Official Thread : KL MONORAIL

[baqthier]

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2003/7/24/nation/5910571&sec=nation

PUTRAJAYA: After several postponements, the long-awaited monorail system in Kuala Lumpur will start its operations on Aug 31, which coincides with the National Day celebration.

He said that the system would start commercial operations on its entire line from that day.

However, he did not provide any further details including the quantum of the fare.

The monorail has 11 stations in the city and is expected to run at five-minute intervals during peak hours and 10- minute intervals during non-peak periods.

It will run along an elevated 8.6km track from Jalan Tun Razak, near the Tun Razak bus terminal, to Jalan Tun Sambanthan in Brickfields with its routes passing along Kuala Lumpur’s busiest roads such as Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Imbi.

Operations of the monorail were postponed several times after an incident where the safety wheel of a train that was on a trial run fell off, struck and seriously injured journalist David Chelliah on his head in August last year.

After the incident, the Transport Ministry and the Railways Department imposed more stringent safety measures on the system.

The monorail completes the city’s overall transport network because it is designed to interface with Star-LRT at Titiwangsa and Hang Tuah, and Putra-LRT at Bukit Nanas and KL Sentral.

Earlier, Chan witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement between MTrans Middle East Sdn Bhd and Siemens Ag at his office yesterday.

MTrans Middle East and Siemens will jointly bid for a US$1.2bil (RM4.56bil) monorail project in Dubai.

On the bid, MTrans Middle East director Datuk Syed Hussein Al Habshee, who is also the former Malaysian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, said that the possibilityof the company securing the project was very bright because of the long-standing government-to-government relationship between the two countries.

MTrans Middle East is a 70% owned subsidiary of MTrans Holdings Sdn Bhd which has its main business in monorail and bus manufacturing, infrastructure construction, and project management.

[szehoong]

arrgggghhhh!!! I was about to post this!!! :D

:guns1:

Anyway....great news!!! :cheers1:

[ethan]

I'm also want to post this but baqthier beat szhoong and me! Finally, the monorail will be start its operation soon.

[TYW]

haiyoo.. KL's already start open and Penang's not even built:rant:

[Pablo]

Great news...must try it if come to KL;)

[szehoong]

RM10m to link LRT and monorail stations

KUALA LUMPUR: Infrastructure for pedestrians will be built to provide commuters easier access while they are on transit between light rail stations running on different lines.

nsport Minister Datuk Chan Kong Choy said RM10mil would be spent on covered walkways, zebra crossings and overhead bridges at three transit points – between the Star-LRT Hang Tuah station and the Hang Tuah Monorail station, Dang Wangi Putra-LRT station and Bukit Nenas Monorail Station and Star-LRT Titiwangsa station and the Titiwangsa Monorail station.

Commuters are often left stranded when it rains as these transit stations run on different systems and there are no pedestrian walkways that link them.

new infrastructures, said Chan, was part of the Government’s immediate step to integrate all three Star-Putra–KL Monorail lines in the Klang Valley as the ministry was carrying out a study on the viability of consolidating the services of the three light rail lines with regional rails, Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad and KLIA Express and two bus companies Parkmay Bhd and Intrakota Consolidated.

The study, he said, would be completed either in October or November.

He said the combined Star-Putra lines serviced 270,000 passengers daily and the number was expected to increase when all the other transport services were integrated.

On another matter, Chan said officers from the Rail Department would conduct safety inspections on the KL Monorail on Aug 25 to ensure a smooth maiden service on National Day.

Monorail will also be offering free feeder bus services from the KL Sentral Monorail Station to the KL Sentral main terminal until extensions are built,” he said yesterday after a special city tour on the three light rail trains.

On the price war between MAS and AirAsia, Chan said the ministry would only interfere when there was unhealthy competition.

“Right now, it is a free for all,” he said.

[TYW]

Hang Tuah, i still remember that was the station i went the last time

[ethan]

Great news!!! It will be more convenient for the commuters….

[Magician]

Oh... then I suppose in the next few years... whole KL will be covered with linkway... and bridges.... ahah

[szehoong]

Originally posted by Magician

Oh... then I suppose in the next few years... whole KL will be covered with linkway... and bridges.... ahah

Haha.....fat wish lar! I hope so too! Lets us all dream on................:)

[TYW]

Originally posted by Magician

Oh... then I suppose in the next few years... whole KL will be covered with linkway... and bridges.... ahah

that's cool!! that time the highways will be 10 storie high

[Pablo]

Originally posted by TYW

that's cool!! that time the highways will be 10 storie high

wah 10 stories high..bombastic:D :D i think 6 stories very tall liao :)

[szehoong]

Monorail gets thumbs-up

BY CHOW HOW BAN

KUALA LUMPUR: Commuters gave KL Monorail the thumbs up after taking a ride on the train.

After the official launch by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday, the gates at all 11 monorail stations were opened to commuters.

Badrul Hisham Mustafa, 25, who is partially blind, was impressed by the service.

“It was very good,” he said.

He pointed out that KL Monorail staff were also helpful with the blind and disabled.

http://www.thestar.com.my/archives/2003/9/2/nation/p8crowd.JPG
OVERWHELMING RESPONSE: The crowd waiting Moanday to get onto the monorail at the Bukit Bintang station.

Steven Khoo, who brought his family to the city, said theyenjoyed the monorail ride very much.

“It was smooth and good. It was just that they should have better crowd control, knowing that this was the first run,” said Khoo, who took the train from Bukit Nanas to KL Sentral.

“I think the monorail will help ease traffic in the city. There is no reason for us to drive to the city,” he said.

Sin Sew Lan hopped onto the train with her four-year-old son Tan Guan Xiong and her friend after shopping at Jalan Bukit Bintang.

She said the ride was fine although it was bumpy at times.

“Shoppers will find the monorail convenient to go to shopping complexes in the city centre,” she added.

The monorail system has 11 stations – Titiwangsa, Chow Kit, Medan Tuanku, Bukit Nanas, Raja Chulan, Bukit Bintang, Imbi, Hang Tuah, Maharajalela, Tun Sambanthan and Kl Sentral.

The areas covered are Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan Pahang, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Jalan Hang Tuah, Jalan Maharajalela and Jalan Tun Sambathan.

At the Titiwangsa station, some early commuters were unable to get onto the trains, while at KL Sentral many were prevented from entering the station until the crowd at the counter area and platform was cleared.

The Bukit Bintang station seemed to be the busiest as it is located in the Golden Triangle.

A spokesman for MTrans Holdings Sdn Bhd, the operator of the RM1.18bil KL Monorail, said more commuters were expected to use the service.

“I think they (commuters) will find it useful and it is the only system that goes into the Golden Triangle,” he added.

