Genting Monorail

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Genting Monorail
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Overview
Owner Genting Group
Locale Genting Highlands
Transit typestraddle-beam monorail (Steel-tracked).
Number of lines1
Number of stations2
Operation
Began operation1994
Ended operation1 July 2013
Operator(s) Genting Highlands
Number of vehicles5 working gondolas
Technical
System length1 km
Average speed1 m/s (3.6 km/h)

Genting Monorail was the first monorail service in Malaysia and a former theme park monorail service at Genting Highlands, which was designed to look like a caterpillar. The trains of the monorail were used at the Dutch Floriade in 1992, before they were sold to the Malaysian theme park and operated from 1994 until 1 July 2013. [1] [2] It is a steel-tracked or straddle-beam monorail service with a 1-km long track, 5 working gondolas with an average speed of 1 m/s (3.6 km/h) and 2 stations. [3]

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References

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  2. "Awards and Recognition - The First Monorail in Malaysia at Genting". Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2007.
  3. "Genting Highlands Resort". Archived from the original on 12 September 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2007.

Coordinates: 3°25′26.2″N101°47′37.4″E / 3.423944°N 101.793722°E / 3.423944; 101.793722