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KL Monorail

The KL Monorail Line is one of the operational monorail systems in Malaysia. 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. The line is numbered 8 and coloured light green on official transit maps.

KL Monorail Line
A 4 car monorail train entering Bukit Bintang monorail station
Overview
Native nameLaluan Monorel KL
StatusFully operational
OwnerPrasarana Malaysia
Line number8 (light green)
LocaleKuala Lumpur
Termini
Stations11
Websitemyrapid.com.my
Service
TypeStraddle-beam Monorail
System Rapid KL
ServicesKL Sentral Monorail-Titiwangsa
Operator(s)Rapid Rail
Depot(s)Brickfields
Rolling stockScomi SUTRA (4-car)
Scomi/MTrans (2-car)
Daily ridership63,778 (2017)
Ridership23.279 million (2017)
History
Opened31 August 2003; 19 years ago (2003-08-31)
Technical
Line length8.6 km (5.3 mi)
CharacterElevated
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Operating speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Route map

12
3 4
MR11
Titiwangsa
MR10
Chow Kit
MR9
Medan Tuanku
KJ12
Dang Wangi
5
MR8
Bukit Nanas
MR7
Raja Chulan
KG18A
Pavilion KL-Bukit Bintang
9
MR6
Bukit Bintang
MR5
Imbi
MR4
Hang Tuah
3 4
MR3
Maharajalela
Sultan Sulaiman
(cancelled station)
MR2
Tun Sambanthan
Monorail Depot
1 2
KG15
Muzium Negara
MR1
KL Sentral

Interchange stations

integrated paid area
single fare trip
non-integrated paid area
multiple fare trips

History

This urban monorail line was opened on 31 August 2003, with 11 stations running 8.6 km (5 mi) on two parallel elevated tracks. It connects the KL Sentral transport hub in the south and Titiwangsa in the north with the "Golden Triangle", a commercial, shopping, and entertainment area consisting of the Bukit Bintang area, and surrounded by Jalan Imbi, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Jalan Sultan Ismail, and Jalan Raja Chulan.[1]

The monorail scheme was announced by Kuala Lumpur City Hall in January 1990 after the Malaysian Government gave the go-ahead to the scheme at a cabinet meeting in June 1989. Its cost was then estimated at RM 143 million. The 14-km, 22-station system is designed to carry more than 34,000 passengers a day on a 20-minute loop through Kuala Lumpur's bustling commercial core. The plan is to build it in two phases: in the first, 16 stations will be serviced over 7.7 km; and in the later stage, another 6.5-km loop will be added. The first phase was expected to be completed within two years.[2]

According to plans dating back to the 1990s, the planned line was to have two branches (similar to the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines), with one branch going via Maharajalela station and then on to the city centre, and the other branch going to Mid Valley, Abdullah Hukum, Jalan Klang Lama and ending at Kampung Pasir, which will probably include integration with KTM Komuter's Port Klang Line at Petaling or Pantai Dalam stations. KL Sentral and Tun Sambanthan were planned to be the common stations.[3][4] Ultimately only the downtown branch was built, due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis.

Work was scheduled to begin in June 1990, but was postponed to May 1991, after the city's mayor complained that tenders submitted for preparatory work were too high. There has been no activity on the project since and few details are available on how the project is expected to proceed. The main contractor is a local company, BNK, which had little success in its search for backers to finance its share of the venture. Part of its problem in securing money stems from the project's escalating cost estimates, and part from its lack of a track record in handling such huge projects.[2]

Construction was re-initiated by Hitachi, Ltd., but the 1997 Asian financial crisis led to cessation of work in December 1997. When work was resumed in July 1998, MTrans Holdings took over, locally manufacturing its own rolling stock and completing the project to save cost;[5] the line was completed at a cost of MYR 1.18 billion.

As the line was opened in 2003, it was agreed that the parent company and owner of the KL Monorail Line, KL Infrastructure Group, would hold a 40-year concession to operate the monorail. The line and number of stations remains unchanged since 2003. Based on 1999 trasnit map, Originally KL monorail line have 19 stations, start from Titiwangsa, Chow Kit, Wawasan, P. Ramlee, Raja Chulan, Bukit Bintang, Imbi, Hang Tuah, Merdeka, Sultan Sulaiman (cancelled), Tun Sambanthan, subsequently unbuild line from Syed Putra, Taman Seputeh, Abdullah Hukum, Lembah Pantai, Pantai Dalam, Taman Desa, OUG and Kampung Pasir.[6]

Since the start of operations, the KL Infrastructure Group suffered losses due largely to depreciation and interest repayment costs.[7] For the financial year to 30 April 2004, KL Infra posted a net loss of MYR 46.24 million on a MYR 15.08 million revenue.[8] KL Infra had also taken up a MYR 300 million Malaysian government loan and a MYR 260 million infrastructure loan from the Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad (BPMB) (The development bank of Malaysia) (Malay: Bank Pembangunan Malaysia, BPM). In addition, KL Infra had proposed to buy MTrans' three subsidiary companies to improve its business, but failed after Scomi bought up some of the targeted companies.[7]

