Besides the monorail, several other features such as mini roller coaster ride is also being developed at the Hang Tuah station.
Phase One of Melaka
Monorail connects one station at Taman Rempah (Spice
Gardens) at Mata Kuching and another station (Hang
Tuah Station) at the back of the former Cathay
Cinema. The distance is about 1.6 km. Phase one is
operating now!
Phase one: Hang Jebat Station ------- 1.6 km
-----------> Hang Tuah Station
Phase two: Hang Jebat Station ----> Hang Tuah
Station ---->Hang Tuah Mall -----> Jalan Tun Ali,
Hang Jebat Bridge -------> Hang Jebat Station.
Phase two will be ready later.
The monorail track
is 1.6 km long and will connect two stations namely
Jebat Station at Taman Rempah and Tuah Station near
the Melaka Eye. Each station is about 2,500 sq. ft
in area and will be built at about 7.2 meters above
the ground.
The monorail train can also accommodate 80
passengers at any one time and it will travel at a
ground speed of about 12km per hour only.
For the Roller Coaster, it will be built at about 33
ft above ground and has a track length of 1,100 ft.
Besides the Roller Coaster and the glider, public
facilities like toilets, surau, kiosks and an open
square will be built to enhance the comfort of
visitors.
Melaka wishes of attracting 13 million tourists to
Melaka by 2020 will be realized. This project will
improve the living standards of Malaccans by raising
the quality of life of surrounding environment
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Highlights of Melaka: - Stadthuys - Jonker Street - River Cruise - Monorail - Cheng Hoon Teng Temple - Baby Nyonya Heritage Museum - Maritime Museum - St. John's Fort - Menara Taming Sari - A'Famosa Water Park |
