History of the Orient Express (Train)
The Oriental Express goes from Singapore to Bangkok. In 1869 Malaysia’s first railroad station was built. Before 1918 you had to switch trains and tracks halfway through. Now you can go without stopping.
Many parts of Malaysia were hard to get to but trains made it much easier. Many important people, like the king, used to own their own train car. In 1923 a bridge was made from Singapore to Malaysia. The Oriental Express goes 1,262 miles from Singapore to Bangkok. It takes about 60 hours. Even though the starting station is in Singapore, Malaysia owns all the tracks. Singapore wants to buy the land to build a new station but Malaysia wants to preserve it.