For the whole of this month, commuters will only have to pay a flat rate of RM1 for a one-way ticket to any monorail station. The train service starts at 10am and ends at 3pm during the month.

By the end of the year, the system will operate from 6am to midnight.

The monorail can travel up to 90kph with up to 214 passengers. The travel time from the Titiwangsa station to KL Sentral is 19 minutes.

[szehoong]

Monorail proves progress in engineering

KUALA LUMPUR Aug 31 - The launch of the KL Monorail mass transit system, which was wholly developed by Malaysia, shows that the nation has made great progress in the field of engineering, Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Sunday.

"After the national car, now we have the monorail, it can be said that the monorail is a national monorail because we built the whole thing with local expertise," the prime minister said.

He said Malaysia had no experience whatsoever in constructing such a mass transit system but what had been achieved showed that the nation had made tremendous progress in the field of engineering.

Malaysia could now export this engineering expertise and this was something Malaysians should be proud of, he said when launching the KL Monorail Transit System at the Bukit Bintang Monorail Station here.

Dr Mahathir said the ability to produce a monorail had enabled the country to join the elite few who could manufacture such a mass rapid transit system.

"But we should not stop here, maybe in the future we can build our own trains and in fact a high speed train but we will need a bit more time," he said.

The prime minister said Malaysia could achieve whatever it aimed for provided the people were willing to work hard and experiment with things and "then we will succeed."

Dr Mahathir said the monorail project, which cost RM1.18 billion, took seven years to become a reality but "we can be proud of it as it is our own,"

He said a few countries like China and Indonesia have shown interest in having similar projects in their respective country by signing memorandums of understanding with KL Monorail System.

He said the monorail mass transit system was much cheaper compared with the underground system which cost five times more and the monorail caused less environmental impact than any other mass transit systems.

[szehoong]

launches KL Monorail service

http://www.utusan.com.my/pix/2003/0901/Utusan_Express/Home_News/hn_01_big.jpg

NORAIL', the city's latest public transportation has been launched by Dr. Mahathir at Bukit Bintang station in Kuala Lumpur, Aug 31. - Utusanpix.
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KUALA LUMPUR Aug 31 - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad Sunday officially launched the latest public mode of transport in the city, the KL Monorail Transit system.

The launch at the KL Monorail's Bukit Bintang station was also attended by his wife, Datin Seri Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamed Ali, Transport Minister Datuk Chan Kong Choy and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor.

The RM1.8 billion KL Monorail system was supposed to have been launched last September but was postponed after a 13.4kg safety wheel came off and fell on a Bernama reporter, David Chelliah, who was walking under the overhead tracks of the system in the city, during a trial run on Aug 16 last year.

However, Patrick Wong, executive director of MTrans Holdings, the parent company of KL Monorail System, has assured the Transport Ministry that all safety mechanisms for the service had been put in place.

Speaking to reporters Saturday, he said: "Security is not an issue anymore because all precautionary measures, including redesigning of certain parts of the system, have been done to minimise all technical risks."

nwhile, Malaysians celebrating the National Day Sunday can try out the monorail from 4 pm onwards, at RM1 per trip, which is a special promotional rate for September.

Half of all the fares collected during this period will be donated to charitable organisations.

After September, tickets for a ride on the monorail, which stretches 8.6km from Titiwangsa to KL Sentral, will be priced at RM1.20 to RM2.50. There are 11 stations in the monorail link.

The monorail train can travel up to 90kph with up to 214 passengers. It is expected to reduce the inner-city road traffic by some 15 percent.

[ethan]

It lopk good from the news. Very fast!!!!

[baqthier]

Yep, very fast. We got the chance to ride on a Intel Pentium 4 powered Acer monorail. :D

[szehoong]

Originally posted by baqthier

Yep, very fast. We got the chance to ride on a Intel Pentium 4 powered Acer monorail. :D

Sometimes I think it is too fast.......scary actually if you're leaning against the door.....hehe :D

[Pablo]

Originally posted by szehoong

Sometimes I think it is too fast.......scary actually if you're leaning against the door.....hehe :D

too fast...too fast for me to take pics :baaa:

[Pablo]

Originally posted by szehoong

Sometimes I think it is too fast.......scary actually if you're leaning against the door.....hehe :D

too fast...too hard for me to take pics :baaa:

[gnowl]

Szehoong,

Would you please upload more pictures of the KL monorail. Thanks.:)

[szehoong]

Originally posted by gnowl

Szehoong,

Would you please upload more pictures of the KL monorail. Thanks.:)

:) Thanks for your interest.......I would post em as soon as I am available to do that......I do not have those pictures here as I am at work now. ;)

[TYW]

Originally posted by Pablo

wah 10 stories high..bombastic:D :D i think 6 stories very tall liao :)

that is "hiperbola":D

[TYW]

soon you'll be like szehoong, taking pics while driving!! practise man:D

[Pablo]

Originally posted by TYW

soon you'll be like szehoong, taking pics while driving!! practise man:D

hehe..do u think i'll:D i still don't know how to drive..if i do, then it would be very essy to bring szehoong, baq and some others forumer to tour around Penang liao;)

[TYW]

Originally posted by Pablo

hehe..do u think i'll:D i still don't know how to drive..if i do, then it would be very essy to bring szehoong, baq and some others forumer to tour around Penang liao;)

i mean practise before u learn how to drive so that u can do that when u can drive:D

[szehoong]

Originally posted by TYW

that is "hiperbola":D

What is Hiperbola??? :?

[szehoong]

Originally posted by TYW

soon you'll be like szehoong, taking pics while driving!! practise man:D

wei...wei.....dun immitate me......I expert liao! :D hehehe.....anyway I can take a lot of pictures because my camera can swivel. If I use the normal digicam.......I can't do that anymore (dangerous lar!). Somemore I drove an auto car...... :D

[TYW]

Originally posted by szehoong

What is Hiperbola??? :?

it is a type of "gaya bahasa". it is hyperbole in English wich means exaggeration

[TYW]

Originally posted by szehoong

wei...wei.....dun immitate me......I expert liao! :D hehehe.....anyway I can take a lot of pictures because my camera can swivel. If I use the normal digicam.......I can't do that anymore (dangerous lar!). Somemore I drove an auto car...... :D

that means Pablo's technique will be better than yours:D you should improve your technique man!!

[choon]

I have tried a few rides on last week and I found only BB and Imbi station is considered "user friendly" to the passenger and non-passenger..y? Because these 2 stations can be used as "overhead" bridge rather than serves only station..I can use to across from Berjaya Plaza (Starbucks) to the new Times Square without "hassle" by using the station overhead bridge which is linked between the two buildiings.What about the rest for example Titiwangsa Station? How could the people across from road that near the Pekeliling bus station to the opposite road(BP station)? Most of stations design is the same! We are being forced to buy the ticket and then allow us to go to another platform...It would be much much better and convinience that we can use the station to across opposite road without watching left and right in the middle of busy traffic. Some good example are KLCC, Masjid Jamid, Imbi, BB, Kelana Jaya, Ampang Park with under pass or overhaed bridge facility. I have tried Singapore MRT and all of the stations are built to serve this purpose.

