Singapore's 5 MRT station names and its stories you might not know about
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3 жыл бұрынHave you ever wondered about the names of the MRT stations in Singapore? Who is Tan Kah Kee and why is there an MRT station named after him? Why is one-north named one-north? And is Farrer Park and Farrer Road MRT the same station?!
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@kahmengphang8064 3 жыл бұрын
one-north two-south three-east four-west
@vernicemah 3 жыл бұрын
five-central
@ellew8926 3 жыл бұрын
hahahahhahah
@alexleo172 3 жыл бұрын
six-northeast seven-northwest eight-southeast nine-southwest
@lzh4950 3 жыл бұрын
'2-west' was the original name for Jurong Innovation District IIRC
@AFedExA320wouldbesocursed 2 ай бұрын
10-north
@barndoon2276 3 жыл бұрын
meanwhile all the primary school kids : REDHILL THE PERSON DIE ON THE HILL BECOME REDHILL Sicccc
@alexleo172 3 жыл бұрын
There is also a station in London called "Redhill"
@johnnyjunior658 3 жыл бұрын
TheKindSoul TKS 8
@Belryllium 3 жыл бұрын
ah yes got that from my chinese tb in P3 or P4 if I'm not wrong
@muhammaduwaismuhsinmuaz4385 3 жыл бұрын
Where the red word came, the person who died is red?
@share_accidental 2 жыл бұрын
yesss i remember one chapter of the chinese textbook saying that a boy was killed & his blood flowed down the hill, hence the name redhill. actually what's the difference between bukit merah & redhill? aren't they the same meanings?
@tengnang 3 жыл бұрын
I used to thought that Yio Chu Kang and Choa Chu Kang named after a person who are related to Phua Chu Kang.
@fazlayer6185 3 жыл бұрын
Lol
@user-tu4ft1zh5l 3 жыл бұрын
that is the only correct explanation
@alexleo172 3 жыл бұрын
Road names are kinda weird like "Serangoon Road"
@NaveenKumar-wn7op 3 жыл бұрын
Dude 😂😂
@lzh4950 3 жыл бұрын
& then one realises how far along the western end of Yio Chu Kang Rd Yio Chu Kang MRT station is
@megamanexe4 3 жыл бұрын
Also one thing u didnt know about. The old green line trains had 13 beeps after doors closing. It was changed to 10. The newer lines trains have 8 beeps as in the end of the recording
@poteyatocheapp6978 3 жыл бұрын
It varies for every line; north-south and east-west lines have 11, north-east has 26 and so on. Only the newest line has 7 beeps
@megamanexe4 3 жыл бұрын
poteyatocheapp glad im not the only one who counts beeps
@poteyatocheapp6978 3 жыл бұрын
I only went to count after a friend of mine pointed it out to me lol
@felixphiamphu3180 3 жыл бұрын
Lol... is it for real?never knew about it.... always though just beep random 🤣
@officialvisaural 3 жыл бұрын
and now the Thomson-East Coast Line has 7. Lmao
@ahber79 3 жыл бұрын
one- north is named this way as it is situated within the one-north development which spans from AYE and all the way to the estate near Holland Village. It's all small letters and a hyphen due to the branding requirements by JTC.
@SparkzMxzXZ 3 жыл бұрын
Bernard Teo this is what i’d always assumed too! any source for this?
@lzh4950 2 жыл бұрын
The name in Chinese (纬壹) is also probably the only instance where Traditional Chinese (繁体) is used (壹 instead of 一)
@LMGamerz40 2 жыл бұрын
one-north is named after the real estate building nearby the station
@alexandernikolo4631 6 ай бұрын
@@lzh4950The 壹 is not 繁體 btw! It’s what’s called 大寫數字 (big numbers). Which are numbers in Chinese used when writing cheques and other monetary related issues. Trad: 壹貳叄肆伍陸柒捌玖拾佰仟 Simp: 壹贰叁肆伍陆柒捌玖拾佰仟
@ongkristian9006 3 жыл бұрын
All the driverless MRT lines whose station names were mentioned have a station code of '8'. You know: DT8, CC8 & NE8.
