KL Monorail

KL Monorail Line
KL Monorail Line
	A 4 car monorail train approaching Bukit Nanas Monorail station (at far left)
Overview
Native name	Laluan Monorel KL
Status	Operational
Owner	Prasarana Malaysia
Line number	8 (light green)
Locale	Kuala Lumpur
Termini	MR1 KL Sentral; MR11 Titiwangsa;
Stations	11
Website	myrapid.com.my
Service
Type	Straddle-beam single-rail track monorail
System	Rapid KL
Services	KL Sentral Monorail-Titiwangsa
Operator(s)	Rapid Rail
Depot(s)	Brickfields
Rolling stock	Scomi SUTRA (4-car)
Daily ridership	52,448 (Q2 2024) ; 71,623 (Q4 2014; Highest)
Ridership	18.1 million (2023) ; 25.437 million (2013; Highest)
History
Opened	31 August 2003; 21 years ago
Technical
Line length	8.6 km (5.3 mi)
Character	Elevated
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Operating speed	60 km/h (37 mph)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Pavilion Kuala Lumpur-
	Bukit Bintang
	AG9
	SP9
	Interchange stations
	integrated paid area
	single fare trip
	non-integrated paid area
	multiple fare trips
	interchange within same building
	or cross-platform interchange
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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. The line is numbered 8 and coloured light green on official transit maps.

Due to improper infrastructure planning and the inadequate size of the rolling stock (to transport a large number of passengers in or out of the downtown Kuala Lumpur area during rush hour), the KL Monorail is commonly cited as the most unsatisfactory rail line of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System.^[4]^[5]

^ "Ridership". Rapid Rail Performance Update. RapidKL. 26 July 2024. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b Ming, Ong Kian (5 October 2017). "Public transport ridership falling, despite the billions spent". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Statistik Tahunan Pengangkutan" (PDF). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "8 painful things only KL monorail users will understand". The Rakyat Post. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
^ "KL Monorail may have other roles to play". The Malaysian Reserve. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

[rapidupdateridership-1] "Ridership". Rapid Rail Performance Update. RapidKL. 26 July 2024. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

[:peak-2] Ming, Ong Kian (5 October 2017). "Public transport ridership falling, despite the billions spent". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[3] "Statistik Tahunan Pengangkutan" (PDF). Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[4] "8 painful things only KL monorail users will understand". The Rakyat Post. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

[5] "KL Monorail may have other roles to play". The Malaysian Reserve. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

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