Northern route
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See also: North-South Expressway, Malaysia and North-South Expressway Southern Route

E 1 E1 expressway
PLUS Expressway Berhad
Length (kilometres)	460 km
Direction	North→South
Start	Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah
Main destinations	Jitra Alor Star Sungai Petani Butterworth Taiping Kuala Kangsar Ipoh Gopeng Tapah Rawang Kuala Lumpur
End	Bukit Lanjan, Selangor
Construction dates	1985 - 1994
Road/Expressway joined	1 Federal route 1 194Changlun-Kuala Perlis Highway E 17Butterworth Outer Ring Road E 36Penang Bridge E 15Butterworth-Kulim Expressway E 35Guthrie Corridor Expressway E 1 New Klang Valley Expressway AH 2 Phetkasem Road (Thailand)
Asian Highway Network	AH 2
Technical specifications
Number of lanes	4 lanes Bukit Kayu Hitam - Sungai Dua Penang Bridge - Slim River 6 lane Sungai Dua - Penang Bridge Slim River - Bukit Lanjan
P Layby	citation needed
R&R Rest and Service Area	citation needed
R&R Overhead Bridge Restaurant	1
V Vista Point	1
Highway tunnels	Menora Tunnel 800 metres (4 lanes)
Type of roads	Tarmac Concrete (Gurun and Tapah-Bukit Lanjan stretch)
Toll systems	Closed toll systems Hutan Kampung - Sungai Dua Juru - Jelapang Ipoh Selatan - Bukit Lanjan Opened toll systems Bukit Kayu Hitam - Hutan Kampung Sungai Dua - Juru Jelapang - Ipoh Selatan
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North-South Expressway (NSE) Northern Route, E 1 AH 2 is the northern part of Malaysia's longest expressway, the North-South Expressway. It is situated on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, linking the northern states of Kedah, Penang, Perak and Selangor.

Termini

The NSE Northern Route begins at the Malaysian-Thai Border (the town of Bukit Kayu Hitam in Kedah state) in the north, where it connects to the Phetkasem Road ( AH 2) in Thailand. Its southern terminus is at the Bukit Lanjan exit in Selangor.

Landmarks

Its main landmarks include the Penang Bridge which is Malaysia's longest bridge, Sungai Perak Bridge (Jambatan Sultan Azlan Shah) and the Menora Tunnel.

Current developments

Non-stop straight route (Jelapang-Ipoh Selatan)

The Jelapang and Ipoh Selatan toll plazas would be demolished in 2008 to make a non-stop route across Ipoh. The decision to demolish both toll plazas was made as a result of accidents which happened at Jelapang toll plaza. Since the toll plaza was opened in 28 September 1987, there were many accident cases which involved brake failure in heavy vehicles due to hard braking when proceeding downhill to the toll plaza. On 7 June 2008, the new Ipoh North toll plaza (South bound) replacing old Jelapang toll plaza opened to traffic, followed by north bound on 15 August 2008.

Six-lane widening works

Phase 1: Rawang-Tanjung Malim

The 6-lane stretch which is currently running from Kuala Lumpur (including New Klang Valley Expressway (NKVE)) to Rawang Interchange EXIT 116 would be expanded to Tanjung Malim Interchange EXIT 121.

Phase 2: Tanjung Malim-Slim River

Meanwhile, in the next phase of these works, the 6-lane stretch would be expanded from Tanjung Malim Interchange EXIT 121 to Slim River Interchange EXIT 126.

Toll rates

See also Toll rates of the North-South Expressway

List of key points along NSE Northern Route

Below is a list of interchanges (exits), laybys and rest and service areas along the NSE Northern route. Take note that the exits are arranged in descending numerical order from North to South.