Government takeover

In April 2007, talks were under way between KL Infra and the government and the Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad to sell the KL Monorail Line to the Prasarana Malaysia, which then had already owned both the Kelana Jaya Line and the Ampang Line, as well as 10% of KL Infra shares. KL Infra was cited as intending to exit Malaysia's monorail business. The takeover is part of the government's master plan to improve the urban public transport sector.[7][9]

SPN gave its agreement in principle to the takeover on 22 December 2006 and a follow-up meeting was held on 6 February 2007 with the government on the takeover of its operational assets and assumption of loan liabilities. A due diligence audit was conducted from 5 March 2007 to 27 April 2007 by consultants appointed by the government. Following agreement to the takeover, BPM granted KL Monorail an extension until 29 April 2007 for an interest repayment amounting to MYR 4,244,801.91, which was originally due on 29 December 2006.[10]

However, the takeover seemed to have suffered a setback at least from the perspective of KL Infra when on 26 March 2007, it was notified by BPM that it was not going to entertain any further extensions for interest repayment. Subsequently on 27 April 2007, the bank notified that it would not be granting any moratorium on interest repayments. On 29 April 2007, KL Monorail was not able to make the repayment of the interest instalment which had become due.[10]

On 3 May 2007, KL Monorail was issued a default notice by BPM which sought repayment of the entire principal sum of MYR 609,616,423.73 and capitalised interest of MYR 296,428,910.88 totalling MYR 906,045,334.61. The company was granted seven days from that day to repay the entire sum, which it failed to do. On 14 May 2007, Mohd Anwar Bin Yahya and Cho Choo Meng were appointed receivers and managers by Amanah Raya, the Security Trustee for BPM. Nevertheless, the takeover process is still deemed ongoing, KL Infra stating that it will continue to engage the government and BPM to address the proposed takeover of KL Monorail by Prasarana based on earlier discussions and an approval in principle.[11]

One of the effects of the appointment of receivers and managers is the possibility that KL Infra will not be receiving any compensation for KL Monorail should the takeover by SPN go through.[12]

The trading of KL Infra was suspended from 15 May 2007.[13] On the same day, KL Infra's board announced to Bursa Malaysia that it had formed the opinion that it was not solvent and would not be able to pay all its debts in full within a period not exceeding twelve months.[14] On 28 November 2007, Prasarana Malaysia signed a sale-and-purchase agreement with KL Monorail Systems, effectively making Prasarana the operator of KL Monorail, and resulting in Prasarana taking over the MYR 882 million BPM loan.[citation needed]

List of stations

 
Official route map for the 8 KL Monorail Line. [1]
 
KL Monorail dynamic route map display

The line consists of a single dual-way line that links areas of inner Kuala Lumpur not served by rail transport, namely Brickfields, Bukit Bintang, and Chow Kit, with existing LRT, MRT and KTM Komuter stations at KL Sentral, Muzium Negara, Hang Tuah, Bukit Bintang, Bukit Nanas, and Titiwangsa. The two termini are on a single track with a Spanish solution layout.

The stations are designed as elevated structures with ticketing facilities on either the ground level (as seen in the KL Sentral station) or the first-floor level. The platforms are on the top floor, separated from the monorail lines by fencing. They were originally covered by large canvas roofs, which were replaced in 2014 by aluminium zinc roofs.[15] Certain stations are situated above roadways, or are slightly longer than others. Each station used to be designated with a sponsor, with route maps associating each station with a particular product brand.

The depot is between KL Sentral and Tun Sambanthan.

Station Code Station Name Image Platform type Interchange/Notes
 MR1  KL Sentral   Terminus (Spanish solution) Southern terminus.

Accessed via NU Sentral shopping mall if coming from KL Sentral (main terminal building).

Connecting station (requires exiting the station's paid area) to:

 MR2  Tun Sambanthan   Side Exit to Methodist College Kuala Lumpur (MCKL) and Brickfields.
 MR3  Maharajalela   Exit to Merdeka 118.
 MR4  BBCC–Hang Tuah   Interchange station to  AG9  SP9  LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines.

Exit to LaLaport and Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC) via the transit hub.

 MR5  Imbi   Exit to Berjaya Times Square via an elevated walkway.
 MR6  Bukit Bintang   Connecting station to  KG18A  MRT Kajang Line.

Pedestrian access to  KJ10  KLCC on the LRT Kelana Jaya Line via an elevated walkway from Pavilion Kuala Lumpur.

Exit to Lot 10 and Sungei Wang Plaza via elevated walkways.

