Melaka Monorail

Malacca monorail

The Malacca Monorail is a monorail system in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia.

History

The first phase of the system, built at a cost of RM 15.9 million and covering 1.6 km from Taman Rempah in Pengkalan Rama to Hang Tuah Station at Kampung Bunga Raya Pantai, was opened to the public on 21 October 2010.[1] However, hours after opening, the monorail ground to a halt, stranding 20 passengers inside. As of December 2010, after a series of similar problems it was no longer operational;[2] The monorail has however been spotted at nights doing test runs (as of 2011).[3] In March 2016 it was still inoperative, although in June, 2015 there were reports about Malacca state government planning to restore dilapidated infrastructure and to revive monorail service in order to promote tourism in the area. [4]

After 4 years being suspended since 2013 due to technical problems, the Malacca Monorail service begin operating again on 4 December 2017. The service would operate from 10am to 10pm on weekdays, with extended service till midnight on weekends and currently, only one coach which can accommodate up to 15 people will travel each round which will take 30 minutes. The tickets sold at RM10 each.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Proud day for Malacca". Archived from the original on 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  2. ↑ http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/12/11/nation/7601872&sec=nation Archived 2010-12-14 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?col=onthebeat&file=/2011/5/15/columnists/onthebeat/8682438&sec=On%20The%20Beat Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "Malacca wants to revive monorail line to promote river - Nation - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
  5. ↑ "Monorail service in Melaka to resume after four-year break - Nation - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
  6. ↑ "停运四年 马六甲单轨列车今起投入运作" (in Chinese). Lianhe Zaobao. 4 December 2017.

Coordinates: 2°12′13″N 102°15′06″E / 2.2037°N 102.2516°E / 2.2037; 102.2516

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