[choon]

Most of stations are lacked of the clear direction signboard to guide the people to the actual building and road. I was confussed (even though I'm a local) when came out from the train because I din't see any signboard to tell me where should I ahead. Ex: Mahajalela (Not only this station!), how could I (or a tourist) know which side should i go (left or right) to the Petaling Street? If I get the wrong exit then I only can come out to Chinese Chamber Hall side...they should put the clear signboard with famous landmark,building or road) before we exit from control station....

[choon]

Are they going to build the under pass to link these two stations like KLCC without getting wet when heavy rain? This is the only one that I could think of...

[szehoong]

This would be a proper channel of complain - ;)

Correspondence Address:

KL Monorail System Sdn Bhd
Wisma Monorail
Jalan Tebing, Brickfields
50470 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia.

Telephone: +60-3-2267 9888
Fax: +60-3-2267 9999

Email: info@monorail.com.my

[szehoong]

Your suggestion is very good! However is it neccessary to make two threads of basically the same thing about the monorail complains that you have? You could have just posted in a single thread........I would suggest that you channel your complain to them. ;)

.........just give them a break for the moment. Currently they are still on a trial basis for the month opf Sept before they could iron out these minor issues. They still haven't started full service yet.

:D

[szehoong]

Well....you could have missed out his article I posted just a few weeks ago....


RM10m to link LRT and monorail stations

KUALA LUMPUR: Infrastructure for pedestrians will be built to provide commuters easier access while they are on transit between light rail stations running on different lines.

nsport Minister Datuk Chan Kong Choy said RM10mil would be spent on covered walkways, zebra crossings and overhead bridges at three transit points – between the Star-LRT Hang Tuah station and the Hang Tuah Monorail station, Dang Wangi Putra-LRT station and Bukit Nenas Monorail Station and Star-LRT Titiwangsa station and the Titiwangsa Monorail station.

Commuters are often left stranded when it rains as these transit stations run on different systems and there are no pedestrian walkways that link them.

new infrastructures, said Chan, was part of the Government’s immediate step to integrate all three Star-Putra–KL Monorail lines in the Klang Valley as the ministry was carrying out a study on the viability of consolidating the services of the three light rail lines with regional rails, Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad and KLIA Express and two bus companies Parkmay Bhd and Intrakota Consolidated.

The study, he said, would be completed either in October or November.

He said the combined Star-Putra lines serviced 270,000 passengers daily and the number was expected to increase when all the other transport services were integrated.

On another matter, Chan said officers from the Rail Department would conduct safety inspections on the KL Monorail on Aug 25 to ensure a smooth maiden service on National Day.

Monorail will also be offering free feeder bus services from the KL Sentral Monorail Station to the KL Sentral main terminal until extensions are built,” he said yesterday after a special city tour on the three light rail trains.

On the price war between MAS and AirAsia, Chan said the ministry would only interfere when there was unhealthy competition.

“Right now, it is a free for all,” he said.

[szehoong]

Originally posted by choon

I have tried a few rides on last week and I found only BB and Imbi station is considered "user friendly" to the passenger and non-passenger..y? Because these 2 stations can be used as "overhead" bridge rather than serves only station..I can use to across from Berjaya Plaza (Starbucks) to the new Times Square without "hassle" by using the station overhead bridge which is linked between the two buildiings.What about the rest for example Titiwangsa Station? How could the people across from road that near the Pekeliling bus station to the opposite road(BP station)? Most of stations design is the same! We are being forced to buy the ticket and then allow us to go to another platform...It would be much much better and convinience that we can use the station to across opposite road without watching left and right in the middle of busy traffic. Some good example are KLCC, Masjid Jamid, Imbi, BB, Kelana Jaya, Ampang Park with under pass or overhaed bridge facility. I have tried Singapore MRT and all of the stations are built to serve this purpose.

Another good suggestion that our transit companies could 'learn' a lot from other's experiences.

This problem isn't new - Starline's at-grade stations doesn't have such passes either (Cempaka, Pandan Indah etc...). But these stations allow crossing to the other side at special request. All you need to do is to ask.....it is that easy! :)

Other Starline stations, fortunately doesn't have these problems and so does all of Putraline's. KTM Komuter stations all have overhead bridges.

I am sure that your littel adventure at the Maharajalela station (which isn't a busy station) could be solved if you just show a little courtesy to ask.

Oh yea.....another 'friendly Monorail station that you might forget to mention is the Chow Kit station. This station has overpasses to 4 roads in its vicinity.....;)

Anyway putting an overhead bridge there would be good ;)

Please do not compare to Spore's MRT stations as most are underground and their 'above-ground' stations are usually located on one side of the road most of the time. No MRT stations are placed above the street as they planned the transit routes much earlier unlike KL. Furthermore they have higher budget for their transit system. :)

[szehoong]

Originally posted by choon

Most of stations are lacked of the clear direction signboard to guide the people to the actual building and road. I was confussed (even though I'm a local) when came out from the train because I din't see any signboard to tell me where should I ahead. Ex: Mahajalela (Not only this station!), how could I (or a tourist) know which side should i go (left or right) to the Petaling Street? If I get the wrong exit then I only can come out to Chinese Chamber Hall side...they should put the clear signboard with famous landmark,building or road) before we exit from control station....

SHould you get to the 'Chinese Assembly Hall exit'......just tell the station master that you got to the wrong exit and would like to cross over. Just have a little courtesy to ask. At the same time, I would suggest you to vent out your frustration to him/her. ;)

[szehoong]

Originally posted by TYW

it is a type of "gaya bahasa". it is hyperbole in English wich means exaggeration

Oh cheh......long time din used that word now....forgot! :D

Last time my teacher got use many times! :D :D :D

[szehoong]

Originally posted by TYW

that means Pablo's technique will be better than yours:D you should improve your technique man!!

Pablo isn't driving.....I am.....:D

[TYW]

Originally posted by szehoong

Oh cheh......long time din used that word now....forgot! :D

Last time my teacher got use many times! :D :D :D

no need to use 1 lah. unless u wanna kaji sastera and that kind of things

[TYW]

Originally posted by szehoong

Pablo isn't driving.....I am.....:D

i mean when he is driving lah. that gives u lot's of time to practise:D :D :D :D :D :D

[Pablo]

Originally posted by TYW

that means Pablo's technique will be better than yours:D you should improve your technique man!!

is it because my camera cannot swivel:D :D

[TYW]

Originally posted by Pablo

is it because my camera cannot swivel:D :D

oh, another thing more skillful than szehoong:D

[baqthier]

Hey, many parts of Bangkok are covered with overhead pedestrian bridges that link malls, pedestrian paths and skytrain stations. I find that rather convenient :cool:
In KL, it's hard to walk from KLCC to Jalan Pinang at many times since traffic is pretty busy there. The same I can say for Bukit Bintang(around The Ship area)!