 MR7  Raja Chulan   Pedestrian access to  KJ10  KLCC on the LRT Kelana Jaya Line via an elevated walkway from Pavilion Kuala Lumpur.
 MR8  Bukit Nanas  

Connecting station to  KJ12  Dang Wangi on the LRT Kelana Jaya Line.

 MR9  Medan Tuanku   Pedestrian access to  AG5  SP5  Sultan Ismail on the LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines via 580 meter elevated walkway.

Exit to Quill City Mall via an elevated walkway.

 MR10  Chow Kit   Exit to Chow Kit district and Hospital Kuala Lumpur.
 MR11  Titiwangsa   Terminus (Spanish solution) Northern terminus.

Interchange station to  AG3  SP3  LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines and future interchange with  PY17  MRT Putrajaya Line (March 2023).

Proposed interchange with  CC08  MRT Circle Line.

 
Location of KL Monorail

Expansion

To some extent, the line has been designed to accommodate future expansion. While some stations are significantly longer than the current two-car sets, providing room for longer train sets, extension works for other stations have been necessary. An expansion project known as the KL Monorail Fleet Expansion project is being carried out by Prasarana to ensure a more efficient and user-friendly monorail services in the future. The installation of the Platform Automatic Gate System (PAGS) is one such work under the project. This gate system is necessary to improve passenger safety as before this, there are no barriers between the passenger platforms and the tracks and this may pose dangers to the users. The project also includes the installation of a new signalling system, construction of a new depot to accommodate larger train sets, and other station upgrades and universal access facilities.

An example of station upgrades is at Bukit Bintang station. Touted as one of the busiest stations of the line due to its proximity to Bukit Bintang, the hub of shopping and entertainment in Kuala Lumpur, it used to have only one exit, but the upgrading project now provided the station with added an alternative entrance and exit walkway and a direct entry to the Lot 10 and Sungei Wang Plaza shopping complexes. The monorail station is also equipped with new ticket vending machines and ticketing gates. Other than that, escalators and lifts as well as a new Customer Service Office are also provided. Another example is at the second busiest monorail station, Kuala Lumpur Sentral station, where the Nu Sentral Mall overhead bridge becomes the new entrance to the station. Previously, monorail users needed to exit KL Sentral and cross the busy main thoroughfare in Brickfields to reach the station. The completion of the overhead bridge now enables customers to travel between KL Sentral and the monorail station safely and conveniently.[16][17][18]

The main goal of the fleet expansion project is, however, the introduction of new, state-of-the-art four-car trains. Two four-car trains have been introduced to the public while the rest will be delivered in stages until the fourth quarter of 2015. The new four-car trains can accommodate up to 430 passengers per trip and could significantly reduce the waiting time for passengers. They are also more comfortable and spacious than the current two-car trains. After all sets of four-car trains have been delivered and commissioned, the two-car sets, which have been in operation since 2003, would be retired. Besides having a larger capacity, the new trains are also fitted with better safety features including open-door windows, on-board closed-circuit television cameras and "run-flat" features, which allow the trains to continue moving in the event of a puncture.[19][20]

Rolling stock

 
2-car ALWEG rolling stock
 
4-car Scomi SUTRA rolling stock
 
The interior of KL Monorail Scomi SUTRA car

The first trains used on the KL Monorail line were permanently coupled two-car trains of a similar design to the Seattle Center Monorail's ALWEG trains.[5] Each monorail train can accommodate 158 passengers during regular operations. The monorail carriages themselves were constructed by Scomi Rail, a Malaysian monorail manufacturer,[5] at the Scomi Rail plant in Rawang, which also featured its own tracks for monorail train tests.[21]

KL Monorail subsequently began upgrading its rolling stock to brand-new, four-car trains.[22] These were also manufactured by Scomi, this time to the company's in-house-developed SUTRA design, which was also ordered by the Mumbai Monorail line in India. Each of these trains can accommodate 430 passengers per trip, compared with 213 passengers for the two-car trains.[22] The new trains are equipped with four closed-circuit television cameras and space for wheelchairs and strollers.[22]

The first two four-car trains entered service in December 2014, with the remaining units scheduled to be arriving in stages. While they were initially all scheduled to be in operation by the end of 2015,[22] only five have been delivered so far. They were taken out of service in May 2017 due to safety reasons.[23] Three of the four-car trains have been reinstated in August 2019, with two more expected to re-enter service in November of the same year.[24] Once delivery of the four-car trains is complete, the original ALWEG two-car trains will be decommissioned.[22]

Fleet details & formation

Below is the list of the 2-car Scomi MTrans:

Set designation 1 2
Formation Cabin Cabin
Set No. 1 2 Status Car Configuration
Set 1 0101 0102 Unknown 2-car
Set 2 0203 0204 Retired 2-car
Set 3 0305 0306 Unknown (Maybe in operation) 2-car
Set 4 0407 0408 Retired 2-car
Set 5 0509 0510 Retired 2-car
Set 6 0611 0612 Retired 2-car
Set 7 0713 0714 Retired 2-car
Set 8 0815 0816 Retired 2-car
Set 9 0917 0918 Retired 2-car
Set 10 1019 1020 Retired 2-car
Set 11 1121 1122 Unknown (Maybe in operation) 2-car
Set 12 1223 1224 Retired 2-car

Below is the list of the 4-car Scomi SUTRA:

Set designation 1 2 3 4
Formation Cabin Middle Car Middle Car Cabin

The 4-car Scomi SUTRA has 2 livery colour

Set No. 1 2 3 4 Status Car Configuration Livery Colour
Set 21 2101 2102 2103 2104 In operation 4-car RED
Set 22 2205 2206 2207 2208 In operation 4-car BLUE
Set 23 2309 2310 2311 2312 In operation 4-car RED
Set 24 2413 2414 2415 2416 Temporarily grounded (Caught fire) 4-car BLUE
Set 25 2517 2518 2519 2520 In operation 4-car RED
Set 26 2621 2622 2623 2624 In operation 4-car BLUE
Set 27 2725 2726 2727 2728 In operation 4-car RED
Set 28 2829 2830 2831 2832 In operation 4-car BLUE
Set 29 2933 2934 2935 2936 In operation 4-car RED
Set 30 3037 3038 3039 3040 Under Testing 4-car BLUE
Set 31 3141 3142 3143 3144 Delivered 4-car RED
Set 32 3245 3246 3247 3248 Delivered 4-car BLUE

Ridership

KL Monorail Ridership[25][26]
Year Month/Quarter Ridership Annual Ridership Note
2022 Q1 2,431,760 11,496,524
Q2 2,434,132
Q3 3,125,274
Q4 3,505,358
2021 Q1 1,167,491 4,226,329
Q2 968,990
Q3 591,448
Q4 1,498,400
2020 Q1 2,928,823 7,143,534
Q2 774,603
Q3 2,021,544
Q4 1,418,564
2019 Q1 2,854,688 12,573,738
Q2 2,853,647
Q3 3,077,452
Q4 3,749,951
2018 Q1 3,456,797 12,594,377
Q2 3,110,144
Q3 3,047,678
Q4 2,979,758
2017 Q1 5,304,720 16,841,630
Q2 4,434,559
Q3 3,696,196
Q4 3,676,155

Accident and incidents

David Chelliah accident

Prior to the opening, on 16 August 2002 an accident occurred during a test run involving a 13.4 kg (30 lb) safety wheel falling off a train and hitting the head of a pedestrian walking under the monorail viaduct at Jalan Sultan Ismail. The victim, David Chelliah, a journalist, suffered injuries that required hospitalisation.

On 7 March 2003, Chelliah filed a MYR 5 million negligence suit against the companies involved in the design, installation and operation of the trains, as well as the Director-General of Railways.[27][28] On 8 April 2003, the High Court ruled that the Monorail company was liable for the incident, but not the Director-General of Railways. Although the monorail company reported that any such accident was "unlikely" as six bolts would have to be removed for it to occur and furthermore, a check of all 23 other safety wheels on the train involved did not turn up any other issues, the high court judgement ruled that the monorail company "failed to provide a reasonable explanation as to how the safety wheel had come off the train and instead relied on the possibility that there had been tampering by unknown persons".[29][30]

As a result of this accident, the launch of the monorail was postponed.

Burst tyre incident

On 22 January 2005, a pneumatic load tyre suddenly burst and caused two women passengers to be injured. The train, carrying about 30 passengers, was about to move from Chow Kit station to Titiwangsa station when the incident occurred at about 8.50pm. The burst tyre caused a rubber sidewall panel to flip open which then hit the side of a passenger seat and injured a woman's legs and another woman's hands. Train services were suspended for about 30 minutes following the incident.[31]

Breakdown

On 11 August 2012, a train stalled near Tun Sambanthan in Brickfields. The breakdown caused 183 passengers to be trapped for about two hours. The air conditioning system in the carriage stopped functioning when the power supply was cut. As a result, some passengers had to break the windows to allow air in while awaiting rescue. Fire and Rescue Department personnel later used a skylift to rescue passengers trapped in the carriage.[32] Investigation revealed that the issue was due to a power supply disruption at the circuit breaker, causing the auxiliary power system to fail.[33]

Six days later, another breakdown occurred. A train stalled between Imbi and Bukit Bintang for about 30 minutes, trapping around 200 passengers. This time however, there was power in the train and the air-conditioning system was functional. Train services resumed after half an hour.[33]

Titiwangsa station fire

On 30 March 2015, a monorail service was temporarily delayed when a tyre of a two-car train coach caught fire at the Titiwangsa Station. The scene was recovered hours later.[34]

Maharajalela station fire

On 24 December 2020, around 7.30am, when a KL Monorail train bound for KL Sentral was approaching the Maharajalela station, one of its tires burst and caught fire. There's no injuries/casualties in the accident, but the Scomi's 4-car train set 24 has been seriously damaged.