@officialvisaural 3 жыл бұрын
Except one-north
@LMGamerz40 2 жыл бұрын
and bishan
@muhamadirfaan3329 3 жыл бұрын
The named dakota is used for the military version of the douglas dc-3 called the C-47. It was named the skytrain by the U.S but when the royal air force, the british, use it they called it dakota.
@danialroslan1531 3 жыл бұрын
Which MRT station is the most inaccessible? . . . . . . . . Kent Ridge Station 😅
@tong3059 3 жыл бұрын
why?
@colonelrv4577 3 жыл бұрын
@@tong3059 cos you Kent Ridge (can't reach) it. bad pun i know
@danialroslan1531 3 жыл бұрын
@@colonelrv4577 haha sorry. But to be frank all the mrt jokes are quite bad puns la 😬
@tong3059 3 жыл бұрын
@@danialroslan1531 ba dum tss
@alexleo172 3 жыл бұрын
My chips are very "Kranji"
@thestar4753 3 жыл бұрын
Make more videos like this please. I like it so much!
@Wongwanchungwongjumbo Жыл бұрын
Some of these SMRT Stations Claimed to be "Haunted" , such as Woodleigh, Novena and Bishan.
@jovenang7811 3 жыл бұрын
Still curious about one-north though🤔
@apsodjfi4444 3 жыл бұрын
Same
@AmberQi 3 жыл бұрын
i heard that the station is exact at 1 degree north, hence the name....
@calcavendish5430 3 жыл бұрын
@@AmberQi impossible, the entire Singapore is within 1degree10mins to 1dergee30mins
@cubix_rubrr 3 жыл бұрын
But why at portsdown and not at somewhere at like woodlands or Changi
@LMGamerz40 2 жыл бұрын
NOTE: Downtown MRT station was named after Downtown Line where this station is on
@airbearbear 3 жыл бұрын
Sames goes to Jurong Point Shipping Center in Boon Lay and its not in Jurong East MRT
@poteyatocheapp6978 3 жыл бұрын
Probably because jurong east is only the east side; jurong point can be anywhere in jurong
@SirgalDelRchannel Жыл бұрын
Awesome presentation. Thank you for this information. Now we know the story of these MRT stations
@desmondyeoh11 3 жыл бұрын
hahahaha love the ending dudududududududu
@kayrusj3801 3 жыл бұрын
Everytime i visit Singapore i love the MRT
@poteyatocheapp6978 3 жыл бұрын
2:18 its one of the oldest but not the oldest (which is infact tpy since they topped 2 years earlier than opening date)
@hugeretartedsawas 3 жыл бұрын
City Hall is my favorite MRT Station! I like it when they still say "City Hall Interchange" on the intercom haha good times
@hugeretartedsawas 3 жыл бұрын
And I'm asking this because I'm not Singaporean but I was wondering why Dhoby Ghaut station is named Dhoby Ghaut while its located at like Orchard Road?
@ucm1313 3 жыл бұрын
@@hugeretartedsawas "Dhoby Ghaut or Dhobi Ghat (Hindi: धोबी घाट, IAST: Dhobī Ghāṭ) literally means washerman's place in Hindi, from dhobi, "washerman" or one that does laundry, and ghat, referring to a series of steps leading down to a body of water, as in the case of the Varanasi ghats by the Ganges. The Hindi term ghat passed into English usage during the British occupation of India, and was later anglicised to ghaut" (Wikipedia, 2020).
@hugeretartedsawas 3 жыл бұрын
@@ucm1313 so why does the station has to be located there instead of let's say, the north part of Singapore or east?
@poteyatocheapp6978 3 жыл бұрын
@@hugeretartedsawas the area around the station was a traditional indian laundry so they named the station Dhoby Ghaut to reflect that
@aaravyadav3748 2 жыл бұрын
The area is also close to Little India so it makes more sense
@legendsofsingapore4735 3 жыл бұрын
Siala bro ur Hwa Chong campus alr so big, LTA don't even want to name the bus stop in front my sch its name, now y'all want the whole mrt uh? Bro next time yall become minister of transport then change lah...
