Official Thread : KL MONORAIL

[semsemyee]

they are changing it to metal roof. saw it in chow kit station.

[dengilo]

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Its taking them forever!I think YTL has done their part just waiting.

[browncolour]

the construction take so long...........

[dengilo]

Prasarana better wake up !This particular station on the sungei wang side street level looks really bad and dirty,If they cannot keep it clean and well lit please remove all the structures and advertising boards once and for all.

[nazrey]

Scomi tracking KL monorail system
BY SHAREN KAUR Published: 2012/11/20
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_New...cle/index_html



LINE EXTENSION: Company wants to take operations private, expand coverage to Bandar Sunway, Selangor

SCOMI Engineering Bhd wants to take the government-owned Kuala Lumpur monorail system private and expand the services to Bandar Sunway, Selangor, in a deal that could be worth over RM3 billion.

The KL Monorail project was built at a cost of RM1.18 billion by KL Infrastructure Group, which had a 40-year concession to collect fares.

The monorail began operations on August 31, 2003, offering services through 11 elevated stations from Titiwangsa Station in Jalan Tun Razak to KL Sentral in Brickfields.

Government-owned Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd stepped in and took over the assets and operations of the monorail system in December 2007 after KL Infrastructure suffered financial constraints.

The system is now operated by Prasarana's wholly-owned unit, KL StarRail Sdn Bhd, and uses 12 two-car trains built by Scomi Rail Bhd, a subsidiary of Scomi Engineering.

Scomi Engineering president Suhaimi Yaacob said the company has prepared two proposals involving the KL monorail system - extending the line to Bandar Sunway on a build, operate and transfer mode and privatising the project.

"We hope the government will reinstate the KL monorail extension project which, we believe, may only be realised in 2014. If given the opportunity, we would like to take it private and run the operation, including the line extension," Suhaimi told Business Times in a recent interview.

Suhaimi said the 22km line extension will start from KL Sentral, passing through Mid Valley City and Old Klang Road before ending at Bandar Sunway.

"The existing line is already highly stressed, which is why the government is expanding from two-car trains to four-car trains, and extending the line beyond Brickfields," he said.

"Monorail is the only rail system that is able to navigate through limited space, thus alleviating the need to acquire properties and other conventional hurdles to make way for it," he said.

As the current trains are running on full capacity, Prasarana has awarded a contract to Scomi to build 12 sets of new four-car-trains for RM494 million.

Suhaimi said the new trains will be supplied to Prasarana in batches between next month and the third quarter of next year.

[dengilo]

Thats a fantastic idea!But not the company preposing it!They should concentrate building trains not operating them.

[TWK90]

Scomi should not operate rail line as we have enough of operating companies in Klang Valley. At best if it is extended, it must be operated by RapidKL and owned by Prasarana.

However, I am not sure if the proposal works, because monorail is only four car long and the current extension proposal which includes OUG already has high catchment, adding Sunway coverage into the extension will not be good to the traffic on monorail line which is still growing due to developments in KL Sentral and KL golden triangle.

Another thing is that Sunway is getting BRT which is connected to KTM and LRT station, and I am sure KTM Komuter will always be faster than monorail.

[heikal]

Scomi eyes RM5b Chennai monorail project
By SHAREN KAUR

http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_New...#ixzz2Ck6v3rWR



MID-2013 BID: Company in midst of preparing tender documents

SCOMI Engineering Bhd expects to submit its bid for a RM5 billion monorail project in Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu by mid-2013.

"We are preparing the tender documents for the project. We hope to submit the bid by March or June," said its president (rail) Suhaimi Yaacob.

If the group gets the job, it would be its second major monorail project in India.

In November 2008, Scomi and consortium partner Larsen & Toubro secured a RM1.85 billion monorail project in the financial district of Mumbai.

Scomi's portion of the job is worth RM785 million. Phase 1 of the project is expected to be completed by mid-2013, and Phase 2, six months later.

In Bangalore, Scomi has a joint bidding agreement with Geodesic Techniques Pvt Ltd to bid for a 59km monorail line.

Suhaimi told Business Times during a visit to the group's monorail plant in Rawang Wednesday that it is also planning to bid for two monorail projects that are coming up in Maharashtra in Mumbai.

Besides Chennai and Mumbai, Scomi is eyeing monorail projects in other states in India like Delhi, he said.

In Delhi alone, the Union Urban Development Ministry has asked the government to build 13 to 14 separate monorail lines across the capital city.

"The market for monorail development in India is estimated to be worth US$15 billion (RM45.9 billion) over the next five years. We hope to get a large share of the pie," Suhaimi said.

Scomi is currently one of four integrated suppliers of monorail systems in the world. The others are Canada's Bombardier Inc, Japan's Hitachi and new player, Chongqing of China.

Following the award of the Mumbai monorail project, Scomi has became a well-recognised brand in India and in other parts of the world.

The group's monorail system is high in demand worldwide. The system enables smooth ride quality, energy efficiency, lower operating costs, environmentally friendly transportation needs and futuristic designs.

In 2011, Scomi won a monorail project each in Sao Paulo and Manaus, Brazil, worth a combined RM5.2 billion. The two joint-venture projects are expected to be completed by end-2014 and mid-2015.

Scomi's operation in India also serves Bangladesh and Sri Lanka whose governments have master plans for monorail projects, worth several billions of ringgit.

[nazrey]

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[dengilo]

They reinforcing the steel structure joints for more permanent roof,Upon closer inspection they welding all the joints.

[UjaiDidida]

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Kuala Lumpur Monorail by hilifta, on Flickr

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Kuala Lumpur Monorail by hilifta, on Flickr

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Kuala Lumpur Monorail by hilifta, on Flickr

[nazrey]

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2012-11-20-408 by Ayzek, on Flickr

[nazrey]

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[lelaki_melayu2003]

Taken last Friday (7 December 2012)

[lelaki_melayu2003]

Taken last Friday (7 December 2012)

[lelaki_melayu2003]

Taken last Friday (7 December 2012)

[lio415]

Thnkz for the pics. They are taking ages to complete it. But still I cant figure out what they're doing with metal complexity they are installing but hope it's gonna turn out great.

[lelaki_melayu2003]

Originally Posted by lio415

Thnkz for the pics. They are taking ages to complete it. But still I cant figure out what they're doing with metal complexity they are installing but hope it's gonna turn out great.

you're welcome. feels the same, what's so intricate about it that it's taking that long.

[sgmrtbuilder]

Originally Posted by lelaki_melayu2003

you're welcome. feels the same, what's so intricate about it that it's taking that long.

So far it's taken nearly 1 year for them to build a staircase + roof at BB - unreal at that rate, the LRT extensions may be complete in 2025 ??

[ambioz]

hi everybody. anyone knows when the double train will be introduced? I heard it was supposed to be in place by dec. 2012 after the station platforms are extended?