Railway developments also had a spillover effect in the areas nearby Penang Hill. Purple hues of daybreak envelope the Bel Retiro bungalow, the Penang Yang di-Pertuan Negeri’s official hill ...

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Hill funicular service is expected to shut down for its scheduled second bi-annual maintenance from June 15 to 23 and will resume operations on June 24.

The funicular train station at the foot of Penang Hill is located in Air Itam. From here you will need to take a bus or taxi back to Georgetown or to the Botanic Gardens if you left your car there.

There is much for visitors to see and experience at Penang Hill. Unrivalled panoramas of the island, channel and mainland ...

New Penang hill railway may be overkill. SM Mohamed Idris. Published: Mar 1, 2010 8:02 PM. ⋅. Updated: 12:03 PM. We refer to the Malaysiakini report Penang Hill bids farewell to Victorian railway .

GEORGE TOWN (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Thousands of visitors excitedly thronged the popular Penang Hill, and many of them made a beeline to use the funicular train service which resumed on ...

GEORGE TOWN, Dec 23 -- The Penang Hill funicular train is safe for use as the two recent service disruptions did not affect the integrity of its operation, according to the Penang Hill Corporation ...

Mr Chow added that Penang Hill is a key destination in Malaysia. It drew 1.66 million visitors in 2023, up from 1.48 million in 2022. “In the first five months of this year, there were 665,994 ...

The Penang Hill Corporation (PBBPP) said in a statement today that the funicular train service will resume operations on June 23. "PBBPP carries out two scheduled maintenance every year under the ...

The highest point of Penang Hill (known as Western Hill) is 830 metres above sea level, making it the 239th highest peak in Malaysia (see list of Malaysia’s highest mountains). There are various ...