[TYW]

Originally posted by baqthier

Hey, many parts of Bangkok are covered with overhead pedestrian bridges that link malls, pedestrian paths and skytrain stations. I find that rather convenient :cool:
In KL, it's hard to walk from KLCC to Jalan Pinang at many times since traffic is pretty busy there. The same I can say for Bukit Bintang(around The Ship area)!

wow links everywhere would look cool:cool:

u've jus went to Bangkok ar??

[nazrey]

hiC:\Documents and Settings\Coyri\My Documents\My Pictures\66.bmp

[nazrey]

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[nazrey]

http://www.thai.net/nazrey/1602-21-1.jpg http://www.thai.net/nazrey/Ami-07.jpg http://www.thai.net/nazrey/KL_Monorail_04.jpg

[TYW]

the pics in the last post is the monorail in KL??

[nazrey]

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[nazrey]

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[nazrey]

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[nazrey]

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[nazrey]

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[nazrey]

http://www.thai.net/nazrey/10342407.jpg
This is Bangkok.......................

[nazrey]

This is Bangkok mass transit system (BTS) skytrain..........http://www.thai.net/nazrey/MVC-797F.jpg

[nazrey]

http://www.thai.net/nazrey/KL_Monorail_01.jpghttp://www.thai.net/nazrey/taxi.jpg http://www.thai.net/nazrey/monorail4.jpg http://www.thai.net/nazrey/monorail2.jpg http://www.thai.net/nazrey/1.jpg http://www.thai.net/nazrey/0.jpg

[nazrey]

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[Pablo]

http://www.thai.net/nazrey/monorail4.jpg

i still remembered this place, where we saw an angel hahahahahahahahahaha :lol::lol:

[archilless]

http://www.thai.net/nazrey/Ami-04.jpg

my office.. :D ..

[szehoong]

Over 170,000 use monorail in first 15 days

BY LEONG SHEN-LI

PETALING JAYA: Kuala Lumpur's monorail system has ferried over 170,000 during the first 15 days of operations, KL Monorail Systems Sdn Bhd managing director Bakhtiar Jamilee said.

“The volume is very good considering that passenger services are limited to between 10am and 3pm at the moment. We are very happy to get such numbers just with the lunch-time crowd,” he said.

He added that the busiest stations were the interchanges with other rail-based public transport systems, such as Titiwangsa and Hang Tuah (transfer stations for Starline light rail transit system), Bukit Nanas (transfer station for Putraline LRT) and KL Sentral (for KTM, Putraline and trains to KL International Airport).

Other stations in the “Golden Triangle” like Raja Chulan had also been very crowded with office workers.

“Our KL Sentral station is the busiest with between 2,500 and 3,500 commuters using it daily,” he said when contacted yesterday.

The RM1.2bil Malaysian-made monorail system – which is seen as the “missing link” in the city's rail-based public transport network – stretches for 8.6km from Titiwangsa

in Jalan Tun Razak to KL Sentral in Jalan Tun Sambanthan and has 11 stations.

It was opened on National Day by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Passengers only need to pay RM1 for each ride irrespective of distance.

When full fare is charged, commuters will be paying between RM1.20 and RM2.50.

Bakhtiar said operating hours were expected to be extended next month to between 8am and 7pm.

“The hours will then be extended progressively. Ultimately, trains will run between 6am and midnight.”

He said five trains were being used at the moment, while new trains were being tested on the tracks at night.

[nazrey]

http://www.thai.net/nazrey/monorail1.jpg

[SEED]

yeh men~ good news for Kl Monorail eh~:cheers1: cheaper to take the monorial or the train??

[TYW]

i like the shape of the station in Bangkok

[TYW]

hope when Penang gets its monorail, it will be as good as this

[TYW]

thanks 4 posting the pix

[TYW]

y all x 1??

[szehoong]

Monorail an added convenience

By CHOW HOW BAN



I took a trip to Taman Tasik Perdana recently to check out how convenient it was to get to the premier tourist destination in the city via the light rail transit (LRT) system.

Starting my journey at the Wangsa Maju Putraline station, I alighted at Masjid Jamek which is the nearest station to the lake gardens.

It took me 25 minutes to walk from the station in Jalan Tun Perak to Jalan Parlimen from where one could visit the Orchid Park, Tun Abdul Razak Memorial and Bird Park near the lake gardens or walk up a hill to the National Monument nearby.

Alternatively, one can also take the Intrakota 21A and 18 buses at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman to get to Taman Tasik Perdana.



http://metro.thestar.com.my/news/2003/9/p4monorail.jpg

An aerial view of the Titiwangsa KL monorail station (foreground) and the Titiwangsa Starline LRT station in the background near the Pekeliling flats in Jalan Tun Razak.





Both ways require one to walk quite a distance after stepping off the train or bus. Nevertheless the walkways en route to the lake gardens are well-paved which makes it less tiresome and even enjoyable for those who love a bit of exercise.

One might argue why the LRT stations were not built closer to significant landmarks in Kuala Lumpur to spare visitors these long walks. But some feel tourists would appreciate the sights more as they stroll along the garden paths.

Taman Tasik Perdana’s vicinity is expected to be more integrated with its surrounding areas if City Hall has its way with its cycling trail project.

Meanwhile, the connection between the Masjid Jamek Putraline and Starline systems has made travelling between the city and its suburbs like Ampang, Seri Petaling, Cheras, Bukit Jalil, Setapak, Petaling Jaya and Sentul much easier.

The Putraline station is linked with the Ampang/Seri Petaling-bound Starline station by an uncovered pedestrian bridge. However, one has to cross Jalan Tun Perak to get to the Sentul Timur-bound station.

The Government has been urged many times to build a pedestrian bridge for commuters’ convenience.

Music student Vivien Sharmini, 24, uses Masjid Jamek as a transit station to get to her school in Jalan Pahang.

She takes a Putraline train at the Taman Bahagia station near her house in SS3, Petaling Jaya, and alight at Masjid Jamek in order to switch to a Starline train to take he to the Titiwangsa station. It takes another 15 minutes for her to walk to the International College of Music.

“I have no choice and it’s a daily routine which I have come to accept.

“The LRT is good as you don’t have to wait for long for a train to arrive,” she said, adding that the Putraline and Starline stations in Masjid Jamek were close to each other and well connected.

