Thursday, 4 June 2009

Sri Maju Express Bus

(Borrowed image)

IPOH, PERAK
Address : No. 2, 4 & 6, Jalan Bendahara, 31650 Ipoh, Perak
Telephone : 05-2535367 (6 lines)
Fax : 05-2556452

Medan Gopeng, PERAK
Address : Kaunter 17 & 18, Terminal Bas Ekspres Silveritage Galleria,
Medan Gopeng, 31350 Ipoh
Telephone : 05-3127197

TANJUNG MALIM, PERAK
Address : Pejabat No 4, Stesen Bas, Jalan Besar, 35900 Tg Malim, Perak
Telephone : 05-4599803

BIDOR, PERAK
Telephone : 05-4344 520

KUALA KANGSAR, PERAK
Address : No. 5, New Bus Station, 33000 Kuala Kangsar, Perak
Telephone : 05-7761370

KAMPAR, PERAK
Address : Gerai No T1, Tingkat Bawah Pasaraya Target,
Jln Kranji, 31900 Kampar, Perak
Telephone : 05-4663541, 4662299

LUMUT, PERAK
Address : No. 5 & 6, Bus Station,
32200 Lumut, Perak
Telephone : 05-6835562

Genting - First World Bus Terminal
Address : Lot 1.4, Bus Terminal Fist World Hotel,
Genting Highlands
Telephone : 012-523 3069, 03-6101 2696

BUTTERWORTH
Address : Kaunter 12, Terminal Bas Ekspres Butterworth, 12000, Penang
Telephone : 04-3313400

PENANG
Address : No 8A, SHED Pengkalan Weld, Georgetown 10300, Penang
Telephone : 04-262 2034

SG. Nibong
Address : Kaunter 13 & 14, Terminal Bas Sg Nibong, 11700 Sg Dua, Penang
Telephone : 04 6551746

Larkin, JOHOR
Address : Kaunter BT 36, Kompleks Pengangkutan Awam Larkin,
80350 Johor Bahru, Johor
Telephone : 07-222 7534

ALOR SETAR, KEDAH
Address : Kaunter L, Terminal Bas Sahab Perdana, Jln Sultanah
05150 Alor Setar, Kedah
Telephone : 04-7339976

Kaunter 12, Terminal Bas Sahab Perdana, Jln Sultanah
05150 Alor Setar, Kedah
Telephone : 04- 7334541

KUALA LUMPUR
Address : Counter 7 & 8, Bangunan Hentian Puduraya,
Kuala Lumpur (Platform 17)
Telephone: 03-20701279

IMBI, KUALA LUMPUR
Address : Kaunter 4, Perhentian Bas Pasar Rakyat, No. 8, Jln Melati,
Jalan Imbi, 55100 Kuala Lumpur
Telephone: 03-21427211

SINGAPORE
Address : # 01-17 Woh Hup Complex (Golden Mile Complex)
Beach Road, Singapore 199588
Telephone : +65-62934160, 62948228

Website
http://www.srimaju.com/

Tuesday, 2 June 2009

Cross-channel Ferry rates

Cross-channel Ferry
Ferry rates

Pedestrian

* Adult RM1.20
* Children (between 5 to 12 years old) RM0.60

Seasons Ticket (Pedestrians) – valid for two months from date of issue

* Adult RM30.00

Special passengers

* School children RM6.00
* Kad Orang Kurang Upaya (a card for disabled people) Free

Passengers holding area at Penang Island jetty

Passenger ferry

Vehicles

* Bicycle: RM1.40
* Motorcycle (inclusive of pillion rider): RM2.00
* Trishaw/tricycle: RM3.00

* Motorcar (including station wagon, four-wheel drive, three-wheel commercial vehicle, motorcycle with side car): RM7.70

* Lorry (2 axles with 4 wheels): RM13.20
* Lorry (2 axles with 6 wheels): RM27.50

Car ferry

-information courtesy of wikipedia-

Cross-channel Ferry schedule

Ferry schedule

Pangkalan Sultan Abdul Halim (Mainland side)

* First ferry departure : 0600 hours
* Last ferry departure : 0100 hours


Mainland Side jetty (Butterworth)

Pangkalan Raja Tun Uda (Island side)

* First ferry departure : 0530 hours
* Last ferry departure : 0030 hours

Island side jetty (Georgetown)

-information courtesy of wikipedia-

Ferry and seaports

Ferry and seaports

Cross-channel ferry services, provided by the Penang Ferry Service, connect George Town and Butterworth, and were the only link between the island and the mainland until the bridge was built in 1985. High-speed ferries to the resort island of Langkawi (Kedah) in the north as well as to Medan (Indonesia) are also available daily.

