunneling projects, complementing those LRT and MRT lines.

@ainsleyfrastructurekpopmashups 2 жыл бұрын

I Inspired by This Video, Hopefully, Metro Manila Subway Will Do The Same Construction and Overcome its Challenges from When Building the Singapore Subway

@jamiewilliams3764 Жыл бұрын

Meanwhile in Melbourne Australia.....................crickets. Singapore I salute you amazing train system

@Photoshopuzr 2 жыл бұрын

The best cleanest subway system in the world. Period. I love my Sg ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@jamesrawlins735 2 жыл бұрын

I would say both Tokyo and Seoul are as clean

@zzygyy 3 жыл бұрын

SKILLS....

@salequemohammad9056 Жыл бұрын

Nice educational videos.

@Molloy1951 2 жыл бұрын

This channel should inform us this video was recorded at least 15 years ago. Old images. This an old video, but was published on KZfaq in 2021.

@jamesrawlins735 2 жыл бұрын

Actually pretty much all of Spark's documentaries are older documentaries.

@Alfa.M22 2 жыл бұрын

Very good jobs

@edrdnc6706 3 жыл бұрын

Documentaries like this are interesting, but 16 years old and not labeled as such, constitutes click-bait. By now, it's probably due for yet another expansion.

@cashcarabaw 3 жыл бұрын

this line they were talking about at the start already opened a decade ago in fact. Two new lines have opened since then.

@lzh4950 3 жыл бұрын

Yup as of the time I'm writing this the station at 44:30 (Woodleigh) has already been opened for almost 10 years & is now beside the under-construction town centre of 1 of Singapore's newest towns Bidadari. Since this video/documentary was made Singapore has built another line (Downtown) & is currently building a 3rd (Thomson-East Coast)

@RandomUser2401 3 жыл бұрын

@@lzh4950 maybe they should also show a map of the subway system and where they are actually expanding? This was much less informative than it could've been.

@whaikuratuhaka7029 3 жыл бұрын

Asia the new kid on the BLOC.

@iqbang9236 2 жыл бұрын

At 3:21, Did they use slabs of timber inside the concrete ring segment? OMG.

@Psychlist1972 Жыл бұрын

Those may be handling pads in between the segments. Most of these segments are just full of rebar cages.

@u1k4 3 жыл бұрын

The narator is over dramating it

@Steve389 Жыл бұрын

This is what to expect

@rgvsmanian2010 3 жыл бұрын

Singapore metro having similar rules to the Dubai metro. Basically, both are driveless. Running in platforms, shouting in platforms and coaches, eating chewing gum ban, and prohibition for eating food and drinking water are also banned. These are a few to mention.

@keffinsg 3 жыл бұрын

Dubai imported expertise from Singapore to build their metro. Even their Road Transport Authority (RTA) is based on Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA)

@lzh4950 3 жыл бұрын

@@keffinsg IIRC Singapore's MRT operator SMRT also helps operate Dubai's metro?

@badoodles 3 жыл бұрын

@@keffinsg even the stations look is a copy cat of Singapore's.

@yongchenseng4739 2 жыл бұрын

Singapore people work hard to get where we are .

@DisneyJF 2 жыл бұрын

Singapore shows how good a country can become if they have a benevolent dictator.

@johni1842 3 жыл бұрын

Liam Neeson???

@InternetXplorer 3 жыл бұрын

A particular set of skills are needed for this tunnel =)

@nikerailfanningttm9046 2 жыл бұрын

4:23 I used to manage a track team for my high school that is my home, and we never had our athletes do this much exercise before practice! LMFAO

@swordimpulse07 2 жыл бұрын

Stretching reduces injuries and helps prevent workplace accidents

@Scotland2306 2 жыл бұрын

You weren't very good then. Warm up is essential.

@joem80003 3 жыл бұрын

They should have used amyl nitrate for charges

@wbbb9664 2 жыл бұрын

"Please Refrain From Talking!"

