Troubled since its inception in 2010, with services suspended between 2013 and 2017, the monorail has not been operational since the COVID-19 Malaysian movement control order in 2020.

[1] The first phase of the system, built at a cost of RM15.9 million and covering 1.6 km from Taman Rempah in Pengkalan Rama to Hang Tuah Station at Kampung Bunga Raya Pantai, was opened to the public on 21 October 2010.

As of December 2010[update], after a series of similar problems it was no longer operational;[3] the monorail was however spotted at nights doing test runs in 2011.

[4] In March 2016 it was still inoperative, although in June 2015 there were reports about Malacca state government planning to restore dilapidated infrastructure and to revive the monorail service in order to promote tourism in the area.

[5] After 4 years being suspended since 2013 due to technical problems, the Melaka Monorail service began operating again on 4 December 2017.