Transtar Cross Border is a series of public buses running between Singapore and Johor Bahru, Malaysia, operated by the same company operating the long-distance luxury buses to Kuala Lumpur and Genting Highlands. While a public bus, the Transtar Cross Border charges a premium for their express services, but this could be worth it on peak … Continue reading Transtar Cross Border Service TS8: Orchard (Thong Teck Building) to JB Sentral (Johor Bahru Checkpoint) by Express Bus
From the Keisei Skyliner, it was a short and easy elevator up to the departures are for my Delta Air Lines flight back to Singapore. Delta Air Lines operate one flight a day to Singapore, which is actually a seventh freedom flight since the flight number does not originate in the United States of America, … Continue reading Flight Review – Delta Air Lines DL169: Tokyo-Narita to Singapore by Boeing 767-300ER
Heading back to Narita Airport after 6 days in Tokyo, I headed for the Keisei Skyliner as part of my Keisei Skyliner and Tokyo Subway Ticket package from KLOOK, purchased and collected earlier in my trip. This would also allow me to try both airport rail links to Narita Airport, having tried the Narita Express already … Continue reading Keisei Skyliner 37: Keisei-Ueno to Narita Airport Terminal 1 by Narita Sky Access Line Airport Liner Train
The Tokyo Metro Ginza Line is the oldest subway line in Asia, commencing revenue services on 30 December 1927, operating as the Tokyo Underground Railway between Ueno and Asakusa. The first rolling stock on the Tokyo Underground Railway were designated as the Tokyo Underground Railway 1000 Series, with a total of 21 single cars produced. … Continue reading Tokyo Metro Ginza Line 1000 Series Set 1139F: Special Retro-Style Interior Resembling The Original Tokyo Underground Railway 1000 Series
Once done with the Cafe Plataku visit, I headed back to downtown Tokyo by the Keisei Kanamachi Line again to connect to the JR Joban Line (Local) and Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line to maximise the use of my Tokyo Metropolitan District Pass (Tokunai Pass) and Tokyo Subway 72-hour Ticket on the through running services from Kanamachi. … Continue reading Keisei Kanamachi Line: Keisei-Takasago to Keisei-Kanamachi by Train
In a typical Japanese neighbourhood of Takasago, for Plarail lovers, Cafe Plataku (カフェ プラたく) is pretty much a dream coming to life. With many themed cafes in Japan, it was only a matter of time for someone to come up with a Plarail cafe, and Cafe Plataku does it really well. Diorama This is the … Continue reading Cafe Plataku (カフェ プラたく): Plarail Cafe with Diorama in Tokyo
The Keisei Kanamachi Line is a quaint single-track railway line in Tokyo spanning just 2.5km. As I needed to get to Keisei-Takasago Station for the next item in my itinerary, and it's quite far (read: expensive) to get the station via the Keisei Main Line from Ueno or Nippori on the JR Yamanote Line, I … Continue reading Keisei Kanamachi Line: Keisei-Kanamachi to Keisei-Takasago by Local Train
While I already have my Tokyo Subway 72-hour Ticket on hand, there were certain places whereby the JR Yamanote Line was clearly more useful from where I was staying. As such, for one of the days when I was in Tokyo and using the JR lines more, I opted to purchase an additional Tokyo Metropolitan … Continue reading Tokyo Metropolitan District Pass (Tokunai Pass): One Day Unlimited Tokyo JR Lines Tokyo Metropolitan 23 Special Wards District Pass
Heading back to downtown Tokyo after visiting the Tobu Museum, I got on the Tobu Skytree Line Local service again at Higashi-Mukojima Station. The entrance to Higashi-Mukojima Station. Heading to the ticket machines to purchase my ticket. The English interface of Tobu's ticket machines. Heading through the ticket gates to head up the platform. Platform … Continue reading Tobu Skytree Line Local: Higashi-Mukojima to Asakusa by Train
The Tobu Museum is the closest railway museum to central Tokyo, just 2 stations away from Tokyo Skytree by the Tobu Skytree Line. Operated by Tobu Railway, the museum focuses mainly on the said company. Having tried out their services to Kinugawa-Onsen and Nikko a few days back, I had some background experiences with Tobu … Continue reading Tobu Museum: Tokyo Railway Museum by Tobu Railway