Good news for Penang lang and daily commuters. The state government has launched a new free bus service that’s a bit different from the usual FOC city shuttle. The new CATBridge free bus is pretty long distance, connecting Bukit Mertajam to Komtar on the island.
The Penang state government says that the CATBridge bus can help reduce congestion, help alleviate the cost of living burden as well as reduce carbon emissions. The free bus is folding bicycle-friendly, so you can zip around George Town on two wheels for leisure or use it on the last mile.
Looking at the schedule for the CAT 14 service, the route starts from The Summit/BM bus terminal and passes by Jalan Permatang Rawa, Jalan Perda Selatan in Bandar Perda, Jalan Permatang Batu and Jalan Baru (Mydin BM) before getting on the Penang Bridge and the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu expressway to reach Komtar.
The first buses from BM to Komtar and Komtar to BM start at 6am, while the last bus is at 7pm island bound, and 7.25 pm mainland bound. The frequency for CAT 14 is 30 to 45 minutes on weekdays and 30 to 60 minutes on weekends and public holidays. Check out the map and frequency charts below.
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Steven Sim nie baguih la buat kerja… going places BM MP nie
Must only Malaysian allow to use that bus, not by foreign citizen
if this gov doesn’t resolve the chronic traffic jam.problem, the Rapid bus service won’t help much. and won’t last long.
This is a waste of public funds 99% of the rieders are Bangla Maymer o r indon please do not waste the money
Shud reconsider this efforts, due it will more benefiting the Foreign Workers ie Bangladeshi, Nepali, Vietnamese who is frequent using thos route to BM Town and Penang island,most of Local jad their own Transport.
And the bus is then stuck in traffic jam on the bridge during rush hour? What a wonderful solution…
Would you like to get stuck behind a wheel, or stuck but can poke on your phone play game watch video? Or as another car driver, would you like to see one bus stuck with you or 20 car 20 motorcycle around you?
all these comments here are racist, selfish, and naive, the radical few wish for penang to go into chaos, but we, the silent majority of penang, we desire improvements and wish to live in peace with one another
can tourist take free CATBridge bus ?