Recently, under the scorching sun in Kuala Lumpur, monorail trains shuttling through the bustling city welcomed doctors from the Chinese mountain city. The expert team of Chongqing Rail Transit stepped into Prasarana's vehicle depot, without the hustle and bustle of new lines, but with a mature operational mindset, ready to inject new vitality into this city artery that has been in service for 20 years.

Deep sharing of operational experience

Malaysia's national infrastructure company Prasarana has officially signed a memorandum of understanding with Chongqing Rail Transit Operation Co., Ltd. Both parties will break away from the traditional logic of buying and selling equipment and instead focus on the output of soft power. The cooperation covers core areas such as asset management, digital operations, data analysis, and predictive maintenance. The aim is to transform Chongqing's practical experience accumulated in the world's largest monorail network into a concrete solution for improving the reliability of the Kuala Lumpur monorail system through joint training and technical inspections.

Rejuvenating old lines and solving difficult problems

Faced with the practical challenges of Kuala Lumpur's monorail operation for over 20 years, aging equipment, and increasing passenger flow, the Chongqing solution provides a targeted solution. Both parties will focus on exchanging information on operational safety standards and system lifecycle management, especially regarding the pain points of monorail specific bogie maintenance and switch maintenance, and introduce Chongqing's intelligent operation and maintenance system. This can not only delay equipment aging, but also tap into the transportation potential of existing lines without expansion through refined management. Keywords: Construction News、Engineering Information

Setting an example for technology going global

Although this cooperation does not involve direct financial investment, it is an important upgrade of the technology going global model. It marks the extension of China's rail transit from hard infrastructure to soft services as it goes global. Relying on Chongqing's globally leading monorail operation system, Malaysia is expected to establish more efficient localized operation and maintenance standards. This type of cooperation guided by operational efficiency is becoming the preferred path for jointly building countries to enhance the sustainability of infrastructure, providing a replicable model for urban transportation upgrading in developing countries.Editor/Gao Xue