Magazine Road 頭條路, George Town, Penang

Magazine Road in George Town, Penang (19 November 2021)


Magazine Road (Malay: Jalan Magazine; Traditional Chinese: 頭條路, Simplified Chinese: 头条路, Pinyin: Tóutiáo Lù; Penang Hokkien Tai1ji33: Thau3 Tiau3 Lor33; POJ: Thâu-tiâu-lō͘, Tâi-lô: Thâu-tiâu-lōo) is a major road in George Town, Penang. It is the first of originally seven parallel roads after the Prangin Canal. For that reason, it is known in Penang Hokkien as Thau3 Tiau3 Lor33 which means "First Road". That is short for "Thau3-Tiau3 Lor33 Koay1 Kang3nga4" or "first road after the river" (or, Koay1 Kang3nga4 Thau3-Tiau3 Lor33). The "river" in question refers to the Prangin Canal, which was a river before it was canalised.

Magazine Road is the first road within the Seven Streets Precinct. The road connects Magazine Road Ghaut, at the intersection with Bridge Street, to Magazine Circus. Magazine Circus, or Simpang Enam, is a five-corner junction that was originally a traffic circus where six streets meet. One of these streets, Gladstone Road, has since been expunged to make way for the Komtar development.

Magazine Road was named after a gunpowder depot that used to be located at the junction of Brick Kiln Road and Dato Kramat Road. The site has since been redeveloped into the GAMA Departmental Store.

Magazine Road is today a one-way street. It has four traffic lanes. In addition to Magazine Road Ghaut and Bridge Street, it is also fed by Carnarvon Street, McNair Street and Jalan Ria. Traffic exits Magazine Road to Lebuh Lintang, Brick Kiln Road, Dato Kramat Road, Macalister Road and Penang Road.

Getting there

From the Komtar Bus Terminal, walk along Jalan Ria and you will emerge at Jalan Magazine.

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Magazine Road, in the direction of Magazine Circus (26 December 2011)


Magazine Road, in the direction of Bridge Street (25 November 2010)


Magazine Road, as seen from 1st Avenue (27 November 2010)


Start of Magazine Road, at junction with Bridge Street (15 December 2012)


Magazine Road-Jalan Ria junction (3 February 2013)


Magazine Road, George Town (2 December 2008)


Jalan Magazine road sign (2 December 2008)

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