{{Short description|Defunct monorail in Malacca City, Malaysia}} {{For|the proposed mass transit network|Melaka Aerorail}} {{Infobox rail line | box_width = 300px | name = Melaka Monorail | native_name = ''Monorail Theme Park & Studios'' | color = | logo = | logo_width = | logo_alt = | image = File:Stesen Monorel Tun Ali outview.jpg | image_width = 300px | image_alt = | caption = The abandoned Tun Ali Monorail Station | type = Straddle-beam [[Monorail]] | status = Suspended | locale = [[Malacca City]] | start = Tun Ali | end = | stations = 3 (All currently closed) | routes = Tun Ali | daily_ridership = | ridership2 = | open = 21 October 2010 | close = | owner = | operator = Monorail Theme Park & Studios Sdn Bhd | character = Elevated | depot = | stock = Three-car trains | linelength = {{convert|2.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} | tracklength = | tracks = | gauge = | old_gauge = | load_gauge = | minradius = | racksystem = | linenumber = | electrification = | speed = | elevation = | website = | map = | map_state = collapsed }}

The '''Melaka Monorail'''{{efn|This monorail project uses the Malay language spelling of the state's name, as opposed to the more traditional English language spelling of its name, "Malacca"}} was a [[monorail]] system in [[Malacca City]], [[Malacca]], [[Malaysia]] with 3 stations – Tun Ali, Hang Tuah and Hang Jebat. Troubled since its inception in 2010, with services suspended between 2013 and 2017, the monorail has not been operational since the [[COVID-19]] [[Malaysian movement control order]] in 2020.<ref name=utusan>{{cite web | url=https://www.utusan.com.my/berita/2023/05/perkhidmatan-monorel-melaka-akan-dihidupkan-semula/ | title=Perkhidmatan Monorel Melaka akan dihidupkan semula | date=12 May 2023 }}</ref>

==History== [[File:Melaka Monorail route map.jpg|thumb|right|Melaka Monorail route map]] The first phase of the system, built at a cost of [[Malaysian ringgit|RM]]15.9 million and covering 1.6&nbsp;km from Taman Rempah in Pengkalan Rama to Hang Tuah Station at Kampung Bunga Raya Pantai, was opened to the public on 21 October 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Proud day for Malacca|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/10/21/nation/7269662&sec=nation|accessdate=2010-11-06|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112142944/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F10%2F21%2Fnation%2F7269662&sec=nation|archivedate=2010-11-12}}</ref> However, hours after opening, the monorail ground to a halt, stranding 20 passengers inside. {{asof|December 2010}}, after a series of similar problems it was no longer operational;<ref name="halt">{{cite web |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/12/11/nation/7601872&sec=nation |title= Malacca's monorail service comes to a stop|website=thestar.com.my |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214011401/http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F12%2F11%2Fnation%2F7601872&sec=nation |archive-date=2010-12-14}}</ref> the monorail was however spotted at nights doing test runs in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?col=onthebeat&file=/2011/5/15/columnists/onthebeat/8682438&sec=On%20The%20Beat |title= Blame it on the heat and haze|website=thestar.com.my |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018180741/http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?col=onthebeat&file=%2F2011%2F5%2F15%2Fcolumnists%2Fonthebeat%2F8682438&sec=On%20The%20Beat |archive-date=2012-10-18}}</ref>

After 4 years being suspended since 2013 due to technical problems, the Melaka Monorail service began operating again on 4 December 2017. The service operated from 10am to 10pm on weekdays, with extended service till midnight on weekends, using one coach that accommodate up to 15 people. Each round trip took 30 minutes, with tickets priced at RM10 each.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/12/03/monorail-service-in-melaka-to-resume-after-four-year-break/|title=Monorail service in Melaka to resume after four-year break - Nation - The Star Online|website=www.thestar.com.my|date=3 December 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/world/story20171204-816069|title=停运四年 马六甲单轨列车今起投入运作|date=4 December 2017|publisher=[[Lianhe Zaobao]]|language=zh-sg}}</ref>

The monorail suspended operations in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 [[Malaysian movement control order]],<ref name=utusan/> and the operator's contract was terminated in 2021.<ref> https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2021/09/22/melaka-monorel-operator039s-contract-terminated-for-agreement-violation</ref>

== Route == The Melaka Monorail is a uni-directional clockwise loop covering 2.5&nbsp;km starting from Tun Ali Station, crossing the [[Malacca River]] plying parallel to Jalan Tun Mutahir, bypassing Hang Jebat Station, running parallel south on the east side of the Malacca River, bypassing Hang Tuah Station, crossing the Malacca River again, running parallel to Jalan Tun Ali, and returning to Tun Ali Station.<ref>[https://railtravelstation.com/melaka-monorail/ MELAKA MONORAIL – MONORAIL THEMEPARK & STUDIOS] RAILTRAVEL STATION, 2018</ref>

After the 2017 reopening, only the Tun Ali station was operational, while 2 other stations (Hang Tuah and Hang Jebat) were closed.

== See also == * [[List of monorail systems]] * [[KL Monorail]]

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