Bus Service Extension

Bus service extended to 2am for revellers

TO beat the traffic, revellers celebrating New Year’s Eve can consider leaving their vehicles at home and taking the bus instead.

Rapid Penang will be plying 16 major routes on Penang island and the mainland up to 2am on New Year’s Day.

The 11 routes on the island are:
101 (Weld Quay-Teluk Bahang)
202 (Paya Terubong-Weld Quay via Bandar Baru Air Itam)
203 (Air Itam-Weld Quay via Bandar Baru Air Itam)
301 (Relau-Weld Quay)
302 (Batu Maung-Weld Quay via Bayan Lepas)
303 (Bukit Ge- dung-Weld Quay)
304 (Bukit Gedung-Gurney Plaza)
307 (Batu Maung-Weld Quay via Jelutong Expressway)
401 (Balik Pulau-Weld Quay via Bayan Lepas)
401E (Balik Pulau-Weld Quay via Jelutong Expressway)
502 (Balik Pulau-Weld Quay via Air Itam)

Meanwhile the five routes on the mainland are:
601 (Kepala Batas-Penang Sentral)
701 (Bukit Mertajam-Penang Sentral)
702 (Bukit Mertajam-Penang Sentral via Permatang Pauh)
703 (Penang Sentral-Seberang Jaya)
802 (Nibong Tebal-Bukit Mertajam)

For details, call Rapid Penang at 04-2381313.

-News courtesy of The Star Online-