A sharing by @slaithayer on X (formerly Twitter) caught the attention of Malaysians recently, as it showcased the automatic platform glass doors at an undisclosed monorail station in Kuala Lumpur finally working allegedly after 10 years.
The social media account is active on X to share updates and opinions on public transportation, especially in Klang Valley and Malaysia, with this particular post going viral with over 543,000 views and 7,100 likes.
The monorail station glass platform doors in Kuala Lumpur are finally working
In the X post, @slainthayer shared a 6-second video of a monorail closing its doors before departing the undisclosed station.
Notably, the automatic platform glass doors that are in line with the monorail doors also closed in unison with the train doors, something that @slainthayer claims hasn’t happened in a decade.
@slainthayer asserted,
“After TEN YEARS. Monorail’s platform door is finally working! 🎉🎊”
Watch the video here:
Rapid Rail, the Monorail line operator, shares public data regarding the status of facilities in their stations, as well as any undergoing maintenance here. However, the data don’t include the automatic glass platform doors, hence we are unable to verify the claim regarding the facilities allegedly not working for up to 10 years.
WORLD OF BUZZ has reached out to Rapid Rail for comments but has yet to receive any replies as of the time of writing.
Many Malaysians didn’t even know there were automatic glass doors at Kuala Lumpur monorail stations
In the replies, Malaysians reacted to the automatic monorail glass platform doors being operational, with some completely oblivious to the fact that there are glass doors there.
One commenter was shocked at the sight, saying that he didn’t know there were doors there and thought that the glass platform at monorail stations was just for decoration purposes.
Similarly, another commenter was oblivious to the glass platform doors being there and was bewildered by how the doors were always open before this.
Meanwhile, one Malaysian said that the glass doors have not been working for so long that they only became operational after he had not only finished primary and secondary school but also his tertiary education.
Besides that, one commenter urged for the elevators for people with disabilities at monorail stations to be fixed, too.
So, what do you guys think of the monorail glass platform doors finally working again? Share your thoughts with us in the comments.