The Port of Penang is operated by the Penang Port Commission. There are four terminals, one on Penang island (Swettenham Pier) and three on the mainland, namely North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT), Butterworth Deep Water Wharves (BDWW), and Prai Bulk Cargo Terminal (PBCT). Malaysia being the 13th largest exporting nation, the Port of Penang plays a leading role in the nation's shipping industry, linking Penang to more than 200 ports worldwide. Swettenham Pier also accommodates cruise ships.

-information courtesy of wikipedia-

Airport

Airport

Penang International Airport (PEN) is located at Bayan Lepas in the south of the island. The airport serves as the northern gateway to Malaysia and is the hub of Firefly, a low-cost carrier wholly owned by Malaysia Airlines. Other airlines operating at Penang are national carrier Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, Tiger Airways, Jetstar Airways, Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific and Dragon Air, Taiwan-based China Airlines, China Southern Airlines, together with Indonesian airlines Lion Air, Kartika Airlines and Sriwijaya Air.

-information courtesy of wikipedia-

Rail and monorail

Rail and monorail

Penang has 34.9 km of rail track within its border. Butterworth is serviced by the Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) or Malayan Railway West Coast line which runs from Padang Besar on the Malaysia-Thailand Border in Perlis to Singapore. Senandung Langkawi is the daily night express running from Kuala Lumpur to Haadyai via Butterworth.

Penang has had a monorail under consideration since 1999. The Penang Monorail project was finally approved on 31 March 2006 under the Ninth Malaysia Plan. The Monorail route connects Tanjung Tokong in the north with Bayan Lepas in the south, Air Itam in the west and Weld Quay in the east. Unfortunately, on 26 June 2008, this long-overdue project suffered the same fate as the Penang Outer Ring Road (PORR) when the Federal government decided to defer it.

-information courtesy of wikipedia-

Public transport

Public transport

Penang Hill Railway boarding place at ground station

Penang boasted an efficient public transport network right up to the 1970s. Electric trams, trolleybuses and double deckers used to ply the streets of Penang. The Penang Hill Railway, a funicular railway to the top of Penang Hill, was an engineering feat of sorts when it was completed in 1923, and is still in use today.

Penang Hill Railway track

The Penang public bus service today is generally unsystematic and do not have a reputation of reliability. Therefore, the usage of public transport is still low, exacerbating the traffic jams in the city during rush hours. The city council has, however, provided free shuttle bus services for short intra-city travel to lessen the congestion.

Route 304: Gurney Drive - Komtar - Bukit Gedung

In April 2006, the local authorities announced a revamp of the public bus service to bring about a more reliable and efficient network without any visible progress. On 20 February 2007, the government announced that Rapid KL would operate the public bus service in Penang under the new entity called Rapid Penang which is formed for this purpose. The service started on 31 July 2007 with 150 buses covering 38 routes on the island and mainland.

There are two main bus terminals for inter-state express coaches. One is located at the ferry terminal in Province Wellesley (Butterworth), and a newer one at Sungai Nibong on the island.

Interior view of a Rapid Penang bus

Komtar bus terminal

Rapid Penang website
http://www.rapidpg.com.my/


Taxis in Penang have not conformed to the meter system as exhorted by the federal authorities, citing unprofitability. A new ruling implemented on 1 August 2006 made it compulsory for taxis to use the meter system. Although taxi drivers have been repeatedly warned by the state government and the Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (CVLB), the meter system is still not adhered to by taxi drivers in Penang.

A quaint mode of transport, the three-wheeled trishaw, still operates in certain parts of George Town. However, with the advent of modern transport, the trishaw has increasingly become a mere tourist attraction.

-information courtesy of wikipedia-