Proposed extension

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External links

  • Construction - Monorail extension to Old Klang Road/Sunway Overweight
  • at the Monorail Society
  • Prasarana Malaysia
  • MyRapid
  • TransitMy

Route maps

  • Route search - Interactive transport guide of Kuala Lumpur public transport system
  • from thepricechat.com
  • Route Map from stesensentral.com

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mapLegend123 4MR11 TitiwangsaMR10 Chow KitMR9 Medan TuankuKJ12 Dang Wangi 5MR8 Bukit NanasMR7 Raja ChulanKG18A Pavilion KL Bukit Bintang 9MR6 Bukit BintangMR5 ImbiMR4 Hang Tuah 3 4MR3 MaharajalelaSultan Sulaiman cancelled station MR2 Tun SambanthanMonorail Depot1 2KG15 Muzium Negara 9MR1 KL Sentral1210 5 67Interchange stationsintegrated paid areasingle fare tripnon integrated paid areamultiple fare tripsrapid transitcommuter railThis diagram viewtalkedit Contents 1 History 1 1 Government takeover 2 List of stations 2 1 Expansion 3 Rolling stock 3 1 Fleet details amp formation 4 Ridership 5 Accident and incidents 5 1 David Chelliah accident 5 2 Burst tyre incident 5 3 Breakdown 5 4 Titiwangsa station fire 5 5 Maharajalela station fire 6 Proposed extension 7 References 8 External links 8 1 Route mapsHistory EditThis urban monorail line was opened on 31 August 2003 with 11 stations running 8 6 km 5 mi on two parallel elevated tracks It connects the KL Sentral transport hub in the south and Titiwangsa in the north with the Golden Triangle a commercial shopping and entertainment area consisting of the Bukit Bintang area and surrounded by Jalan Imbi Jalan Bukit Bintang Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Raja Chulan 1 The monorail scheme was announced by Kuala Lumpur City Hall in January 1990 after the Malaysian Government gave the go ahead to the scheme at a cabinet meeting in June 1989 Its cost was then estimated at RM 143 million The 14 km 22 station system is designed to carry more than 34 000 passengers a day on a 20 minute loop through Kuala Lumpur s bustling commercial core The plan is to build it in two phases in the first 16 stations will be serviced over 7 7 km and in the later stage another 6 5 km loop will be added The first phase was expected to be completed within two years 2 According to plans dating back to the 1990s the planned line was to have two branches similar to the Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines with one branch going via Maharajalela station and then on to the city centre and the other branch going to Mid Valley Abdullah Hukum Jalan Klang Lama and ending at Kampung Pasir which will probably include integration with KTM Komuter s Port Klang Line at Petaling or Pantai Dalam stations KL Sentral and Tun Sambanthan were planned to be the common stations 3 4 Ultimately only the downtown branch was built due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis Work was scheduled to begin in June 1990 but was postponed to May 1991 after the city s mayor complained that tenders submitted for preparatory work were too high There has been no activity on the project since and few details are available on how the project is expected to proceed The main contractor is a local company BNK which had little success in its search for backers to finance its share of the venture Part of its problem in securing money stems from the project s escalating cost estimates and part from its lack of a track record in handling such huge projects 2 Construction was re initiated by Hitachi Ltd but the 1997 Asian financial crisis led to cessation of work in December 1997 When work was resumed in July 1998 MTrans Holdings took over locally manufacturing its own rolling stock and completing the project to save cost 5 the line was completed at a cost of MYR 1 18 billion As the line was opened in 2003 it was agreed that the parent company and owner of the KL Monorail Line KL Infrastructure Group would hold a 40 year concession to operate the monorail The line and number of stations remains unchanged since 2003 Based on 1999 trasnit map Originally KL monorail line have 19 stations start from Titiwangsa Chow Kit Wawasan P Ramlee Raja Chulan Bukit Bintang Imbi Hang Tuah Merdeka Sultan Sulaiman cancelled Tun Sambanthan subsequently unbuild line from Syed Putra Taman Seputeh Abdullah Hukum Lembah Pantai Pantai Dalam Taman Desa OUG and Kampung Pasir 6 Since the start of operations the KL Infrastructure Group suffered losses due largely to depreciation and interest repayment costs 7 For the financial year to 30 April 2004 KL Infra posted a net loss of MYR 46 24 million on a MYR 15 08 million revenue 8 KL Infra had also taken up a MYR 300 million Malaysian government loan and a MYR 260 million infrastructure loan from the Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad BPMB The development bank of Malaysia Malay Bank Pembangunan Malaysia BPM In addition KL Infra had proposed to buy MTrans three subsidiary companies to improve its business but failed after Scomi bought up some of the targeted companies 7 Government takeover Edit In April 2007 talks were under way between KL Infra and the government