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The KL Monorail Line is the only operational monorail system in Malaysia. Operated as part of the Rapid KL system by Rapid Rail , a subsidiary of Prasarana Malaysia , it is one of the components of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System .
- KL Monorail Project History
- Lines and Routes
- KL Monorail Rolling Stock
The construction of the KL Monorail was planned by Hitachi in 1997, but was put on hold in December 1997 due to the East Asian financial crisis. Monorail Malaysia, (MTrans), a monorail manufacturer, took over construction in July 1998, and manufactured its own rolling stock to reduce cost. The project was estimated to have cost MYR1.18bn (approxima...
The KL Monorail passes through Tun Sambanthan, Maharajalela, Hang Tuah, Imbi, Bukit Bintang, Raja Chulan, Bukti Nanas, Medan Tuanku, Chow Kit and Titiwangsa stations, located at a distance of 0.5km-1km each. The monorail complements existing metro lines, and has been designed to integrate with the other rail systems, including KL’s Rapid Ampang Lin...
The system first operated with ten permanently-coupled, two-car train sets travelling at a top speed of 80km/h. The trains are of a similar design to those of ALWEG Monorail in Seattle, and are 20m long and 3m wide. The trains have 48 seats and space to accommodate 196 standing passengers. The chairs are fixed in the centre of the carriage with sta...
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Both lines are operated by the state-owned railway company Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM), which translates as the Malaysian Railway Corporation. This system is complemented by a monorail and light rail system operated by Rapid Rail, a company owned by a Belgian consortium.
KL Monorail train service is an urban monorail system in Kuala Lumpur built to service the Kuala Lumpur’s central business district. It is one of the key components of the Greater Kuala Lumpur / Klang Valley Integrated Transit System in Malaysia. Monorail train crossing area. KL Monorail link is 8.6 km long and it has 11 stations.
The 8.6 km long KL Monorail system runs across 11 stations that stretches from KL Sentral in Brickfields through the central business district of Kuala Lumpur, ending at Titiwangsa Station in Jalan Tun Razak.
The KL Monorail is an intra city public transit system that links many key destinations within Kuala Lumpur. Operated as part of the RapidKL system by Rapid Rail, a subsidiary of Prasarana Malaysia, it is one of the components of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System.
Four years later, the Malaysian Government bailed out KL Infrastructure Group, the owner and operation concession holder of the KL Monorail, and placed it under ownership of Prasarana Malaysia. Since then, the Rapid KL system has expanded to include two MRT lines and a BRT line.
