Penang Hill Railway

Penang Hill Railway Kereta api Bukit Bendera கொடி மலை இரயில்வே
The Doppelmayr Garaventa 100-FUL Penang Hill coach at lower station.
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Penang Hill, Penang, Malaysia
Stations	8
Website	www.penanghill.gov.my
Service
Type	Funicular
Services	2
Operator(s)	Penang Hill Corporation (Perbadanan Bukit Bendera Pulau Pinang)
Rolling stock	2 coaches of Doppelmayr Garaventa 100-FUL Penang Hill[1]
History
Opened	21 October 1923; 100 years ago (1923-10-21)
Technical
Track length	1,996 metres (6,549 ft)
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Route map Legend Upper station Viaduct station Lower station This diagram: view talk edit

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]