Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook has announced that Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) will allocate RM50 million to fix and upgrade various facilities at monorail stations. He added that the work is expected to start as early as this October.
As reported by Bernama, Loke said that the upgrading works will include repairing damaged elevators at 11 stations, fixing platform doors, renovating toilets, and installing CCTV cameras. For elevator repairs, he said the contract had been awarded, and the work would take place from October this year to April 2025.
Specifically, the monorail stations involved are Imbi, Hang Tuah, Tun Sambanthan, Raja Chulan, Bukit Nenas, KL Sentral, Chow Kit, Titiwangsa, and Maharajalela. Additionally, priority will be given to repairing the non-functional doors between the platform and the monorail.
The Transport Minister elaborated that the project will take several months to complete, with the first phase involving four stations (KL Sentral, Tun Sambanthan, Maharajalela, and Hang Tuah) expected to be completed by October this year. Meanwhile, the 2nd phase, involving seven more stations, is scheduled for completion by December
Loke highlighted the importance of these repairs due to several past incidents where passengers fell onto the monorail tracks, with the service widely used, including by visually impaired individuals. For the CCTV installation, Loke stressed that the Ministry wanted to ensure the stations are equipped with video analytics because there have been several undesirable incidents at the stations recently.
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