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Penang: Friday, 23 January, 2009

Hop On Free Central Area Transit (CAT)

 

MPPP Rapid Penang CAT is a free shuttle bus service that ply the streets of George Town. It was launched on Friday, 23 January, 2009. MPPP or Majlis Perbadanan Pulau Pinang is Penang's Town Council.

There are a total of 19 stops which will take you from Weld Quay, near the Penang Ferry Termninal, to Penang Road. Covering the core and buffer zones of George Town Unesco World Heritage Site.

Use this excellent Hop On Free Central Area Transit buses and discover George Town, Penang, at your leisure.

Operating Hours: Daily 6:00 AM to midnight.

Number or Buses and routes

The Free Central Area Transit has 3 fully air-conditioned buses with the words

The Hop On Free Central Area Transit shuttle bus starts at Weld Quay (Bus Stop #1). It then goes along these roads

Route, Bus Stops and Penang Tourist Attractions

Do take advantage of this service and try to see all the sights in George Town, Penang, during your stay here.

  1. Weld Quay
    1. Port Swettenham
    2. Chulia Street Pier
  2. Ferry Bus Terminal
    1. Pengkalan Tun Raja Uda
    2. Wisma Yeap Chor Ee
    3. Wisma Kastam
  3. OCBC
    1. Pinang Peranakan Mansion
    2. Chung Keng Kwee Ancestral Temple
    3. Penang Heritage Trust
    4. San Wooi Wooi Koon
    5. Old OCBC Building
    6. 1886 Building
    7. Kongsoon House
    8. Ghee Hiang
  4. Standard Chartered
    1. Standard Chartered Building
    2. HSBC Building
    3. Royal Bank of Scotland (formerly ABN Amro Bank)
    4. Logan's Building
    5. Whiteways Building
  5. Light Street
    1. Town Hall
    2. City Hall
    3. Fort Cornwallis (inc. Francis Light Statue and Lighthouse)
    4. Cenotaph
    5. Dewan Sri Pinang
  6. Penang Museum
    1. Penang Museum
    2. St George's Anglican Church (inc. Francis Light's Memorial)
    3. Church of the Assumption
    4. Supreme Court
    5. Logan Memorial
    6. Convent Light Street
    7. St Xavier's Institution
  7. St Francis Xavier Church
    1. St Francis Xavier Church
    2. Francis Light's Tomb
    3. Segara Ninda
    4. Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion
  8. Kampung Malabar
    1. Benggali Mosque
    2. Chowrasta Market
    3. Penang Bazaar
  9. Komtar
    1. Komtar
    2. Prangin Mall
    3. Pacific Komtar
  10. Ong Kongsi
    1. Ong Kongsi
    2. Komtar
    3. Masjid Jamek Simpang Enam
    4. Gama
    5. Church of Our Lady of Sorrows
  11. Transfer Road
    1. Masjid Titi Papan
    2. Dato Koyah Shrine
    3. Saw Khaw Lean Heah Kongsi
  12. Chowrasta Market
    1. Penang Bazaar
    2. Penang Road Cendol
  13. Prangin Road
    1. Prangin Mall
    2. Masjid Pintal Tali
    3. Ghee Hin Hall of Heroes
    4. Prangin Canal
    5. Sia Boey
  14. Carnarvon Street
    1. Li Teik Seah Building
    2. Penang Tourism Information Centre
    3. Penang Islamic Museum
    4. Sun Yat Sen Penang Base
    5. Campbell Street Market
  15. Kampung Kolam
    1. Kapitan Keling Mosque
      Noordin Family Tomb
    2. Khoo Kongsi
    3. Cheah Kongsi
    4. Lim Kongsi
    5. Yap Kongsi
    6. Choo Chay Keong Temple
    7. Hock Teik Cheng Sin Temple
    8. Acheen Street Mosque
    9. Gudang Acheh
  16. St George's Church
    1. St George's Church
    2. Kuan Yin Teng
    3. Sri Mahamariamman Temple
    4. Supreme Court
    5. Chinese Chamber of Commerce
    6. Bank Negara Malaysia
  17. Dewan Sri Pinang
    1. Dewan Sri Pinang
    2. Town Hall
    3. City Hall
    4. Supreme Court
    5. Logan Memorial
    6. Cenotaph
  18. Padang Kota Lama
    1. State Assembly Building
    2. House of Yeap Chor Ee
    3. Foo Tye Sin Mansion
    4. Fort Cornwallis (including Francis Light Statue and Lighthouse)
  19. Downing Street
    1. General Post Office
    2. Islamic Council Building
    3. HSBC Building
    4. Standard Chartered Building

Hope you have enjoyed this article on Free Central Area Transit and do try out the free service for yourself. Trust me, you will definitely enjoy it.

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