KUALA LUMPUR MONORAIL.

It looked like a double edge bullet train but as they say look can be deceiving. If you happened to be in certain part of Kuala Lumpur you will be able to see it crawling slowly on its dedicated track. The monorail service was introduced in 2003 as part of city master plan in providing mass transit system to the Kuala Lumpur population. It joined the other four light rail transit system namely STAR, PUTRA, Kommuter and ERL. Monorail operates daily between 0700 am to 1000 pm. The monorail track extend for about 8.8 km on gigantic pillar. Eleven ultra modern stations intersperse the track to service its passengers daily.

Out of curiosity I went on the monorail ride few weeks ago. What an exhilarating feeling it was especially when you have stand inside one of the coach. Despite the monorail slow speed compared to other mode of transportation it has the advantage of moving above the congested traffic below it and that was itself a blessing on any given day in Kuala Lumpur.

At the moment the operator is still struggling to get a return on its investment even with 45000 commuters daily. So whether it is the answer to Kuala Lumpur traffic woes or not remained to be seen. In the mean time its service do provide additional attraction to foreign tourists.