@fareezzdaniall 3 жыл бұрын

Singapore Singapore 😌

@QueenDaenerysTargaryen 3 жыл бұрын

I like👍 💥🔥💥🔥💥🔥

@michelwong1 3 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@narratormemejr.2422 2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully my country Philippines will be like this with help of JAPANESE 🥺

@emconsolacion7950 2 жыл бұрын

it will be a good point of experience and insights when the japanese start the subway construction in metro manila

@ainsleyfrastructurekpopmashups 2 жыл бұрын

I Think NSCR is Built by Japanese Instead of Chinese, Because If NSCR is Built by Chinese, It Will be in Debt Trap Like Seen by Northrail Built by GMA and Aquino Administration in Early 2010s, Also Metro Manila Subway will be Built Also by Japanese, Hoping Metro Manila Subway will Look Like Singapore Subway

@cv990a4 Жыл бұрын

Singapore - no country is run completely rationally, but Singapore may come the closest of any place on earth.

@felixyongco7964 3 жыл бұрын

This is touch and go civil works albeit VERY hazardous and hope all goes well resulting after dynamite detonation. Very , very precarious ENGINEERING works. HOPE every worker safe and well.

@Billy2011C 2 жыл бұрын

This was also nearly 20 years ago...

@palapentz6471 3 жыл бұрын

First!! go singapore!!

@omgreensexpress5396 Жыл бұрын

i just received a racist rant here in america "you in asia are 3rd world " i wish he could watch this video and see also the levitating trains in japan and china

@Rhence008 2 ай бұрын

i hope make documentaary the first subway of philippines

@herowillrose3198 2 жыл бұрын

24:25 Saddened better than casualty.

@charliedevine6869 3 жыл бұрын

Tunnel boring machines are a luxury. China built many kilometers of tunnels with drills and dynamite.

@zico739 2 жыл бұрын

And?

@brownvoltaire2722 2 жыл бұрын

@@zico739 and that's awesome takes sheer will to dig tunnels with simple tools and bare hands

@tambu1411 Жыл бұрын

The singapore’s subway build the challenge

@bryanchamguangwei8002 2 жыл бұрын

Circle Line MRT

@songunsongun6253 2 жыл бұрын

I used to have to take the bus from east coast area to a subway station, now there is a subway station just across my place.......

@alpteknbaser7773 2 жыл бұрын

💙

@Chulitatr Жыл бұрын

That's appalling to dig and blast under another subway. Spooky stuff.

@mr.kaboom8729 3 жыл бұрын

Kishore Mahbubani looks young in 2021...hmmm...

@mysticery 2 жыл бұрын

wood foundation? wow

@paulerhimona9244 3 жыл бұрын

I really hope nigeria is watching these

@Spino2Earth 2 жыл бұрын

Why did they show Amsterdam here? Amsterdam could have gotten it's own episode!

@rasputinputin8103 3 жыл бұрын

Why on earth didn't they freeze the ground?

@detonationpyrotechnics4156 Жыл бұрын

New York did it so piece of cake

@ronaldradaza2385 2 жыл бұрын

41:54 Good that the train stations also act as bomb shelters. 👍

@iandiru6433 2 жыл бұрын

😎

@rand0mGT 2 жыл бұрын

That intro music sounds like the X-men cartoon intro

@geoprintaus 5 ай бұрын

They going on about how those people got moved out of their home. They forget to mention they would have all been compensated to do so.

@ravi7ks 6 ай бұрын

How the building will break?The foundation of building in singapore is very strong.Did they made subway after HDB and condo were built?Apologies for writing my question here

@jonallen1966 2 жыл бұрын

almost half the video is about Amsterdam!

@CryptoInvest-LunaticCapital 3 жыл бұрын

Feng Sui pronounced as Fung Suy in Asia

@azharidris7092 3 жыл бұрын

i watch this 15 years ago.. LOL.. ''why''!!!!!

@muhdismailjumadi Жыл бұрын

Did the 120m (rock cavern) 65m (cable tunnel) 40- 30m (MRT) just tired doing all tunnels. 😂

@davesradiorepairs6344 3 жыл бұрын

4 million people ? Try 5.7 million, and that doesn't include tourism, which can raise it above 6 million easy..

