Putrajaya Monorail

The Putrajaya Monorail is an incomplete monorail system in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Construction has been stalled since 2004, but in 2020, it was stated that the system would be completed by 2025.[2]

Putrajaya Monorail Line
14
Putrajaya Monorail Suspended Bridge
The Monorail Suspension Bridge in Putrajaya since 2004
Overview
Native nameLaluan Monorel Putrajaya
StatusShelved in 2004 (2004) due to federal budget constraints.
(Under feasibility study)[1]
Line number14
Termini
Stations25 stations
Service
TypeLight rail transit (LRT)
ServicesPresint 11 - Presint 3 - Presint 1 - Presint 14 - Presint 17 - Presint 6
Depot(s)Presint 11 Depot
Technical
Line length18 km (11 mi)
Line 1: 13.2 km (8.2 mi)
Line 2: 6.8 km (4.2 mi)
Route map
S16D
 Kajang Parking
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
Parking Putrajaya Sentral
S04
Line 2 Stabling
7 12
S21
 Presint 17
Parking
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
Parking

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]

The monorail will include the Monorail Suspension Bridge, currently incomplete,[6] and the Putra Bridge.[7]

The monorail line would allow transfers to the existing KLIA Transit, connecting to Kuala Lumpur and Kuala Lumpur International Airport, and the now opened MRT Putrajaya line at  KT3   PY41  Putrajaya Sentral station. The project originally cost RM400 million.[8]

Project Status
Monorail tracks with newly build MRT elevated track

Construction was halted in 2004 (2004), and will probably resume as the city becomes more populated.[9]

In 2016, the MMC Corporation Berhad (MMC) submitted a proposal to the Economic Council (EC) to revive the stalled monorail project. The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) was due to conduct a feasibility study for monorail and tram services for both Putrajaya and Cyberjaya.[10]

In October 2020, the government announced it had opened a request for proposals process to complete the project, within three months.[11] As of 2021, the RFP has not yet opened.

In June 2023, the Ministry of Transport confirmed that the government is not planning to revive the project.[12]

Putrajaya Tram Proposal

Federal Territories Minister, Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, had hoped to get tram infrastructure construction going within three years. Now under the jurisdiction of the Economic Council, the minister saw the development of the tram system as an alternative solution to the abandoned monorail projects and recommended it be built due to cost considerations. [13][14][15]

SPAD had hoped to open up tenders for the tram system between Putrajaya and Bangi in 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 MRT Kajang Line only reaches Kajang but MRT Putrajaya Line will reach  KT3   PY41  Putrajaya Sentral station which is currently in operation. 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.[16]

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

See also

References
  1. "Putrajaya Monorail back on track?". Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  2. "Long-abandoned Putrajaya monorail set for completion by 2025". 10 January 2020.
  3. "Transportation Study for the Putrajaya Monorail Project - Perunding Trafik Klasik". ptk.my.
  4. "Putrajaya". Archived from the original on 18 April 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
  5. "Kajang-Putrajaya rail link may be revived".
  6. "Putrajaya Monorail Construction - August 13, 2005 Page Two of Two". Retrieved 30 April 2007.
  7. "Development Databank". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
  8. "Utusan Malaysia Online - Home News". Archived from the original (asp) on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
  9. "Fresh bid to get Putrajaya monorail project back on track". Archived from the original on 2 April 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
  10. "MMC proposes Putrajaya monorail" (asp). Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  11. "Putrajaya: Monorail RFP opens in three months". The Malaysian Reserve. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  12. Sallehuddin, Qistina (27 June 2023). "No plans to revive the suspended monorail project". New Straits Times. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  13. "Tram service for Putrajaya within three years" (asp). 21 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  14. "Putrajaya and Cyberjaya to have tram service in three years" (asp). Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  15. "Trams for Putrajaya, Cyberjaya in three years?" (asp). Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  16. "Tram service for Putrajaya in the works" (asp). Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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