As for the Titiwangsa Putraline station, it is popular as it is linked to the KL Monorail station near the Pekeliling flats in Jalan Tun Razak.

Commuters coming out from the Titiwangsa station can cross an elevator-powered pedestrian bridge to get across the road near the express bus station to get to the monorail station.

Bank manager Abdul Rahman Yusoff, 43, said he was happy to drive from USJ to the Kelana Jaya Putraline station before taking a train from there to Masjid Jamek to work daily.

“The drive from USJ to Kelana Jaya takes me about 30 minutes. But I don’t mind.

“I am very happy they have the monorail link now because I can meet my clients in places like Bukit Bintang without having to take cabs,” he said.

H.S. Lim, 69, from Jalan Ipoh, said he had travelled on the monorail several times since its launch to meet with friends in Bukit Bintang.

“Previously, I used to take a bus from Central Market which was a 20-minute journey. Now, I get on the monorail from Medan Tuanku and it takes me less than five minutes to get to Bukit Bintang. It is really convenient,” Lim said.

Another commuter, Allan McIntosh, 69, from Scotland said he found the monorail handy to travel within the city centre.

The monorail is an intra-city mass transport system which serves areas including Jalan Pahang. Chow Kit, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Jalan Hang Tuah and Jalan Tun Sambathan.

The monorail stations that are integrated with other LRT stations are Bukit Nanas (about two minutes’ walk to the Dang Wangi Putraline station), Hang Tuah (Hang Tuah Starline station) and KL Sentral (one has to walk across Jalan Tun Sambathan and a car park area before reaching the city’s biggest public transport hub).

[TYW]

wow! love the pic. that is Dybasty Hotel in the background?

[Pablo]

Originally posted by TYW

wow! love the pic. that is Dybasty Hotel in the background?

yupe u right TYW;)

[huaiwei]

Originally posted by szehoong

Please do not compare to Spore's MRT stations as most are underground and their 'above-ground' stations are usually located on one side of the road most of the time. No MRT stations are placed above the street as they planned the transit routes much earlier unlike KL. Furthermore they have higher budget for their transit system. :) Not exactly true....Clementi, Dover, Queenstown, Commonwealth, Tanah Merah, and Bedok stations were built directly above the centre of the road, while Lavender, Bugis, City Hall, Dhoby Ghaut, Somerset, Newton, Tiong Bahru, Outram Park, Harbourfront, Chinatown, Little India, Farrer Park, Boon Keng, Potong Pasir, Woodleigh, Serangoon, Kovan, and Buangkok stations are built directly under the roads, and double-up as underpasses.

I also wont say that they planned the routes and made provisions in all of Singapore...obviously. It is true in most of the newest suburbs, but in the most important downtown areas (where stations are also more impt naturally), construction was extremely complicated in order to fit into the dense urban setting with no prior provisions. The Chinatown station is just one classic example: it had to be built under two massive roads and a canal, all of which had to be diverted. It also invovled protecting the conserved shophouses on either side, and building under an unusually massive pedestrain bridge. The Bridge was a recent addition, so that is hardly what I would call a result of "forward planning"!! :D

[Magician]

Singapore has higher budget for the public transport... because they want to control the traffic....

I think Malaysia should control its number of cars running around the city first.... coz it is useless to build more and more LRT, Monorails... while people still prefer to drive... and eventually... traffic jam everywhere...

This is just my opinion.... no offense

[TYW]

Originally posted by Pablo

yupe u right TYW;)

ic.. and the building u/c?? what is that

[huaiwei]

Originally posted by Magician

Singapore has higher budget for the public transport... because they want to control the traffic....I don't think you need huge budgets just to have train station designs that make sense...such as providing a means to cross the road safely at the same time? ;)

[ZaHiRnYa???]

Originally posted by TYW

ic.. and the building u/c?? what is that

---------------------------

That is the long abandoned building : Tristar apartment-cum-office. Now known as Golden Avenue Service Apartments. Currently the project is being revived back by LBS Bina Group Bhd. I pass the building today on my way to work and they already start working on that building again. :D

Good for KL, as i think the building has been like that for ages. So ugly.

[TYW]

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

---------------------------

That is the long abandoned building : Tristar apartment-cum-office. Now known as Golden Avenue Service Apartments. Currently the project is being revived back by LBS Bina Group Bhd. I pass the building today on my way to work and they already start working on that building again. :D

Good for KL, as i think the building has been like that for ages. So ugly.

ic.. any renderings??

[szehoong]

Originally posted by TYW

ic.. any renderings??

The rendeing is on the construction infoboard. Someone gotta take pictures of it! :D

ANyway I am not too sure if Baq are able to search for it or have it in his harddrive. ;)

[TYW]

so. anyone have pics?? beautiful or not??

[szehoong]

http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0000sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0001sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0002sm.JPG

[szehoong]

http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0003sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0004sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0005sm.JPG

[szehoong]

http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0006sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0007sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0008sm.JPG

[szehoong]

http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0009sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0010sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0011sm.JPG

[szehoong]

http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0012sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0013sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0014sm.JPG

[szehoong]

http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0015sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0016sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0017sm.JPG

[szehoong]

http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0018sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0019sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0020sm.JPG

[szehoong]

http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0021sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0022sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0023sm.JPG

[szehoong]

http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0024sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0025sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0026sm.JPG

[szehoong]

http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0027sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0028sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0029sm.JPG

[szehoong]

http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0030sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0031sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl monorail/DSCN0032sm.JPG

[zoomzoomboy]

It seems ridiculous that there are so many advertisement on the KL Monorail.

Cool pics by the way.

[ZaHiRnYa???]

Originally posted by zoomzoomboy

It seems ridiculous that there are so many advertisement on the KL Monorail.

Cool pics by the way.

----------------------------------------------------


A WARM welcome to the forum zoomzoomboy :)

:cheers1: :cheers1: :cheers1: :cheers1:

[hypermount]

Originally posted by zoomzoomboy

It seems ridiculous that there are so many advertisement on the KL Monorail.

Cool pics by the way.

That'a crtive way to generate profits as most of the transit operators around the world suffer from huge losses ..I think it's nearly all of them.

[nazrey]

wow :) cool pics .Hope one day you can post another system too.Just waiting!!!!!:) :) :)

[Ijud]

Alo all... just wondering... does KL Monorail has pre-recorded train announcement (next station.... stesen berikutnya....) The time when I rode them, the driver announce it manually.... I think it's better to have pre-recorded announcement... much more professional mahh! Same goes to Star Line LRT and Kommuter. I just like the SMRT announcement.... it anounces the next station name a few times (once when at the middle of the journey to the next station and twice before arriving at station).... good voice also.... when the station is crowded.... they ask the commuters to leave the station immediatly!