@lukepeita7026 3 жыл бұрын

Once the boarders are open come down to New Zealand and live the dream everyone , 😁

@churblefurbles 3 жыл бұрын

no, karen island is squandering its wealth as expected when ruled by those that can't be held responsible.

@Wesley-rn7oc 3 жыл бұрын

"We are literally threading ourselves through the eye of a needle"..... ....no, no you're not.

@joshpowerTv 3 жыл бұрын

i imagine how Japan 🇯🇵 will work our Metro Manila Subway 🇵🇭

@obamium5986 3 жыл бұрын

It'll prolly take about more than 5 years considering most of the railway project in the Philippines were postponed due to pandemic. I'm hoping that the new administration won't cancel it.

@stuboyd1194 2 жыл бұрын

Why didn't they empty that swimming pool as a precaution?

@shadetreemechanicracing22 3 жыл бұрын

Another suggestion flying cars.

@elimiller-buza549 3 жыл бұрын

They would be really loud and bad for the environment

@NeonNion 3 жыл бұрын

Are you actually that stupid or is this a troll comment?

@surajsubedi4425 11 ай бұрын

Shenzen subway join the chat.

@NihazVIDZ 3 жыл бұрын

Old video la, Im sure this is at least 5 years old.

@bowlampar 3 жыл бұрын

Horrible traffic jam everyday. Can subways solve this problem?

@vertus977 2 жыл бұрын

Come to sg, we have fixed that problem. There are a limited amount of cars on the road and most citizens take mrt lrt or bus

@bowlampar 2 жыл бұрын

@@vertus977 Nice! 😁

@jeromefitzroy 3 жыл бұрын

Singapore is a giant sauna, because it’s so heavily built up, it’s way hotter than most equatorial island countries, it’s literally windless in most areas. The upside is most places are air-conditioned, but still not cold enough for me.

@lzh4950 3 жыл бұрын

In Singapore the wind often only blows when it rains, unless you're on a higher floor where there are more breezes

@northpointcity- 2 жыл бұрын

Windless???? lmao have you even stepped foot outdoors

@vertus977 2 жыл бұрын

Uhm, if your a singaporean a heavy downfall would make you shiver with air conditioning

@itzmeolivia 2 жыл бұрын

As long as it rains, you’ll be sweating.

@ajinp3768 3 жыл бұрын

Guess am third

@ddarkdomz 3 жыл бұрын

This is 10 yrs old. It's old stuff.

@ganesankuppusamy8343 2 жыл бұрын

When I asked the Almighty for peace, The Almighty showed me Earthians living among religious menace. When I asked the Almighty for strength, The Almighty gave me problems to face. When I asked the Almighty for happiness, The Almighty showed me the sufferings of poor, When I asked the Almighty to which religion to follow, The Almighty showed me the madness of religious slaves. When I asked the Almighty for wealth, The Almighty showed me corruptive service slaves. When I asked the Almighty for favour and help, The Almighty showed me corruptive humans. When I asked the Almighty to save the people from distress, The Almighty blessed Earthians to live with love and affection, Finally the Almighty gave me nothing or any thing, But the Almighty showed me the right path to live without religious menace.

@makeracistsafraidagain 3 жыл бұрын

Not very lucky for the fish

@sofabiru6852 3 жыл бұрын

😷

@robinforkids 3 жыл бұрын

yesterday Spider-Man in the subway escaped from the subway employees. I have this video on my channel.

@SANYISZTAL 3 жыл бұрын

🐈‍⬛

@antonmursid3505 2 жыл бұрын

Antonmursid🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💝🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨💝✌🙌👌

@antonmursid3505 2 жыл бұрын

Antonmursid🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💝🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨💝✌🙌👌

@Joe-ij6of 2 жыл бұрын

11:01 Imagine being a feng-shui "expert" and charging thousands of dollars to tell people bullshit you just pulled out of your ass. What if this guy told the government "sorry, but the feng shui energy thing forbids building a subway anywhere near downtown... it just wouldn't be right". LOL does anyone think that would fly or this guy wouldn't be detained for that? So he's really an objective expert and they'd openly publish his report without making sure it wasn't complete bullshit, like 'no, you just can't build this'? I don't think so. Anyway, to hell with this guy.