and the Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad to sell the KL Monorail Line to the Prasarana Malaysia which then had already owned both the Kelana Jaya Line and the Ampang Line as well as 10 of KL Infra shares KL Infra was cited as intending to exit Malaysia s monorail business The takeover is part of the government s master plan to improve the urban public transport sector 7 9 SPN gave its agreement in principle to the takeover on 22 December 2006 and a follow up meeting was held on 6 February 2007 with the government on the takeover of its operational assets and assumption of loan liabilities A due diligence audit was conducted from 5 March 2007 to 27 April 2007 by consultants appointed by the government Following agreement to the takeover BPM granted KL Monorail an extension until 29 April 2007 for an interest repayment amounting to MYR 4 244 801 91 which was originally due on 29 December 2006 10 However the takeover seemed to have suffered a setback at least from the perspective of KL Infra when on 26 March 2007 it was notified by BPM that it was not going to entertain any further extensions for interest repayment Subsequently on 27 April 2007 the bank notified that it would not be granting any moratorium on interest repayments On 29 April 2007 KL Monorail was not able to make the repayment of the interest instalment which had become due 10 On 3 May 2007 KL Monorail was issued a default notice by BPM which sought repayment of the entire principal sum of MYR 609 616 423 73 and capitalised interest of MYR 296 428 910 88 totalling MYR 906 045 334 61 The company was granted seven days from that day to repay the entire sum which it failed to do On 14 May 2007 Mohd Anwar Bin Yahya and Cho Choo Meng were appointed receivers and managers by Amanah Raya the Security Trustee for BPM Nevertheless the takeover process is still deemed ongoing KL Infra stating that it will continue to engage the government and BPM to address the proposed takeover of KL Monorail by Prasarana based on earlier discussions and an approval in principle 11 One of the effects of the appointment of receivers and managers is the possibility that KL Infra will not be receiving any compensation for KL Monorail should the takeover by SPN go through 12 The trading of KL Infra was suspended from 15 May 2007 13 On the same day KL Infra s board announced to Bursa Malaysia that it had formed the opinion that it was not solvent and would not be able to pay all its debts in full within a period not exceeding twelve months 14 On 28 November 2007 Prasarana Malaysia signed a sale and purchase agreement with KL Monorail Systems effectively making Prasarana the operator of KL Monorail and resulting in Prasarana taking over the MYR 882 million BPM loan citation needed List of stations Edit Official route map for the 8 KL Monorail Line 1 KL Monorail dynamic route map display The line consists of a single dual way line that links areas of inner Kuala Lumpur not served by rail transport namely Brickfields Bukit Bintang and Chow Kit with existing LRT MRT and KTM Komuter stations at KL Sentral Muzium Negara Hang Tuah Bukit Bintang Bukit Nanas and Titiwangsa The two termini are on a single track with a Spanish solution layout The stations are designed as elevated structures with ticketing facilities on either the ground level as seen in the KL Sentral station or the first floor level The platforms are on the top floor separated from the monorail lines by fencing They were originally covered by large canvas roofs which were replaced in 2014 by aluminium zinc roofs 15 Certain stations are situated above roadways or are slightly longer than others Each station used to be designated with a sponsor with route maps associating each station with a particular product brand The depot is between KL Sentral and Tun Sambanthan Station Code Station Name Image Platform type Interchange Notes MR1 KL Sentral Terminus Spanish solution Southern terminus Accessed via NU Sentral shopping mall if coming from KL Sentral main terminal building Connecting station requires exiting the station s paid area to KA01 KS01 KTM Seremban Line KTM Port Klang Line KTM Skypark Link and ETS ETS KJ15 LRT Kelana Jaya Line KE1 KT1 ERL KLIA Ekspres and ERL KLIA Transit Linkbridge access with a 850 meter walking distance to KG15 Muzium Negara for MRT Kajang Line MR2 Tun Sambanthan Side Exit to Methodist College Kuala Lumpur MCKL and Brickfields MR3 Maharajalela Exit to Merdeka 118 MR4 BBCC Hang Tuah Interchange station to AG9 SP9 LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines Exit to LaLaport and Bukit Bintang City Centre BBCC via the transit hub MR5 Imbi Exit to Berjaya Times Square via an elevated walkway MR6 Bukit Bintang Connecting station to KG18A MRT Kajang Line Pedestrian access to KJ10 KLCC on the LRT Kelana Jaya Line via an elevated walkway from Pavilion Kuala Lumpur Exit to Lot 10 and Sungei Wang Plaza via elevated walkways MR7 Raja Chulan Pedestrian access to KJ10 KLCC on the LRT Kelana Jaya Line via an elevated walkway from Pavilion Kuala Lumpur MR8 Bukit Nanas Connecting station to KJ12 Dang Wangi on the LRT Kelana Jaya Line MR9 