The Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal is a ferry slip within Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang . Situated at Butterworth , this docking facility is used for the state's ferry service between the city and George Town , which lies across the Penang Strait .
7-478: In addition to ferry services, the ferry terminal is located adjacent to both Penang Sentral and the Butterworth railway station . This allows ferry commuters to choose between bus and train transportation modes to various destinations within the city, as well as Peninsular Malaysia , Singapore and Thailand . The Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal was constructed to replace Mitchell's Pier, which had been built at
14-579: A 36-storey hotel respectively. However, since its launch in 2007, the Penang Sentral project has suffered repeated delays. Land acquisition became the main stumbling block, as the parcels of land earmarked for the development were owned by several parties, namely the Malaysian federal government , the Penang state government , highway concessionaires and Keretapi Tanah Melayu , the national railway operator. As
21-689: The State of Penang , and by extension, Greater Penang , the first phase of the Penang Sentral project opened on 22 November 2018. Modeled after KL Sentral in Kuala Lumpur , the first phase of Penang Sentral will serve as the terminal for both public and intercity buses, and is physically connected to the adjacent Butterworth railway station and the Penang Ferry terminal. The project will eventually comprise an integrated terminal for all bus, rail and sea transportation services within Penang . Future phases of
28-542: The Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal suffered structural failure due to overloading and collapsed , claiming the lives of 32 people. This article about transport in Malaysia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Penang Sentral Penang Sentral is an intermodal transit-oriented development in Butterworth , Penang , Malaysia . Proposed as the main transportation hub for
35-477: The project also include commercial, retail and residential developments. Touted as the gateway to northern Malaysia by its developers, the Penang Sentral project was announced by the then Malaysian Prime Minister , Abdullah Badawi in 2007. The project, covering a 12.8-hectare (32-acre) site in the heart of Butterworth , was to be jointly undertaken by Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) and Perlaburan Hartanah Bumiputera Berhad. Veritas Architects
42-464: The start of the 20th century. In the past, Mitchell's Pier was the landing point for the cross-strait ferries that linked Butterworth with George Town . The present-day ferry terminal was named after the then Sultan of neighbouring Kedah , Sultan Abdul Halim . He was also twice elected as the King of Malaysia ( Malay : Yang di-Pertuan Agong ) - between 1970 and 1975, and between 2011 and 2016. In 1988,
49-442: Was put in charge of the design works of the proposed transit-oriented development , while the construction of Phase 1 was allocated to a subsidiary of MRCB, Penang Sentral Sdn Bhd. Penang Sentral was modeled after KL Sentral , which also incorporated commercial and residential elements. The entire project was divided into eight phases, of which the second, third and fourth phases comprised a shopping complex, three office blocks and
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