A trackless tram system, known as an automated rapid transit system, is set to begin a trial run in Putrajaya next month. This was announced by Perbadanan Putrajaya via a post on its Facebook page.
The local authority said that the ART system would begin its pilot run starting from February 1, in conjunction with the Putrajaya Open Day from February 1 to 4. Open to the public, rides during the period will be free. It was also announced that the ART systems will continue to be trialled until December 2024.
No details on the ART – or the route it will ply – were mentioned, but it was previously reported that an ART system wasfor a period of three months in 2022, and that it would be conducted with a trackless tram with a capacity to handle 307 passengers and capable of travelling at a top speed of 70 km/h.
The ART trial project in Putrajaya follows that carried out in Sarawak. In August last year, the Sarawak economic development corporation announced that it would be conducting an engineering run with a three-car, hydrogen-powered automated trackless tram system in September and November., with a planned route covering 70 km over three rail lines and 31 stations in its first phase.