[TYW]

the drawings on this one looks ugly
http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kl%20monorail/DSCN0004sm.JPG

the others are OK

[baqthier]

:eek: They built it on the sidewalk pavement!

a pic from webshots
So nice :D!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/504/997667023qxbpsj_ph.jpg

[Pablo]

i knew it..last thursday..:lol:

[szehoong]

Originally posted by baqthier

:eek: They built it on the sidewalk pavement!

a pic from webshots
So nice :D!



another dissappointing statement from Baq! :D

Baq is now a member of the official 'TYW Cock-Eyed Club' ;)

I mean.....you really din notice meh? :?

[baqthier]

Expect more of these style in Penang! :D:D

[SEED]

:eek: :eek: :eek: men... can see the monorial past ur head while walkin on the sideway~ men... KOOL!!!!!:crazy2:

[baqthier]

What lah :laugh:

I saw the tiangs before lah back in 2000 or was it 1999...but when completed felt like tak percaya. Maybe at that time Maju Perdana not completed yet so I didn't notice much ;)

[Pablo]

Originally posted by baqthier

Expect more of these style in Penang! :D:D

very good idea...:okay:But underground will be more suitable in Penang:)

[nazrey]

Originally posted by baqthier
:eek: They built it on the sidewalk pavement!

a pic from webshots
So nice :D!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/504/997667023qxbpsj_ph.jpg

Is this area of Chewkit or not?

[Pablo]

Originally posted by nazrey

Is this area of Chewkit or not?

yeah..it is Chow Kit:)

[baqthier]

It's Tunku Abdul Rahman right?

[szehoong]

All WRONG!!! :D

It is Jalan TUANKU Abdul Rahman and it is NOT Chow Kit but near Chow Kit...... ;)

[szehoong]

Originally posted by SEED

:eek: :eek: :eek: men... can see the monorial past ur head while walkin on the sideway~ men... KOOL!!!!!:crazy2:

dangerous...after the wheels falls down on your head! :D

[Pablo]

http://matixvolta.lithoptix.com/IMG_1156-1.JPG

Sydney monorail also built at the sidewalk pavement:)

[szehoong]

Originally posted by Pablo

http://matixvolta.lithoptix.com/IMG_1156-1.JPG

Sydney monorail also built at the sidewalk pavement:)

That is not a pavement....that is a bridge (a pedestrian bridge no doubt)..... ;)

...been there.....seen it :D

[KJ]

Wow. I love that. Can see the monorail past when you are walking there. Too bad when I go back to Selangor, i just go to the monorail station Imbi (Times Square), not Chow Kit :D

[szehoong]

Originally posted by KJ

Wow. I love that. Can see the monorail past when you are walking there. Too bad when I go back to Selangor, i just go to the monorail station Imbi (Times Square), not Chow Kit :D

??? I dun understand :?

You said you go back Selangor and you go to Imbi station? Sorry.....I am really confused :D

[TYW]

Originally posted by szehoong

another dissappointing statement from Baq! :D

Baq is now a member of the official 'TYW Cock-Eyed Club' ;)

I mean.....you really din notice meh? :?

i didn't realise it either:bash: cocked eyed once again??:bash:

maybe i didn't see coz i didn't pass that area B4, even on the monorail

[szehoong]

Originally posted by TYW

i didn't realise it either:bash: cocked eyed once again??:bash:

maybe i didn't see coz i didn't pass that area B4, even on the monorail

You confirm Cock-eyed case lah! :D

[baqthier]

Cock eyes good lah can see left and right at the same time :D

[TYW]

Originally posted by baqthier

Cock eyes good lah can see left and right at the same time :D

but i wonder why cannot c monorail:? need glasses i think:D

[baqthier]

Originally posted by TYW

but i wonder why cannot c monorail:? need glasses i think:D

Whatlah..skyscraperguy like me sure pandang atas one how can realise..tak minat see down lah :D

[TYW]

Originally posted by baqthier

Whatlah..skyscraperguy like me sure pandang atas one how can realise..tak minat see down lah :D

skyscraper guy must look all around one lah!! if go up skyscraper must look down mah:D if sit monorail also must look down to see the bottom of the building;)

[Pablo]

Originally posted by baqthier

Whatlah..skyscraperguy like me sure pandang atas one how can realise..tak minat see down lah :D

invent an excuse:D :D :D ;) join 'TYW Cock-Eyed Club' ler..hahahaha :jk:

[TYW]

Originally posted by Pablo

invent an excuse:D :D :D ;) join 'TYW Cock-Eyed Club' ler..hahahaha :jk:

u asso can enter lah. emoticon asso cannot c

[Pablo]

Originally posted by TYW

u asso can enter lah. emoticon asso cannot c

should we create a thread--->'TYW Cock-Eyed Club' in skybar...joking only lah....:)

[baqthier]

Originally posted by Pablo

should we create a thread--->'TYW Cock-Eyed Club' in skybar...joking only lah....:)

You create lah..if u do..I become 2nd member..but actually it depends on how forumers define cock ler...:D

[TYW]

Originally posted by Pablo

should we create a thread--->'TYW Cock-Eyed Club' in skybar...joking only lah....:)

u so kao bin pui, u create lah

[Pablo]

Originally posted by TYW

u so kao bin pui, u create lah

this time my bin pui not enough kao..:lol::lol:

[baqthier]

We all forumers got enough tebal muka mah :D...hehe kidding :angel1:

[Pablo]

Originally posted by baqthier

We all forumers got enough tebal muka mah :D...hehe kidding :angel1:

WAH..kao bin pui u also know....clever loh...:) ;)

[TYW]

Originally posted by baqthier

We all forumers got enough tebal muka mah :D...hehe kidding :angel1:

in the forums, i'm more kao bin pui than i'm actually am. i start thread lah!!:jk:

[baqthier]

Can you see the monorail? ;)

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/504/9monokl.jpg

[nazrey]

If I can see the bigger one is better. If you have more of it.Hope to see it again from yours.

[TYW]

nice shot baq! got monorail, but no cars:D

[D_Y2k.2^]

An interior shot of Monorail.

http://picserver.org/view_image.php/9T5BQUD446BD

[hypermount]

Kuala Lumpur Monorail photo essay by The Monorail Society, a group that advocate the usw of monorail as a form of mass transit. Very nice.

http://www.monorails.org/tMspages/KLspecial01.html

[Xfactor]

Kuala Lumpur Monorail photo essay by The Monorail Society, a group that advocate the usw of monorail as a form of mass transit. Very nice.

http://www.monorails.org/tMspages/KLspecial01.html

The info is interesting. Any idea about the progress of Monorail City as in the article? :)

[TYW]

great website. very nive pics too.

[argory]

WOW! Amazing site.

