Penang Hill Railway

Penang Hill Railway
The Doppelmayr Garaventa 100-FUL Penang Hill coach at lower station.
Overview
Native nameKereta api Bukit Bendera
StatusOperational
LocalePenang Hill, George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Stations8
Websitewww.penanghill.gov.my
Service
TypeFunicular
Services2
Operator(s)Penang Hill Corporation
Rolling stock2 coaches of Doppelmayr Garaventa 100-FUL Penang Hill[1]
History
Opened21 October 1923; 101 years ago (1923-10-21)
Technical
Track length1,996 metres (6,549 ft)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
Route map

Upper station
Viaduct station
Lower station

The Penang Hill Railway is a one-section funicular railway which climbs the Penang Hill from Air Itam, on the outskirts of the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. The railway first opened in 1923 as a two-section railway, but was overhauled in 2010 into a one-section system. It is a single-track railway with a passing loop, and it passes through a tunnel which is the steepest in the world.[2] The total journey time can take between five and twenty minutes.[3][4] The funicular train coach travels directly from the lower station to the top, but may stop at other intermediate stations upon request.[5]

  1. ^ "Annual Brochure 2011". Doppelmayr Seilbahnen GmbH.
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  4. ^ "A new joy ride up the hill". The Star Online. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  5. ^ "Penang Hills Funicular Railway". Joe Thompson. Retrieved March 12, 2007.