Medan Tuanku Pedestrian access to AG5 SP5 Sultan Ismail on the LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines via 580 meter elevated walkway Exit to Quill City Mall via an elevated walkway MR10 Chow Kit Exit to Chow Kit district and Hospital Kuala Lumpur MR11 Titiwangsa Terminus Spanish solution Northern terminus Interchange station to AG3 SP3 LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines and future interchange with PY17 MRT Putrajaya Line March 2023 Proposed interchange with CC08 MRT Circle Line Location of KL Monorail Expansion Edit To some extent the line has been designed to accommodate future expansion While some stations are significantly longer than the current two car sets providing room for longer train sets extension works for other stations have been necessary An expansion project known as the KL Monorail Fleet Expansion project is being carried out by Prasarana to ensure a more efficient and user friendly monorail services in the future The installation of the Platform Automatic Gate System PAGS is one such work under the project This gate system is necessary to improve passenger safety as before this there are no barriers between the passenger platforms and the tracks and this may pose dangers to the users The project also includes the installation of a new signalling system construction of a new depot to accommodate larger train sets and other station upgrades and universal access facilities An example of station upgrades is at Bukit Bintang station Touted as one of the busiest stations of the line due to its proximity to Bukit Bintang the hub of shopping and entertainment in Kuala Lumpur it used to have only one exit but the upgrading project now provided the station with added an alternative entrance and exit walkway and a direct entry to the Lot 10 and Sungei Wang Plaza shopping complexes The monorail station is also equipped with new ticket vending machines and ticketing gates Other than that escalators and lifts as well as a new Customer Service Office are also provided Another example is at the second busiest monorail station Kuala Lumpur Sentral station where the Nu Sentral Mall overhead bridge becomes the new entrance to the station Previously monorail users needed to exit KL Sentral and cross the busy main thoroughfare in Brickfields to reach the station The completion of the overhead bridge now enables customers to travel between KL Sentral and the monorail station safely and conveniently 16 17 18 The main goal of the fleet expansion project is however the introduction of new state of the art four car trains Two four car trains have been introduced to the public while the rest will be delivered in stages until the fourth quarter of 2015 The new four car trains can accommodate up to 430 passengers per trip and could significantly reduce the waiting time for passengers They are also more comfortable and spacious than the current two car trains After all sets of four car trains have been delivered and commissioned the two car sets which have been in operation since 2003 would be retired Besides having a larger capacity the new trains are also fitted with better safety features including open door windows on board closed circuit television cameras and run flat features which allow the trains to continue moving in the event of a puncture 19 20 Rolling stock Edit 2 car ALWEG rolling stock 4 car Scomi SUTRA rolling stock The interior of KL Monorail Scomi SUTRA car The first trains used on the KL Monorail line were permanently coupled two car trains of a similar design to the Seattle Center Monorail s ALWEG trains 5 Each monorail train can accommodate 158 passengers during regular operations The monorail carriages themselves were constructed by Scomi Rail a Malaysian monorail manufacturer 5 at the Scomi Rail plant in Rawang which also featured its own tracks for monorail train tests 21 KL Monorail subsequently began upgrading its rolling stock to brand new four car trains 22 These were also manufactured by Scomi this time to the company s in house developed SUTRA design which was also ordered by the Mumbai Monorail line in India Each of these trains can accommodate 430 passengers per trip compared with 213 passengers for the two car trains 22 The new trains are equipped with four closed circuit television cameras and space for wheelchairs and strollers 22 The first two four car trains entered service in December 2014 with the remaining units scheduled to be arriving in stages While they were initially all scheduled to be in operation by the end of 2015 22 only five have been delivered so far They were taken out of service in May 2017 due to safety reasons 23 Three of the four car trains have been reinstated in August 2019 with two more expected to re enter service in November of the same year 24 Once delivery of the four car trains is complete the original ALWEG two car trains will be decommissioned 22 Fleet details amp formation Edit Below is the list of the 2 car Scomi MTrans Set designation 1 2Formation Cabin CabinSet No 1 2 Status Car ConfigurationSet 1 0101 0102 Unknown 2 carSet 2 0203 0204 Retired 2 carSet 3 0305 0306 Unknown