Monorail, Kuala Lumpur

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KL Sentral monorail station is 'disconnected' from the main station....

this can be confusing especially for disorientated travellers

follow the crowd heading towards the buses terminal downstairs

and head towards the buses exit and continue along the covered walkway

It's not that difficult to get to Chinatown/Jalan Petaling. Get off at either Maharajalela (if using the monorail) or Pasar Seni, and you'll just be a 5-min walk away.

Mass transport planning is Malaysia is mystifying. Why one of the newest urban mass transport networks in the world was designed so that the stops on different line didn't connect -- go figure.

Plus, it was a bit surprising that the Monorial cars -- only completed in the last 10 years -- is showing a lot of signs of wear and tear.

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The Kuala´s Monorail was opened in 2003, it has 11 elevated stations, and is capable of handling almost 5,000 passanger per hour. All the trains were made in Malaysia, and is a good way of transport in a city with such big traffic problems.

Guidebooks say KL is no city for pedestrians.......I cant agree to that since walking around KL was quite easy, ok, I got lost once in a while, but i no other way do you get to know a city better than by walking. From Bukit Bintang to the Petronas Towers and so on...you can check out every place along the way.

Ok, this is about the Monorail, a very convinient way to get around, from Sentral to Bukit Bintang for example and everywhere along that way.

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KL Monorail is a monorail system in Kuala Lumpur, opened 31 August 2003. and serves 11 stations running 8.6 km with two parallel elevated tracks . Travelling time along 8.6km route from Titiwangsa station to the KL Sentral station is approximately 19 minutes .

Operating hours : 6.00 am to 12.00 midnight daily

It was really easy to go around KL..just ask around how to go & the streets to remember & you'll easily get there....thanks to their efficient monorail & LRTs.....there's always a connecting mode of transport wherever you get off whether a bus or a train type is available....not much long walks...Even if you're a 1st timer your pockets won't hurt coz of Taxi fare

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We were impressed by the transport system in the centre of Kl, extensive coverage using metro, monorail, local trains and the bus. The situation further out is not so good we were told, only a sporadic bus service.
The link to the website gies lots of info.

The prices are cheap, depending on which station you're from and where you want to go. There aren't any schedules, if you miss a monorail train that just went by, in about 5 minutes there would be another one that would come along. It's pretty convenient since you avoid the traffic if ever you travel during rush hour.