The pictures are A+++++! :master:

Almost all the info gives a positive image about KL and Malaysia is general. However, the little shortcomings the writer highlighted are sadly true (how I wish not!), especially about jaywalking. To say that it’s the RULE down here is slightly exaggerated though.

All things said, it’s a wonderful essay on the KL monorail. Bravo! :okay:

[ZaHiRnYa???]

http://www.monorails.org/webpix%202/KL15.jpg

If this is the model that the develor are is going to follow, then I am pretty sure that the building next to Tun Sambathan station is not even in the picture yet. Currently what I can see, they are currently build the bulding on the very far side of the picture plus the bulding next to it. No sign of the office tower as well...

[baqthier]

Awesome site! Thanks hyper ;)

Smart ad
http://www.monorails.org/webpix%202/KL09.jpg

[baqthier]

LOL!
http://www.monorails.org/webpix%202/KL45.jpg

[Ijud]

The Monorail Society's President & DVD Producer Visited Malaysia! (http://www.monorails.org/tMspages/KLspecial01.html)

They said we have one of the most beautiful looking monorails in the world! Just proud to be a MALAYSIAN! :drunk:

[Kevinkhoo1986]

i do not know who is that :P

[TYW]

hypermount posted it before
http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=1582973#post1582973

[Ijud]

Oooops.... sorry! Tak perasan itu post! :wallbash:
But I wonder wat r they working on behind those wall at MTrans (as stated in da article)?? New monorail design for Putrajaya Monorail maybe?! Hope they redesign the placement of the seats not to be on the middle of the cars! Easier for the commuters to walk through it... just like our LRTs... wonder when can we ride Putrajaya's Monorail...

[liping_t]

Oooops.... sorry! Tak perasan itu post! :wallbash:
But I wonder wat r they working on behind those wall at MTrans (as stated in da article)?? New monorail design for Putrajaya Monorail maybe?! Hope they redesign the placement of the seats not to be on the middle of the cars! Easier for the commuters to walk through it... just like our LRTs... wonder when can we ride Putrajaya's Monorail...

I actually think I'd prefer sitting in the middle (haven't rode the monorail yet). Simply cuz I always get antsy on Putra when you sit and you face someone else immediately opposite. Want to just look in front, but sometimes pai seh. So have to turn head, then get neck cramps. :wallbash:

[szehoong]

I actually think I'd prefer sitting in the middle (haven't rode the monorail yet). Simply cuz I always get antsy on Putra when you sit and you face someone else immediately opposite. Want to just look in front, but sometimes pai seh. So have to turn head, then get neck cramps. :wallbash:


hahaha...thats the most used configuration in metro transportation cos it used less space for seating and more standing room ;)

Anyway the next time you're on a Putraline train......just close yer eyes....... :D

[baqthier]

Some pics I found:

Hang Tuah Monorail station during it's construction
http://jpatokal.iki.fi/photo/travel/Malaysia/KualaLumpur/Pudu_Monorail.JPG

http://srv.fotopages.com/2/966749.jpg

[tata]

very cuteeee....

Can you see the monorail? ;)

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/504/9monokl.jpg

[Kevinkhoo1986]

Very cute train :)

[ignoramus]

I would have preferred if the trains for the KL Monorail were sleeker. They just look a tad too fat now. And the seat placement on the trains are weird. They should have placed the seats on the sides. By placing them in the middle its kind of a waste of space. And lastly who could forget the irritating issue of having no common ticket to ride on all of KL's trains.

But its amazing what you can do with these trains... The advertisements for TV3 and Malaysia Airlines on the trains look way cool. These companies are just so creative. You gotta love them. I mean the moment you see them you are like ''WOW!''. And the fact that these trains were made locally is certainly another ''WOW!'' factor. I don't think any other country in SEA actually produces its own trains. As far as I know out of the many countries in Asia, only Japan and perhaps Korea and China? actually produces its own trains.

[nazrey]

One of the KL monorail station board.

http://www.kltalk.com/monorail/monorail80.jpg

[tata]

I would have preferred if the trains for the KL Monorail were sleeker. They just look a tad too fat now. And the seat placement on the trains are weird. They should have placed the seats on the sides. By placing them in the middle its kind of a waste of space. And lastly who could forget the irritating issue of having no common ticket to ride on all of KL's trains.

But its amazing what you can do with these trains... The advertisements for TV3 and Malaysia Airlines on the trains look way cool. These companies are just so creative. You gotta love them. I mean the moment you see them you are like ''WOW!''. And the fact that these trains were made locally is certainly another ''WOW!'' factor. I don't think any other country in SEA actually produces its own trains. As far as I know out of the many countries in Asia, only Japan and perhaps Korea and China? actually produces its own trains.

INKA of Indonesia produces KRL-I (Indonesian electrified train) train that used in Serpong line serving Serpong city to Sudirman (Jakarta's CBD).
But yes, while INKA produces and also export wagon-car to various countries, most of loco and rolling stocks are imported from Japan, Belgium, US etc. INKA is not in a good financial condition that's the reason why the KRL-I project is not taking off.

EDIT:
Kindly see the white-orange train on this thread:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=111797&page=2&pp=20

[Ijud]

Some pics I took just now... sorry arr... my pics all low quality... dun have moolah to buy digital slr like you guys :(

http://img13.exs.cx/img13/8742/DSC2096.jpg

http://img7.exs.cx/img7/8858/DSC2097.jpg

http://img7.exs.cx/img7/7082/DSC2100.jpg

http://img7.exs.cx/img7/733/DSC02088.jpg

[D_Y2k.2^]

wah...again..great pics.btw,how did u get up there?I mean being above the monorail???

[Ijud]

wah...again..great pics.btw,how did u get up there?I mean being above the monorail???

That's Bukit Bintang station mah... we have to cross the bridge to get to the opposite platform right... :)

[GaryinSydney]

I was last there July 03 and it wasn't operating then, so must be pretty recent?

Does it go anywhere useful from Jln BB?

Gary

[szehoong]

I was last there July 03 and it wasn't operating then, so must be pretty recent?

Does it go anywhere useful from Jln BB?

Gary


The monorial started its operations in August 2003 :D It is supposed to start a year earlier but due to a freak accident, a very long investigation and court matters drags the operations ;)

Yea.....it goes to KL Sentral but unfortunately isn't physically connected to it yet pending a mall construction which the monorail is going in to. It also goes to Chow Kit area, Berjaya Times Square and Jalan Sultan Ismail clubbing area :D

[szehoong]

wah...again..great pics.btw,how did u get up there?I mean being above the monorail???


Only the Bukit Bintang Monorail station had the overhead bridge to linked both platforms together ;)

[Ijud]

Source: The Edge Daily

28-10-2004: KLIG focusses on property and monorails
By Yap Lih Huey

Loss-making KL Infrastructure Group Bhd (KLIG) is counting on property development as well as overseas and local monorail projects to turn the company around after its failure to participate in the integration of the Klang Valley public transport system.