Maybe in operation 2 carSet 4 0407 0408 Retired 2 carSet 5 0509 0510 Retired 2 carSet 6 0611 0612 Retired 2 carSet 7 0713 0714 Retired 2 carSet 8 0815 0816 Retired 2 carSet 9 0917 0918 Retired 2 carSet 10 1019 1020 Retired 2 carSet 11 1121 1122 Unknown Maybe in operation 2 carSet 12 1223 1224 Retired 2 carBelow is the list of the 4 car Scomi SUTRA Set designation 1 2 3 4Formation Cabin Middle Car Middle Car CabinThe 4 car Scomi SUTRA has 2 livery colour Set No 1 2 3 4 Status Car Configuration Livery ColourSet 21 2101 2102 2103 2104 In operation 4 car REDSet 22 2205 2206 2207 2208 In operation 4 car BLUESet 23 2309 2310 2311 2312 In operation 4 car REDSet 24 2413 2414 2415 2416 Temporarily grounded Caught fire 4 car BLUESet 25 2517 2518 2519 2520 In operation 4 car REDSet 26 2621 2622 2623 2624 In operation 4 car BLUESet 27 2725 2726 2727 2728 In operation 4 car REDSet 28 2829 2830 2831 2832 In operation 4 car BLUESet 29 2933 2934 2935 2936 In operation 4 car REDSet 30 3037 3038 3039 3040 Under Testing 4 car BLUESet 31 3141 3142 3143 3144 Delivered 4 car REDSet 32 3245 3246 3247 3248 Delivered 4 car BLUERidership EditKL Monorail Ridership 25 26 Year Month Quarter Ridership Annual Ridership Note2022 Q1 2 431 760 11 496 524Q2 2 434 132Q3 3 125 274Q4 3 505 3582021 Q1 1 167 491 4 226 329Q2 968 990Q3 591 448Q4 1 498 4002020 Q1 2 928 823 7 143 534Q2 774 603Q3 2 021 544Q4 1 418 5642019 Q1 2 854 688 12 573 738Q2 2 853 647Q3 3 077 452Q4 3 749 9512018 Q1 3 456 797 12 594 377Q2 3 110 144Q3 3 047 678Q4 2 979 7582017 Q1 5 304 720 16 841 630Q2 4 434 559Q3 3 696 196Q4 3 676 155Accident and incidents EditDavid Chelliah accident Edit Prior to the opening on 16 August 2002 an accident occurred during a test run involving a 13 4 kg 30 lb safety wheel falling off a train and hitting the head of a pedestrian walking under the monorail viaduct at Jalan Sultan Ismail The victim David Chelliah a journalist suffered injuries that required hospitalisation On 7 March 2003 Chelliah filed a MYR 5 million negligence suit against the companies involved in the design installation and operation of the trains as well as the Director General of Railways 27 28 On 8 April 2003 the High Court ruled that the Monorail company was liable for the incident but not the Director General of Railways Although the monorail company reported that any such accident was unlikely as six bolts would have to be removed for it to occur and furthermore a check of all 23 other safety wheels on the train involved did not turn up any other issues the high court judgement ruled that the monorail company failed to provide a reasonable explanation as to how the safety wheel had come off the train and instead relied on the possibility that there had been tampering by unknown persons 29 30 As a result of this accident the launch of the monorail was postponed Burst tyre incident Edit On 22 January 2005 a pneumatic load tyre suddenly burst and caused two women passengers to be injured The train carrying about 30 passengers was about to move from Chow Kit station to Titiwangsa station when the incident occurred at about 8 50pm The burst tyre caused a rubber sidewall panel to flip open which then hit the side of a passenger seat and injured a woman s legs and another woman s hands Train services were suspended for about 30 minutes following the incident 31 Breakdown Edit On 11 August 2012 a train stalled near Tun Sambanthan in Brickfields The breakdown caused 183 passengers to be trapped for about two hours The air conditioning system in the carriage stopped functioning when the power supply was cut As a result some passengers had to break the windows to allow air in while awaiting rescue Fire and Rescue Department personnel later used a skylift to rescue passengers trapped in the carriage 32 Investigation revealed that the issue was due to a power supply disruption at the circuit breaker causing the auxiliary power system to fail 33 Six days later another breakdown occurred A train stalled between Imbi and Bukit Bintang for about 30 minutes trapping around 200 passengers This time however there was power in the train and the air conditioning system was functional Train services resumed after half an hour 33 Titiwangsa station fire Edit On 30 March 2015 a monorail service was temporarily delayed when a tyre of a two car train coach caught fire at the Titiwangsa Station The scene was recovered hours later 34 Maharajalela station fire Edit On 24 December 2020 around 7 30am when a KL Monorail train bound for KL Sentral was approaching the Maharajalela station one of its tires burst and caught fire There s no injuries casualties in the accident but the Scomi s 4 car train set 24 has been seriously damaged Proposed extension EditPhase 1 from KL Sentral to Happy Garden Jalan Klang Lama part of the original 1990s proposal Phase 2 from Happy Garden to Sunway replaced by Kelana Jaya Line extension and Sunway BRT Phase 3 from Titiwangsa to MatradeReferences Edit RapidKL Monorail Official Portal Visit Kuala Lumpur Tourism Unit Kuala Lumpur City Hall Retrieved 21 September 2019 dead link a b Doug 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