@eton5541 3 жыл бұрын
lol
@mytravelforever 3 жыл бұрын
Great. Thanks for sharing
@baba-yoshino 3 жыл бұрын
1:56 Question I’ve been meaning to ask but don’t have the courage…thanks!
@user-zs5zd9os9g Жыл бұрын
Actually it is more common (around me at least) to refer to/ name a locality after it’s nearest MRT station, than the other way round. ie. Even if LTA or whoever gives a completely random name to a MRT station, ppl will start referring to the immediate surroundings by that name ie. I refer to the HC/NY/NJC area as TKK now
@eliasgc49 10 ай бұрын
Yeah not all MRT stations are located where the actual place is at. King Albert Park MRT is located like 1 bus stop before the actual King Albert Park for example
@sherlyxie9892 2 жыл бұрын
I am from Indonesia, and have been missing so much the experience of taking mrt in SG. Thank you for make me remeniscing!
@rommelflores2618 11 ай бұрын
Cool now I know why..on to my next trip there, need to book an airfare ticket online haha.
@remixowlz 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the history class
@IAmPurplexed 2 жыл бұрын
Students: Rambling about station name not named after a location Tan Tah Kee Drive: Did everybody forget about me?
@wardennecro2840 3 жыл бұрын
Isn’t Dakota named after an air crash incident involving a “Dakota” plane, and not due to the majority of the “Dakota’s”found in the vicinity?
@lzh4950 3 жыл бұрын
Perhaps the 'Dakota' planes were in-turn named after the Dakota tribe native to N America?
@kagenlim5271 10 ай бұрын
Surprised there isnt an Indiana station considering thats raffles's ship
@rajalakshmi1121 3 жыл бұрын
Why there call yishun and sembawang ,woodlands, Chinatown, Little India,
@foolforruel5589 3 жыл бұрын
quite cool
@ggggvvv 6 ай бұрын
Honestly one north mrt should be better named as ayer rajah or Portsdown Avenue as it reflects the area around it better
@archturusdeydas3989 2 жыл бұрын
This is why the dakota station is located in old airport road.
@transportsingapore1955 8 ай бұрын
0:07 *Dakota* 0:32 *Tan Kah Kee* 1:29 *one-north* 1:51 *City Hall* 2:38 *Farrer Park and Farrer Road*
@weissweiss 3 жыл бұрын
this content veri gud i lyk
@kazunoee 3 жыл бұрын
Singapore's stations are named after the same person that a road was named after
@MrBoliao98 3 жыл бұрын
Gonna name my kid Tan Kah Kee
@donnyalfred3227 3 жыл бұрын
Go name ur son also 🐔 feet
@alexleo172 3 жыл бұрын
@@donnyalfred3227 what the fak lol
@babul247 3 жыл бұрын
Nice too... 👌👍
@fashionempress 3 жыл бұрын
0:07 Dakota 0:32 Tan Kah Kee 1:29 one-north 1:51 City Hall 2:38 Farrer Park / Farrer Road
@SGBusClub 3 жыл бұрын
lol the ending is funny
@porkseefurdzai6939 2 жыл бұрын
oh la la why isn't there another mrt station called the Surdpeecious station since mrt is so surdpeecious and haunted with train stations build over cemetries and mrt suicides..help😱😱😱🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬❤️❤️❤️
@Chongcheng360 3 жыл бұрын
Part 2 plz
@wannywong9878 3 жыл бұрын
dakota is also names in the dinosaur names 'Dakotaraptor'
@heyisbacongameplay2877 2 жыл бұрын
What’s more confusing is the City Halls escalators it’s totally confused me
@kittycattt5227 3 жыл бұрын
Dakota🌟Tan Kah Kee🌟one-north🌟City Hall🌟Farrer Park🌟Doors are closing Tut-Tut-Tut-Tut.
@missusCIRQUE 3 жыл бұрын
We have a station called Tan Kah Kee? Hot damn, mrt stations are multiplying faster than someone who doesn't believe in contraception. xD Can't keep up.
