Jurong Bird Park Panorail
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The Jurong Bird Park Panorail was a 1.7-kilometre (1.1 mi) loop monorail system which ran within the Jurong Bird Park in Singapore. The system was constructed by Vonroll Transport Systems of Switzerland, which also built the Sentosa Monorail and Singapore Cable Car. Construction began in November 1990 and the system was launched by President Wee Kim Wee on 11 April 1992.
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Jurong Bird Park Panorail | |
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Overview | |
Locale | Jurong Bird Park |
Transit type | Straddle-beam monorail |
Number of lines | 1 |
Number of stations | 3 |
Operation | |
Began operation | 11 April 1992; 32 years ago (1992-04-11) |
Ended operation | 1 April 2012; 12 years ago (2012-04-01) |
Technical | |
System length | 1.7 km (1.1 mi) |
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The monorail system used four fully air-conditioned four-car trains which travelled around the park in approximately 11 minutes. It ceased operations in 2012 and was replaced by a trackless tram service.