page_title: Transport in Penang
section_title: Penang Hill funicular
hierarchical_section_title: Transport in Penang / Land transport / Public transport / Penang Hill funicular
caption_attribution_description: English: A Funicular to the top of the Penang Hill, Georgetown (Malaysia). 日本語: ペナン・ヒルの頂上行きのケーブルカー
context_page_description: The State of Penang in Malaysia, home to the country's second largest city as well as part of Malaysia's second most populous conurbation, has a relatively well-developed transport infrastructure. The city-state is well-connected by land, air and sea; the Penang International Airport is one of Malaysia's busiest, while the Port of Penang is the main harbour and transshipment hub within northern Malaysia. The North–South Expressway, the main highway along western Peninsular Malaysia, runs through Penang, while the two geographically separate halves of the state are now linked by two bridges and a ferry service.
  Within the state, Rapid Penang forms the backbone of urban public transport, with public bus services throughout the Greater Penang Conurbation. In addition, Penang boasts the only operational funicular railway system in Malaysia – the Penang Hill Railway.
  In recent years, however, traffic congestion has become increasingly frequent around the capital city, George Town, leading to current efforts to improve and introduce newer forms of public transport in the state.
context_section_description: The Penang Hill Railway, a funicular railway to the peak of Penang Hill, is the only such system still in operation in Malaysia. Completed in 1923, it was considered an engineering feat of sorts at the time. The railway underwent an extensive upgrading in 2010 and was reopened in early 2011. It now serves visitors travelling up the Penang Hill, providing quick and direct access to the hill's peak.
  As of 2014, the number of passengers of the funicular railway reached 1.365 million.
caption: Penang Hill Railway
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