Navigate from Singapore Woodlands Train Checkpoint (Tanjong Pagar via shuttle) to Singapore Woodlands Train Checkpoint (round trip) across a span of 1200km. This is an overnight service.
Scenery Highlights
Pulau Payar Marine Park near Langkawi with snorkelling over live coral and lemon-shark sightings
Colonial streets and street-art lanes of George Town, Penang (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Dense rainforest vistas along the Jungle Railway (Tahan range corridor, Wild Malaysia)
Cameron Highlands tea-plantation terraces and BOH tea-centre visit (Wild Malaysia)
Taman Negara canopy walkway at 40 m above the forest floor (Wild Malaysia)
Johor–Singapore Causeway crossing — 1.05 km of causeway and 26 m of the Strait of Johor
Kuala Lumpur skyline silhouettes from KTM Komuter tracks as the train threads the city at dusk
Kuala Kangsar royal mosques and ubudiah-style minarets (Royal Town of Perak)
Sunrise over Gunung Tahan (2,187 m) and the Taman Negara corridor on clear mornings (Wild Malaysia)
Quick Facts
Duration
72 hours
Distance
1200 km
Est. Price
From approximately USD 4,500–4,650 per person (Pullman Cabin) to USD 10,600 (Presidential Suite) for three-night itineraries; dynamic pricing applies and varies by season, departure date and demand. A complimentary Mandarin Oriental Singapore pre-/post-stay night is offered for September and November 2026 Pullman/State bookings made by end of July 2026.
Meals: All meals (four-course dinners, full breakfasts, three-course lunches), sommelier wine and Champagne pairings, and curated off-train excursions included.
Ensuite: Yes
Meals: All meals with selected premium drinks and Champagne, and curated off-train excursions.
Ensuite: Yes
Meals: All meals, premium drinks, free-flowing Champagne, caviar, fruit, flowers, a complimentary 45-minute Dior Spa treatment per person, and private arrival/departure transfers.
Ensuite: Yes
Engine / Locomotive
KTM class 25 (also YDM4-class) metre-gauge diesel-electric locomotives haul the train; rolling stock is 18 refurbished heritage carriages
Locomotive Weight
Approximately 76 tonnes per KTM class 25 (YDM4) locomotive; full train weighs roughly 1,200 tonnes
Track Gauge
1,000 mm (metre gauge) on the Malaysian KTM network
Braking Technology
Air brakes (locomotive-hauled) plus vacuum-braked heritage carriages refurbished in 2023 to UIC-standard air-vacuum conversion
Route Engineering Challenges
Gauge change and customs-and-immigration handover at Singapore Woodlands Train Checkpoint (KTM metre gauge 1,000 mm / SMRT standard gauge 1,435 mm)
Crossing the 1.05 km Johor–Singapore Causeway across the Strait of Johor — single-track bottleneck with scheduled 4-hour clearance window
Jungle Railway gradients through the Tahan range and Cameron Highlands foothills (Wild Malaysia)
Tropical humidity and monsoon-rainfall patterns affecting onboard HVAC, food-service logistics and excursion timing
Refurbishment integration of vintage Mark 3 / Mark 4 Metro-Cammell carriages with modern 22 °C HVAC, water-recycling and Dior Spa plumbing
Route
Circular round-trip from Singapore Woodlands through Peninsular Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Langkawi / Taman Negara depending on itinerary)
Operating Since
1993 (original Singapore–Bangkok service); relaunched February 2024 with Malaysia-only round-trip itineraries
Carriages
18 carriages: 15 sleeper cars (Pullman, State, Presidential), 1 Dining Car, 1 Piano Bar, 1 Dior Spa, 1 service / generator van, plus the open-air Observation Car
Max Speed
120 km/h on KTM electrified sections (Batu Caves–Ipoh corridor); 80 km/h on single-track Jungle Railway segments; overall journey averages ~17 km/h including overnight pauses
Air Conditioning
Full carriage HVAC maintaining 22 °C cabin temperatures; individual cabin controls in Presidential Suites
Gauge Note
Singapore segment uses standard gauge 1,435 mm; Malaysia uses 1,000 mm metre gauge; rolling stock is metre-gauge only and does not run on Singapore's MRT / SMRT standard-gauge network
Refurbishment
Completed 2023 at the KTM Padang Besar depot; new interiors by Muza Lab (London), new HVAC, water-recycling systems, and Dior Spa carriage integration
Operator
Belmond Limited (since 2019, formerly Orient-Express Hotels, originally founded as VSOE in 1982 by James B. Sherwood)
Journey Distance
Approximately 1,200 km round-trip (Malaysian network only; original 1993–2001 Singapore–Bangkok service was ~2,000 km)
Trip Duration
3 nights / 4 days (72 hours onboard and excursion time)
Booking Lead Time
12–18 months for peak season (December festive and Feb/Mar high-season); 4–6 months for shoulder-season Wild Malaysia departures
Capacity
Approximately 82 guests maximum across 15 sleeper cars (Pullman 2-berth = 30, State 2-berth = 16, Presidential = 2)
Onboard Staff
Approximately 35 staff: 24 cabin stewards, 4 dining-room, 2 sommeliers, 2 spa therapists, 2 musicians, 1 chef + kitchen brigade
Quick Facts
Duration
72 hours
Distance
1200 km
Est. Price
From approximately USD 4,500–4,650 per person (Pullman Cabin) to USD 10,600 (Presidential Suite) for three-night itineraries; dynamic pricing applies and varies by season, departure date and demand. A complimentary Mandarin Oriental Singapore pre-/post-stay night is offered for September and November 2026 Pullman/State bookings made by end of July 2026.