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*Did you know that you now pay a PLATFORM FEE for the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and KL Monorail?

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Star

Monday March 30, 2015 MYT 4:18:14 PM

Rapid KL monorail service resumes operations

KUALA LUMPUR: The Rapid Rail monorail service resumed Monday afternoon but operating on degraded mode due to faults of the signalling system.

The service was earlier suspended following two incidents this morning, one of which concerned one of the rubber tyres of a two-car train, which caught fire at the Titiwangsa station.

The fire, which caused heavy smoke at the station, was put out by the Fire and Rescue Department, according to a statement from Rapid Rail Monorail Line chief operating officer Abdul Hadi Amran.

He clarified that it involved a two-car train, not a four-car train as earlier stated.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/03/30/Monorail-resume-operations/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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Star

Monday March 30, 2015 MYT 1:31:19 PM

Monorail services temporarily suspended

by michelle tam

Fire and Rescue team at the scene at Titiwangsa station.

KUALA LUMPUR: Monorail services have been temporarily suspended following two separate incidents.

In a statement on Monday, Rapid Rail Monorail Line said the service was suspended from 8.50am, Monday after two incidents involving its trains.

In the first incident, a rubber tyre of a four-car train caught fire at the Titiwangsa station, resulting in heavy smoke.

“No one was in the train,” said Rapid Rail Monorail Line chief operating officer Abdul Hadi Amran, noting that the Fire And Rescue Services Department had handled the incident.

In the second incident, a two-car train was stranded between the Imbi station and Bukit Bintang station due to technical problems, prompting the dispatch of a rescue train to push the stopped vehicle and clear the passengers.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/03/30/Monorail-services-disrupted/

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BOMBA @bombaJBPM  ·  6m 6 minutes ago

KEBAKARAN TRAIN DI STESEN MONORAIL TITIWANGSA, KL 8.52 pg td libatkan bhgn luncuran pd landasan train terbabit #BOMBA

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BOMBA retweeted

ondscene.my @MyOndscene  ·  4h 4 hours ago

Kbkrn monorel di stesen Titiwangsa telah dpt dikawal @bombaJBPM @MyRapidKL @ITISDBKL . laluan sesak arah JTn Razak

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faizal @f4izalhassan  ·  4h 4 hours ago

ICYM : Technical glitch causes disruption to monorail service #Titiwangsa. Thanks to @bombaJBPM for the info

KL Monorail train catches fire at Titiwangsa station

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The KL Monorail

The KL Monorail serves 11 stations located along the southeast and northeast regions of Kuala Lumpur. It connects Stesen Sentral with various locations within the Kuala Lumpur City Centre and Golden Triangle. The nearest monorail station to Kuala Lumpur Sentral is located along Jalan Tun Sambanthan, a five minute walk away.For more information, please visit http://www.monorail.com.

THE NEW TRAINS

Each four-car train can accommodate 430 passengers at any one time and provides space for a special wheelchair equipped with safety belts, closed circuit television (CCTV) system and smoke detectors. – Bernama

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NST

Monorail trial operations proceeding well

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The city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is set to get sleek new subways designed by automobile company BMW.

Seeking to double ridership on public transport, Kuala Lumpur has decided to work with Designworks USA, a subsidiary of BMW…

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/this-urban-jungle/check-out-these-super-stylish-new-kl-trains-designed-by-bmw

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Star

Wednesday April 9, 2014 MYT 5:31:40 PM

KL Monorail’s new four-car train to start operation in August

KUALA LUMPUR: KL Monorail’s new four-car train with better safety features and disabled persons (OKU) friendly will start operation in August.

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NST

Four-car monorail trains on track soon

ADDED FEATURES: Commuters will travel in greater comfort on the monorail when the new train sets come into service in a few months’ time

KUALA LUMPUR: IT will soon be a more comfortable ride for commuters when Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd introduces its new four-car monorail trains.

Twelve trains will replace the 10 two-car trains in stages, with the first two sets scheduled for service simultaneously in the third quarter of this year.

All 12 trains are targeted to be in operation around June next year.

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