proceed with aerorail or tram

Many of those pictures were just hyperlinked to TRANSIT rather than uploaded. So it is possible that the original picture has been taken down. However, we will try to find the material and upload it.

Regards, Moaz

Thank you Moaz for pointing out the potential scenario a la KL Monorail. This whole project is just a collosal waste of money. But then again, it will certainly fatten the pockets of the dear Chief Minister and his cronies.

Is it really that difficult to simply implement an organised bus system, similar to Rapid Penang or perhaps Rapid KL???? Malacca could certainly benefit from some kind of rail system in the years to come. However, before embarking on this ridiculous Aerorail project, the state government could look into the possibility of restoring the old railway line from Gemas to Malacca, which will certainly benefit a lot more people, esp. in the rural areas and in the rapidly expanding suburban section of Malacca City.

Well, this may be outside TRANSIT’s usual discussion …

Old Malacca is currently not a nice place to be walking around. In addition to the current closure of roads around A Famosa, I would suggest the conversion of the following touristy streets into pedestrian malls too: Jln Laksamana from clock tower to SFX church, Jln Merdeka from clock tower to the Maritime Museum, and the whole of Jonker St.

The main focus should be foot traffic and non-motorized vehicles: bicycles & trishaws. Limited motor vehicle access can be granted to residents, hotel guests and goods deliveries but they have to treat the streets as a shared street.

As for rail, it can probably come from Tmn Kota Laksamana and a station somewhere between Port Authority and Plaza Mahkota would be ideal. This would serve both malls while close enough for tourists to walk to Stadhuys. Tour buses should also drop off tourists and park here. To encourage walking (and gawking), plant more trees! The place is unbearably hot during the day. Or just provide those trams that they use at Universal Studios.

I’m basing this suggestion on Denver’s 16th St Mall and Vieux Quebec. Bear in mind I have only limited experience with Malacca.

A suspension type of train has a capacity of 175 – 200 passenger per train?

I hope they have conducted a thorough study for picking up suspension type of train over the rail track type of train and not merely because it is unique or first in Malaysia.

One could not help but to think about the public transport safety in Malaysia especially even monorail or LRT are bound for accident. Lucky no one injured in both incident.