Melaka Monorail

For the proposed mass transit network, see Melaka Aerorail.

Melaka Monorail
The abandoned Tun Ali Monorail Station
Overview
Native name	Monorail Theme Park & Studios
Status	Suspended
Locale	Malacca City
Termini	Tun Ali
Stations	3 (All currently closed)
Service
Type	Straddle-beam Monorail
Services	Tun Ali
Operator(s)	Monorail Theme Park & Studios Sdn Bhd
Rolling stock	Three-car trains
History
Opened	21 October 2010
Technical
Line length	2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Character	Elevated

Melaka Monorail^[a] was a monorail system in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia with 3 stations – Tun Ali, Hang Tuah and Hang Jebat. Troubled since its inception in 2010, with services suspended between 2013 and 2017, the monorail has not been operational since the COVID-19 Malaysian movement control order in 2020.^[1]

History

Melaka Monorail route map

The first phase of the system, built at a cost of RM15.9 million and covering 1.6 km from Taman Rempah in Pengkalan Rama to Hang Tuah Station at Kampung Bunga Raya Pantai, was opened to the public on 21 October 2010.^[2] However, hours after opening, the monorail ground to a halt, stranding 20 passengers inside. As of December 2010^[update], after a series of similar problems it was no longer operational;^[3] the monorail was however spotted at nights doing test runs in 2011.^[4] In March 2016 it was still inoperative, although in June 2015 there were reports about Malacca state government planning to restore dilapidated infrastructure and to revive the monorail service in order to promote tourism in the area.^[5]

After 4 years being suspended since 2013 due to technical problems, the Melaka Monorail service began operating again on 4 December 2017. The service would operate from 10am to 10pm on weekdays, with extended service till midnight on weekends and currently, only one coach which can accommodate up to 15 people will travel each round which will take 30 minutes. The tickets sold at RM10 each.^[6][7]

Route

The Melaka Monorail is a uni-directional clockwise loop covering 2.5 km starting from Tun Ali Station, crossing the Malacca River plying parallel to Jalan Tun Mutahir, bypassing Hang Tuah Station, running parallel south on the west side of the Malacca River, bypassing Hang Jebat Station, crossing the Malacca River again, running parallel to Jalan Tun Ali, and returning to Tun Ali Station.^[8]

After the 2017 reopening, only the Tun Ali station was operational, while 2 other stations (Hang Tuah and Hang Jebat) were closed.

See also

• List of monorail systems
• KL Monorail

Notes

1. This monorail project uses the Malay language spelling of the state's name, as opposed to the more traditional English language spelling of its name, "Malacca"

References

1. "Perkhidmatan Monorel Melaka akan dihidupkan semula". 12 May 2023.
2. "Proud day for Malacca". Archived from the original on 2010-11-12. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
3. "Malacca's monorail service comes to a stop". thestar.com.my. Archived from the original on 2010-12-14.
4. "Blame it on the heat and haze". thestar.com.my. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18.
5. "Malacca wants to revive monorail line to promote river - Nation - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
6. "Monorail service in Melaka to resume after four-year break - Nation - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
7. "停运四年 马六甲单轨列车今起投入运作" (in Chinese (Singapore)). Lianhe Zaobao. 4 December 2017.
8. MELAKA MONORAIL – MONORAIL THEMEPARK & STUDIOS RAILTRAVEL STATION, 2018

2.2037°N 102.2516°E / 2.2037; 102.2516