@vedantganesh6923 2 жыл бұрын
wait till tel phase 2, we'll have 11 more
@Dunnothewatch789 Жыл бұрын
:TAN KAH KEE 1 :ONE NORTH 2 :CITY HALL3 :DOKOTA 4 :FARRER PARK/FARRER ROAD 5
@PANDA-rn3zx 3 жыл бұрын
thankfully for the all those foreigners workers who built these places...
@jasontung5253 3 жыл бұрын
I actually feel that St Andrew's station sounds better than City Hall.
@aliponsis 3 жыл бұрын
not true is because there will be lots of St Andrew's floating around... St Andrew Secondary and JC etc?
@MarkzOng Жыл бұрын
@@aliponsis all the other are spawn of the original. These are the original, contribution to the nation .
@BaySean 3 жыл бұрын
There is also Boon Lay and Yishun.
@MarkzOng Жыл бұрын
It say name after full name of a person , not name after a person.
@meiko_shi2839 3 жыл бұрын
Do you know that Tanah Merah, Kembangan stations are one place
@iplaygeometrydashforreal 2 жыл бұрын
dakota is inspired by the douglus DC3 and north dakota and south dakota
@lfc1981 3 жыл бұрын
what about all other stations? would there be a video series?
@JecelynVer-hv4ks 3 ай бұрын
Where have you found this station?
@janineaisledelgra8867 3 жыл бұрын
I miss those sounds.
@tanmayanair4198 Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@ThatMevely 3 жыл бұрын
Oh
@lonelymoonlight Жыл бұрын
Ayyyy the first one Dakota
@vlogkylee7382 3 жыл бұрын
Place of the name is easy for people to know so they can alight their destination. Who care the dam of the history.
@TenDecillionFanThePolice Жыл бұрын
and FARRER ROAD is Bukit Timah
@MarkzOng Жыл бұрын
Wondering why woodleigh was woodleigh but not local name like bidadari. I perfer Bidadari which means fairy or angels.
@letian_1000 Жыл бұрын
Hey Mothership sg how about Woodleigh MRT Station?
@susir1884 3 жыл бұрын
You do know tan kah keep isn't the last there is also prince edward stn
@susir1884 3 жыл бұрын
Kee'
@poteyatocheapp6978 3 жыл бұрын
But prince edward not his full name lol and its now changed to prince edward road
@beemerice 3 жыл бұрын
Why did you not put Commonwealth and Queenstown in the video
@dkb-6167 Жыл бұрын
Yishun is a name of person also Lin Yi shun is the name
@pendrewluo8327 3 жыл бұрын
Hmmm. I think the pronunciation of (Tan Kah Kee) is completely different from the (陈嘉庚) in the Standard Chinese. Is (Tan Kah Kee) the Chinese dialect pronunciation?
@poteyatocheapp6978 3 жыл бұрын
ya
@TenDecillionFanThePolice Жыл бұрын
FARRER PARK at the Little India
@jasperwin Жыл бұрын
I've been in City Hall
@dayah8170 3 жыл бұрын
If these stations had a bio it will prolly be “You know my name but you don’t know my story”
@1monthago860 3 жыл бұрын
_"This is my story"_ Ugh those movies...
@user-xt4em5xh9q Ай бұрын
Fun fact:Dakota is where my school is at
@weliketodance 3 жыл бұрын
Canberra Station?
@dereksg7510 3 жыл бұрын
Ayer Rajah or Portsdown were by far better names than one-north. =.=
@user-sd4jb2so9p 3 жыл бұрын
Bukit Batok? Hill of cough?
@kidanimatoryt Жыл бұрын
Huh, no. Farrer Rd is nearer to Holland and Queenstown
@user-pe1wu9zb4x 3 жыл бұрын
Mothership, arbiter of truth?
@acheeyk 3 жыл бұрын
Where is lee kuan yew.....station ....
@singlah 3 жыл бұрын
Station names changed to reflect locations? So explain to me how St. Andrews became City Hall when the station is at St Andrew's and not at City Hall? You can't even see the old City Hall when you emerge from the station but St Andrew's would be in your face (if it wasn't for the big trees hiding most of it).
