Putrajaya Monorail

The Putrajaya Monorail currently is an incomplete monorail system in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Putrajaya was originally planned to include a light rail system, but plans were changed, and a monorail plan was selected instead, after the construction of tunnels for aforementioned system began. It called for two sublines; Line 1, which is a 12 km (7.5 mi) monorail route with 17 stations and Line 2, which is a 6 km (3.7 mi) monorail route with 6 stations.[3][4] In 2019, the government proposed a new light rapid transit (LRT) system may be built to revive the incomplete monorail project.[5] but currently, the government decided to resume this project.

Putrajaya Monorail Line
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Overview
Native name	Laluan Monorel Putrajaya
Type	Light rail transit (LRT)
Status	Under feasibility study.[1] Shelved in 2004 (2004) due to federal budget constraints.
Termini	Putrajaya Sentral Kajang & Cyberjaya
Stations	25 stations
Services	Presint 11 - Presint 3 - Presint 1 - Presint 14 - Presint 17 - Presint 6
Line number	14
Operation
Planned opening	2021 (2021)[2]
Depot(s)	Presint 11 Depot
Technical
Line length	18 km (11 mi) Line 1: 13.2 km (8.2 mi) Line 2: 6.8 km (4.2 mi)
Route map

Putrajaya Monorail
S16D Kajang 1 9 S16C Reko Sentral S16B Bandar Baru Bangi possibile extension to HSR and MRT ↑ S16A Kampung Dato' Abu Abu Bakar Baginda  HSR  S16 Presint Diplomatik S15 Alamanda Putrajaya S14 Lebuh Perdana Timur S13 Taman Putra Perdana S12 Laman Perdana S11 Dataran Putra Putra Bridge Depot S01 S10 Dataran Wawasan Presint 11 S02 S09 Lebuh Bestari Presint 9 S03 S08 Dtrn Putrajaya Putrajaya Sentral S04 Line 2 Stabling  ECR  7 12 S21 Presint 17 Presint 7 S05 Presint 8 S06 S20 Presint 18 Dataran Rakyat S07 Monorail Suspension Bridge S19 Dataran Gemilang Seri Gemilang Bridge S18 PICC S17 Presint 6

Project Status

Construction was halted in 2004 (2004), and will probably resume as the city becomes more populated.[6] The monorail will include the Monorail Suspension Bridge, currently incomplete,[7] and the Putra Bridge.[8] The monorail line would allow transfers to KLIA Transit, connecting to Kuala Lumpur and Kuala Lumpur International Airport, at Putrajaya/Cyberjaya ERL station. The project originally cost RM400 million.[9]

Putrajaya Monorail Project Revival

MMC Corporation Berhad (MMC) has submitted a proposal to the Economic Council (EC) to revive the stalled monorail project since 2004 due to budget constraints. Hence, Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) will now be conducting a feasibility study for monorail and tram services for both Putrajaya and Cyberjaya.[10]

Putrajaya Tram Proposal

However, the Federal Territories Ministry, its minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor hopes to build and get tram infrastructure going within the next three years. Now under the jurisdiction of the Economic Council, the minister sees the development of the tram system as an alternative solution to abandoned monorail projects and recommends due to it being cheaper to build. [11][12][13]

SPAD will open up tenders for the tram system between Putrajaya and Bangi on June or August 2018 after getting the green light from EC. This move was announced by SPAD during their annual review of public transportation for 2017. The tram system was selected due to its relatively cheaper price of construction and operation compared to conventional rail systems.

The tram system is expected to be integrated with the existing and future rail lines between Putrajaya and Bangi and will also cover the distance between Cyberjaya and Kajang. The new MRT Sungai Buloh - Kajang Line only reaches Kajang but MRT Sungai Buloh - Serdang - Putrajaya Line will reach Putrajaya Sentral when it is completed in the future. The future HSR station located at Kampung Abu Bakar Baginda will be one of the expected stops along the planned tram route.

The stretch between Putrajaya and Bangi has been selected as the first phase to be constructed due to their wide roads, allowing the tram system to share the traffic.[14]

Putrajaya Tram proposal route
Kajang  ETS  1 9 Kajang 2 1 Bandar Baru Bangi Kampung Dato' Abu Bakar Baginda  HSR  Alamanda Putrajaya Putrajaya Sentral 7 12 Cyberjaya City Centre 12 Bandar Cyberjaya

See also

• Monorails in Malaysia

References

1. "Putrajaya Monorail back on track?". Retrieved 2016-09-23.
2. "Putrajaya monorail could be revived pending approval, set for 2021 completion upon go-ahead – report". 23 September 2016.
3. "Transportation Study for the Putrajaya Monorail Project - Perunding Trafik Klasik". ptk.my.
4. "Putrajaya". Archived from the original on 2007-04-18. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
6. "Fresh bid to get Putrajaya monorail project back on track". Archived from the original on 2007-04-02. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
7. "Putrajaya Monorail Construction - August 13, 2005 Page Two of Two". Retrieved 2007-04-30.
8. "http://www.i-putra.com.my/devbank/devdtl.cfm?id=126". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-04-30. External link in |title= (help)
9. "Utusan Malaysia Online - Home News". Archived from the original (asp) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
10. "MMC proposes Putrajaya monorail" (asp). Retrieved 2016-09-23.
11. "Tram service for Putrajaya within three years" (asp). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
12. "Putrajaya and Cyberjaya to have tram service in three years" (asp). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
13. "Trams for Putrajaya, Cyberjaya in three years?" (asp). Retrieved 2016-02-21.
14. "Tram service for Putrajaya in the works" (asp). Retrieved 2018-03-06.

External links

• Monorail Structure from structurae.de
• Construction Gallery from monorails.org