Malaysia
Peninsular Cool Highland, Penang, Penang Hill
马来西亚半岛，槟城州属，升旗山
Penang Hill is the oldest British
hill station in Southeast Asia, dated late 1700’s
The highest peak of Penang Hill
stand at 833 metres (2,732ft) above sea level.
Penang Hill funicular train
service started on October 1923.
The current funicular trains is
the 4th generation system which started its operation on 24th April 2011.
1st generation: 1906-1906
2nd generation: 1923 – 1977
3rd generation: 1977 -2010
The funicular track stretches a
distance of 1,996 metres (1.99KM) from lower to Upper Station which is the
longest in Asia.
Penang Hill funicular tunnel, at
79 metres (258ft) long and 10feet (3.0m) wide with a steepness of 27.9degree,
is the steepest tunnel track in the world.
There are a total of 52 hill
bungalows located on Penang Hill (42 of them are private-owned and 10 bungalows
are state-owned). Most of them are more than 100 years old and Bel Retiro
(Governors Bungalows) built in1789 is the oldest.
Number of visitor to Penang Hill
in 2014 exceed 1.36million.
TRAIN SCHEDULE
Effective 1st January 2015
(Thursday), the Penang Hill funicular train's NEW schedule will be as follows:
Daily: 6.30a.m - 11.00p.m (Last
train from top station)
The Ticketing counter will be
closed at:
Daily: 10.30p.m
(The management reserves the
rights to revise the schedule without prior notice)
* Promotion: 6.30am - 9.00am and
7.00pm - 10.30pm (MyKad holders only)
* Promotion is not valid during
school holidays (School holiday calendar from Ministry of Education)
* Promotion fare, compartment
booking and train chartering are not available during long public holiday
weekends, festive seasons and school holidays.
Tingkat 7, Perbadanan Bukit
Bendera Pulau Pinang,
Jalan Stesen Bukit Bendera, Air
Itam,
11500 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Email : info@penanghill.gov.my
Tel : 604-8288880
Getting there
Take the Penang Hill Railway to
reach Penang Hill then walk along the main road, Jalan Tuanku Yahya Petra until
the Penang Hill Police Station. From the Penang Hill Central Square, climb the
hill towards the Penang Hill Mosque. Bel Retiro is located just beyond the
mosque.
What to see and do
Visitors can go all the way to
the gateway of the Bel Retiro Bungalow but no farther as it is private
property.
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