Tongkah Road

Tongkah Road (2 Dec 2008)


Tongkah Road, known today as Jalan Tongkah, is a minor road in George Town. It is located in the vicinity of the former tin-smelting precinct now being developed as Penang Times Square. Most people will know Tongkah Road as the "road beside GAMA department store". It links Dato Kramat Road on one end to Trang Road on the other.

Tongkah is named after the district of Tongkah in Phuket, southern Thailand, where tin used to be mined, and the ore sent to Penang for smelting.

New Jalan Tongkah road sign (25 May 2013)


old-jalan-tongkah-road-sign (2 Dec 2008)

Getting there

You can reach Tongkah Road on foot from the Komtar Bus Terminal. Go along Tek Soon Street until Penang Road, turn left, go along Penang Road until Magazine Circus, then cross to Dato Kramat Road, with Gama on your left. Walk along Dato Kramat Road until you reach the junction to Tongkah Road on your left.

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