“We are trying our best now to see how we can increase our revenue from a few angles,” its managing director Patrick Wong told reporters after the company’s AGM in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 28.

The monorail operator posted a net loss of RM46.24 million on the back of RM15.08 million revenue for its financial year ended April 30, 2004. In its prospectus, KLIG has projected a revenue of RM70 million for 2005.

On next year's monorail ridership, he expected it to rise to between 60,000 and 80,000 daily from the current 35,000 to 40,000 riders.

Wong said its RM50 million Jalan-Jalan Xintiandi commercial project in Brickfields was expected to provide rental income and increase ridership of its monorail services after its completion in the second quarter of 2005.

He said KLIG had also submitted a proposal to the relevant authorities about four months ago to build a 2km shuttle line from the Tun Sambanthan station to Mid Valley as part of its efforts to boost ridership.

The proposed project is expected to cost RM30 million and would take a year to be completed. KLIG will fund the project from internal cash and bank borrowings.

KLIG is currently finalising all studies on its proposed joint venture with Seoul’s Gangnam district for a 6.7km monorail system on a privatisation basis for submission to the authorities there by year-end.

“We expect to conclude all the submissions by early 2005 and construction work is expected to start soon after,” he said.

MTrans Holdings Sdn Bhd, the holding company for KLIG, recently said it was involved in negotiating for monorail systems worth US$5 billion (RM19 billion) in 12 countries.

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The Star Online > News
Wednesday January 26, 2005
KL Monorail to add more safety features to trains

BY DEVID RAJAH
KUALA LUMPUR: KL Monorail will incorporate additional safety features to its trains for passenger safety, said its director Datuk Ahmad Rejal Arbee.

He said that besides stringent daily tyre inspections and routine maintenance, the company had also installed extra safety latches on the removable stainless steel cover above the trains’ load tyres.

This follows the Jan 21 incident, in which a burst load tyre injured housewife Chia Choy Fong, 47, and her daughter’s friend Kee Wan Joe, 18.

“But details of the modifications can only be revealed following approval from the Department of Railways (DOR),” he said, adding that the cause of the burst tyre was still under investigations.

He said KL Monorail was conducting its own internal investigations, besides that by the police, Department of Occupational Safety and Health and DOR.

Ahmad Rejal, who called for a press conference yesterday to clarify inaccurate news reports on the accident, said it happened at 8.50pm about a metre from the Chow Kit station.

“Only two people were injured and not three as reported by the media,” he said, adding that Chia’s daughter Evelyn Chong Szer Hin, 19, did not suffer any injuries in the incident.

In explaining how the incident happened, Ahmad Rejal said that in the event of a tyre puncture or failure, a mechanism installed within the load wheel would prevent the train from listing and allow it to continue to travel at low speed to the next station.

He said the temperature sensor in each of the eight load tyres would trigger an alarm in the driver’s cabin but this did not happen in this particular instance.

He also said load tyres used by KL Monorail were special tyres developed by Michelin for metro application. The same type of tyre was being used in some metro systems in Paris (France), Santiago (Chile) and Las Vegas.

Ahmad Rejal assured the public that KL Monorail’s normal safety standards and checks were stringent and passenger safety would not be compromised.

“The burst load tyre will be sent to the Michelin headquarters in France for further investigation as the manufacturer is also keen to determine what went wrong,” he added.

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I would have preferred if the trains for the KL Monorail were sleeker. They just look a tad too fat now. And the seat placement on the trains are weird. They should have placed the seats on the sides. By placing them in the middle its kind of a waste of space. And lastly who could forget the irritating issue of having no common ticket to ride on all of KL's trains.

But its amazing what you can do with these trains... The advertisements for TV3 and Malaysia Airlines on the trains look way cool. These companies are just so creative. You gotta love them. I mean the moment you see them you are like ''WOW!''. And the fact that these trains were made locally is certainly another ''WOW!'' factor. I don't think any other country in SEA actually produces its own trains. As far as I know out of the many countries in Asia, only Japan and perhaps Korea and China? actually produces its own trains.
Why are there seats in the middle? This is because the monorail is of a low floor design, which means when you sit on the seast in the middle, you are directly on top of the boogie and runnign wheels. Its to maximise use of space while providing a low centre of gravity for the monorail vehicle. If the boogie were to be absorbed into the floor, you get the result of a tall monorail like those square, boxed japanese ones.

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[yung85]

i think its time for them to lengthen the train to 3 carriages now... it is getting over capacity lo... most of the times i need to wait for the second train when i was back this summer

[yung85]

btw do u people know wats the max carriages they can have? is it 3 or 4?

[Vince]

oopsie mistake please remove this.

[yung85]

hey vince where have u been..... i havent seen u for a long time.... msg me haha

[szehoong]

btw do u people know wats the max carriages they can have? is it 3 or 4?

I have read the tech spec they have at the old website and it was 12 carriages the max it could handle ;) The ideal configuration would be 6 carriages :)

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^^ the last pic gotta be the depot?

[baqthier]

When lah the project Jalan Jalan gonna jalan :(

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Four More New Monorail Transit Lines In Klang Valley Soon
14-04-2006


KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 (Bernama) -- Monorail system operator, KL Infrastructure Group Bhd (KL Infra) is ready to build four more transit lines serving Petaling Jaya, Subang Jaya, Sungai Buloh and Cheras, its chairman, Datuk Ahmad Sa'adi, said Friday.

The move, he said will facilitate unhindered and congestion-free travelling in these growing areas of Klang Valley.

"In fact, KL Infra and MTrans Technology Bhd (MTrans Technology) have already submitted a joint proposal to the government for the project and we are now waiting for the "green light" to kick off the project anytime when the government is ready," he told a media briefing, here Thursday.

Ahmad said both the companies, were also aiming to get assistance from the government to part finance the project which was estimated to cost about RM4.5 billion.

KL Infra will operate the monorail system while MTrans Technology, one of the only three urban transit monorail manufacturers in the world, after Bombardier of Canada and Hitachi of Japan, will be the project promoter.

KL Infra and MTrans Technology are sister companies.

Ahmad said the additional lines will complement the existing network and be in line with the government's vision to make Kuala Lumpur a mobilopolis by 2012 - a city that offers great mobility, accessibility and choices.

The four lines, totalling 71km and utilising 62 units of four-car monorail trains have been proposed to be implemented over a period of six years.

Once completed, they are expected to ferry some 400,000 passengers per day, in which the transit integration points will be at Subang Jaya (with KTM Komuter), Kelana Jaya (with Kelana Jaya Line-Putra LRT), Titiwangsa (with Ampang/Sri Petaling Line-Star LRT) and Tun Sambanthan (with KL Monorail).

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