@MarkzOng Жыл бұрын
Perhaps not to anger some community which is quick to anger ?
@reddycrewmateandmini975 3 жыл бұрын
Broadrick is also in front of Dakota
@reddycrewmateandmini975 3 жыл бұрын
But different name so funny
@jaraza323 2 жыл бұрын
SG the best city in asia.
@rbc812 3 жыл бұрын
Kentucky, Mcdonald, Cha Kueh Diao, Mee robus, KKB?
@poteyatocheapp6978 3 жыл бұрын
yes lol Kaki Bukit station's abbreviation is KKB
@ghracetullao2500 Ай бұрын
Did anyone forget about Toa Payoh?
@transportsingapore1955 8 ай бұрын
Hey *Mothership* i know *City Hall MRT Station*
@TenDecillionFanThePolice Жыл бұрын
5 stops in the mta
@AlvinYT_More-Official 4 ай бұрын
And Commonwealth, that word is the country that been colonized by the British UK
@carmentan9336 3 жыл бұрын
how about canberra
@zo3478 3 жыл бұрын
Named after the road
@poteyatocheapp6978 3 жыл бұрын
Got smth to do with australia def
@lzh4950 2 жыл бұрын
@@zo3478 Imagine if we'd named it after the nearby _Jln Sendudok_ instead
@user-oh6wb5rj2q 3 жыл бұрын
*Attest, credits ??*
@itzdanial-roblox784 3 жыл бұрын
Aljunied is name after Ali aljunied
@TenDecillionFanThePolice Жыл бұрын
FARRER ROAD empress market
@sanosukesada7834 3 жыл бұрын
The lamest one is redhill. Bukit merah got problem is it?
@poteyatocheapp6978 3 жыл бұрын
Yea theyre technically the same but i guess u can blame gahmen for naming one neighbourhood Redhill (nearer to MRT station) and the other Bukit Merah
@lzh4950 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe LTA didn't want to mislead passengers into thinking that Redhill MRT was near Bt Merah bus interchange & town centre?
@tanmayanair4198 Жыл бұрын
1 -2
@TeddoLin 3 жыл бұрын
Tan kah kee is wait yourself
@omegazx-ll6ql 3 жыл бұрын
How about Bartley
@poteyatocheapp6978 2 жыл бұрын
The station along Bartley road lor
@pokeballersniperine4809 3 жыл бұрын
2:37 IS THAT A JOJO REFERENCE
@Alcadeias01 3 жыл бұрын
No, the voice/sound taken from "Fist of the North Star" or search youtube for "omae wa mou shindeiru"
@Adam-ex9em 3 жыл бұрын
no
@TenDecillionFanThePolice Жыл бұрын
one-north It’s a small letter
@nathanfu7971 3 жыл бұрын
These are random shiz i like to watch
@rajalakshmi7284 Ай бұрын
He needs to be hired LTA hire him please 🙏
@omegazx-ll6ql 3 жыл бұрын
Then how about sixth avenue
@poteyatocheapp6978 2 жыл бұрын
the road beside called sixth ave lor
@KrishnasDevotionHub 3 жыл бұрын
I’m one north brother
@jaydenteo563 3 жыл бұрын
first
@chrispycreme9545 3 жыл бұрын
tan kah kee should rename to beow tan
@sumalibinkasbi5602 3 жыл бұрын
Next station tokyo : Jappan MRT line
@lzh4950 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe the Japanese will be calling our East West, North South & North East Lines _Tozai, Namboku_ & _Tohoku_
@akid7967 Жыл бұрын
What so ik all mrt ofc
@nxqqi3290 3 жыл бұрын
So.. where's DT4?
@jamieee472 3 жыл бұрын
It's a future station (that currently is just a shell station). It is named Hume and is located at the junction of Upper Bukit Timah Road and Hume Avenue. It is named after Hume Avenue and the condominium estate situated there. It is expected to open in 2025.
@yellowcupgal5188 2 жыл бұрын
Hume, to be opened by 2025