Toll section

Km	Exit	Interchange	To	Remarks
			NORTH ประเทศไทย, THAILAND ด่านตรวจคนเข้าเมืองสะเดา Sadao Checkpoint AH 2Phetkasem Road AH 2 สะเดา Sadao AH 2 หาดใหญ่ Hat Yai AH 2 ปัตตานี Pattani
ประเทศไทย THAILAND สะเดา Satun Province
Malaysia-Thailand Border
MALAYSIA Kedah Darul Aman Padang Terap district border
		Duty Free Complex Kem Pengurusan Sempadan (Border Regiment)	WEST Duty Free Complex EAST Kem Pengurusan Sempadan (Border Regiment) Bukit Kayu Hitam	Junctions
Bukit Kayu Hitam Checkpoint Bukit Kayu Hitam toll plaza BKH Customs Immigration RM (Cash) RM (Cash) Immigration Customs
		BUKIT KAYU HITAM	Bus and Taxi Terminal
E 1 0 1 1000 AH 2 ----	EXIT 185	BUKIT KAYU HITAM INTERCHANGE	Bukit Kayu Hitam Industrial Area Taman Seri Temin	Junctions Last/First Malaysian exit
1 E 1 AH 2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTE Start/End of expressway PLUS Expressways border limit
		Jalan Padang Donan	EAST K100 JALAN PADANG DONAN Kampung Padang Donan	South bound
	EXIT 183	CHANGLUN INTERCHANGE	WEST 194CHANGLUN-KUALA PERLIS HIGHWAY Changlun Kangar Kuala Perlis EAST 276 Sintok 276 Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)	Cloverleaf interchange
		Jalan Titi Kerbau	WEST K6 JALAN TITI KERBAU Changlun	North bound
		Jalan Lama Changlun	WEST K102 JALAN KODIANG Kodiang Kedah Matriculation College EAST K252 JALAN LAMA CHANGLUN 276 Sintok 276 Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) Changlun Mart	Interchange
		Jalan Asun	EAST K109 JALAN ASUN K109Changkat Nibong K16Kubang Pasu	South bound
1 E 1 AH 2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTE
	EXIT 182	JITRA NORTH INTERCHANGE	SOUTHWEST 1 DARUL AMAN HIGHWAY Jitra	Diamond interchange
E 1 AH 2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTE
Jitra toll plaza JTR RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Opened toll systems Pay toll
		PJitra toll plaza JTR TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	South bound
		PLUS Expressway Berhad (PEB) section maintainences office Projek Penyelenggaraan Lebuhraya Berhad (PROPEL) section maintainences office		Service interchange
		P Kepala Batas Layby		North bound
	EXIT 181	JITRA SOUTH INTERCHANGE	1Jitra	Interchange
Sungai Anak Bukit bridge Kubang Pasu-Kota Star district border
	EXIT 180	KEPALA BATAS INTERCHANGE	1Kepala Batas 1Anak Bukit 1 Sultan Abdul Halim Airport Hutan Kampung	Interchange
		P Kepala Batas Layby		South bound
		PHutan Kampung toll plaza HKG TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	North bound
Hutan Kampung toll plaza HKG RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG Transit Ticket Closed toll system Collect ticket transit and pay a distance toll
	EXIT 178	ALOR STAR NORTH INTERCHANGE ASU TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre PLUS Expressway Berhad (PEB) section maintainences office Projek Penyelenggaraan Lebuhraya Berhad (PROPEL) section maintainences office	1Alor Star 1Anak Bukit K8Langgar K8Pokok Sena	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
		Sungai Kedah Bridge
	EXIT 177	ALOR STAR SOUTH INTERCHANGE ASS TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	1Alor Star 7Kangar	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
Kota Star-Pendang district border
	EXIT 175	PENDANG INTERCHANGE PDG TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	K128Pendang 1Kota Sarang Semut	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
		P Bukit Kobah Layby		South bound
Pendang-Kuala Muda district border
Tarmac carriageway
Concrete carriageway
		R&RGurun rest and service area	Caltex Shell ATM Caltex petrol stations	North bound
		R&RGurun rest and service area	Caltex Shell ATM Shell petrol stations	South bound
	EXIT 173	GURUN INTERCHANGE GRN PLUS Expressway Berhad (PEB) section maintainences office Projek Penyelenggaraan Lebuhraya Berhad (PROPEL) section maintainences office	1Gurun 1Gurun Industrial Park 1Bedong K--Yan K--Gunung Jerai	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
Concrete carriageway
Tarmac carriageway
	EXIT 170	SUNGAI PETANI NORTH INTERCHANGE SPU	1Sungai Petani 67Baling K--Merbok K--Lembah Bujang	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
		Railway crossing bridge
	EXIT 168	SUNGAI PETANI SOUTH INTERCHANGE SPS TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre PLUS Expressway Berhad (PEB) section maintainences office Projek Penyelenggaraan Lebuhraya Berhad (PROPEL) section maintainences office	1Sungai Petani K--Kuala Muda K--Pantai Merdeka	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
		P Tikam Batu Layby		South bound
Kedah Darul Aman Kuala Muda district border
Sungai Muda bridge Kedah-Penang border
Penang Seberang Perai Utara district border
		P Sungai Muda Layby		North bound
	EXIT 167	BERTAM INTERCHANGE BRT	P3Bertam 1Kepala Batas	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
