Malacca Monorail
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The Malacca Monorail is a monorail
in Malacca City, Malacca
, Malaysia.
The first phase of the system, built at a cost of RM
RM15.9 million and covering 1.6km from Taman Rempah in Pengkalan Rama to Kampung Bunga Raya Pantai, was opened to the public on 21 October 2010.. However, hours after opening, the monorail ground to a halt, stranding 20 passengers inside. , after a series of similar problems, the monorail is no longer operational; the monorail has recently been spotted at nights doing test runs, however.
A RM13.2-million extension has been approved.
Monorail
A monorail is a rail-based transportation system based on a single rail, which acts as its sole support and its guideway. The term is also used variously to describe the beam of the system, or the vehicles traveling on such a beam or track...
in Malacca City, Malacca
Malacca
Malacca , dubbed The Historic State or Negeri Bersejarah among locals) is the third smallest Malaysian state, after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, on the Straits of Malacca. It borders Negeri Sembilan to the north and the state of Johor to the south...
, Malaysia.
The first phase of the system, built at a cost of RM
Malaysian ringgit
The Malaysian ringgit is the currency of Malaysia. It is divided into 100 sen...
RM15.9 million and covering 1.6km from Taman Rempah in Pengkalan Rama to Kampung Bunga Raya Pantai, was opened to the public on 21 October 2010.. However, hours after opening, the monorail ground to a halt, stranding 20 passengers inside. , after a series of similar problems, the monorail is no longer operational; the monorail has recently been spotted at nights doing test runs, however.
A RM13.2-million extension has been approved.