When the authority selected Jurong to be the nation's port and industrial estate, they realized that Jurong lacked good, smooth roads. Instead they made an agreement with Malaysia to extend their railways toward the then-new industrial estate. Construction of the Jurong Railway Line started in 1963 and was opened in 1965 amid much fanfare despite the rail line was not for passenger services, but however when politics and diplomatic relations strained between Singapore and Malaysia, and much further with more roads to Jurong Port and Jurong Island, freight services to Jurong were terminated in early 1993 with the station building demolished immediately after.
The coordinates bring you to the site where there is a tunnel entrance, the cache is assessible along the pathway above the tunnel level.
Preparation prior to this caching if you want to enter the tunnel:
- wear footwear that can withstand muddy ground;
- bring a good torchlight; and
- advise-able to attempt in pairs.