Sungai Dua toll plaza SGD Transit Ticket TnG TAG TAG TnG RM (Cash) Closed toll system Collect ticket transit and pay a distance toll
		P Sungai Dua toll plaza SGD TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	South bound
	EXIT 165	SUNGAI DUA INTERCHANGE	P198Sungai Dua E 17BUTTERWORTH OUTER RING ROAD Bagan Ajam Butterworth	Diamond interchange
				Start/End of six-lane carriageway
Sungai Perai bridge Seberang Perai Utara-Seberang Perai Tengah district border
	EXIT 164	PERMATANG PAUH INTERCHANGE	P7 Permatang Pauh P7 Kubang Semang	Diamond interchange
	EXIT 163	SEBERANG JAYA INTERCHANGE	E 15BUTTERWORTH-KULIM EXPRESSWAY WEST Butterworth Ferry terminal to George Town, Penang EAST Kulim	Multi-level stacked roundabout expressway interchange
E 1 AH 2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTE PLUS Expressways border limit
E 36 PENANG BRIDGE (TUN HUSSEIN ONN HIGHWAY) PBSB border limit
	EXIT 162A EXIT 162B EXIT 162C EXIT 162D	PERAI INTERCHANGE	NORTHWEST E 17 1BUTTERWORTH OUTER RING ROAD 1Perai 1Butterworth SOUTHEAST 1 BUTTERWORTH-KULIM HIGHWAY Bukit Mertajam	Parcelo Cloverleaf interchange
		Railway crossing bridge
	EXIT 161	PENANG BRIDGE INTERCHANGE	WEST E 36PENANG BRIDGE Penang via George Town Bayan Lepas Perai Industrial Area	Expressway interchange
E 36 PENANG BRIDGE (TUN HUSSEIN ONN HIGHWAY) PBSB border limit
E 1 AH 2 NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY NORTHERN ROUTE PLUS Expressways border limit
		P Sungai Juru Layby		North bound
		P Sungai Juru Layby	Shell McDonalds ATM TnG POS Layby Shell Petrol Stations McDonalds drive thru	South bound
		Sungai Juru bridge
	EXIT 160	JURU INTERCHANGE	P176 Juru 137 Bukit Mertajam	Diamond interchange
		PLUS Expressway Berhad (PEB) section maintainences office Projek Penyelenggaraan Lebuhraya Berhad (PROPEL) section maintainences office		Service interchange
		PJuru toll plaza JRU TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	North bound
Juru toll plaza JRU RM (Cash) TnG TAG TAG TnG Transit Ticket Closed toll system Collect ticket transit and pay a distance toll
Seberang Perai Tengah-Seberang Perai Selatan district border
	EXIT 158A NORTH EXIT 158B SOUTH	BUKIT TAMBUN INTERCHANGE BTU BTS TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	149Bukit Tambun 149Batu Kawan	Parcelo interchange with toll plaza
E 1 154 AH 2 --	EXIT 157	PENANG SECOND BRIDGE INTERCHANGE PSB	WEST E 22 PENANG SECOND BRIDGE (BATU KAWAN EXPRESSWAY) Batu Maung Bayan Lepas Penang International Airport	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza Under construction
E 1 158 AH 2 ---
158.2		P Sungai Bakap Layby		North bound
		P Sungai Bakap Layby		South bound
		Railway crossing bridge
	EXIT 156	JAWI INTERCHANGE JWI TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	1Jawi 1Nibong Tebal 1Sungai Bakap	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
Penang Seberang Perai Selatan district border
Penang-Kedah border
Kedah Darul Aman Bandar Baharu district border
	EXIT 153	BANDAR BAHARU INTERCHANGE BBR	136Bandar Baharu 136Parit Buntar	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
Kedah Darul Aman Bandar Baharu district border
Sungai Kerian bridge Kedah-Perak border
Perak Darul Ridzuan Kerian district border
		Sungai Sama Gagah bridge
		P Alor Pongsu Layby		North bound
		P Alor Pongsu Layby		South bound
		Railway crossing bridge
		Sungai Kurau bridge
	EXIT 150	BUKIT MERAH INTERCHANGE BKM	A111Bukit Merah 147Selama 147Bagan Serai 75Kuala Kurau A111Bukit Merah Laketown Resort A100Kuala Gula Bird Sanctuary	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
193		R&R Gunung Semanggol rest and service area	Petronas ATM Highway Inn Petronas petrol stations	North bound
193		R&R Gunung Semanggol rest and service area	Petronas ATM Petronas petrol stations	South bound
Sungai Sepetang bridge Kerian-Larut, Matang and Selama district border
	EXIT 148	TAIPING NORTH INTERCHANGE TPU TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	1Taiping 1Kamunting 1Bukit Larut	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
		Sungai Jebong Kanan bridge
		P Taiping Layby		North bound
		P Taiping Layby		South bound
		Sungai Larut bridge
	EXIT 146	CHANGKAT JERING CKJ PLUS Expressway Berhad (PEB) section maintainences office Projek Penyelenggaraan Lebuhraya Berhad (PROPEL) section maintainences office	1Changkat Jering 1Taiping 1Bukit Larut 74Kuala Sepetang 60Pantai Remis 60Beruas	Trumpet interchange with toll plaza
		P Bukit Gantang Layby	Caltex Tropical Fruit Village	North bound
		P Bukit Gantang Layby	Caltex Tropical Fruit Village	South bound
E 1 229 AH 2 --
Larut, Matang and Selama-Kuala Kangsar district border
	EXIT 143	KUALA KANGSAR INTERCHANGE KKS TnG TAG i Customer Service Centre	1Kuala Kangsar 1Padang Rengas 76Lenggong 76Gerik	Half diamond interchange with toll plaza
		Sungai Perak bridge Jambatan Sultan Azlan Shah
		R&R Sungai Perak rest and service area	Petronas ATM	North bound
		R&R Sungai