Penang Sentral

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Penang Sentral
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad Logo.svg KTM Komuter logo.png Rapid Penang Logo.svg BSicon BOOT.svg
Transit-oriented development hub and Intermodal passenger transport station
Penang Sentral, Seberang Perai, Penang.jpg
General information
Location Bagan Dalam, Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia.
Owned byMain building:
MRCB
Butterworth station :
KTMB
Ferry Terminal :
Penang Port
ConnectionsAccess to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal and Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad Logo.svg Butterworth railway station through footbridge
Construction
Structure typeSubsurface
ParkingAvailable with payment
AccessibleYes
Other information
Website www.penangsentral.com.my
History
Opened22 November 2018 (2018-11-22)
Services
Rapid Penang
Intercity buses
Taxis
Penang Sentral
Location of Penang Sentral in Butterworth

Penang Sentral is an intermodal transit-oriented development in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia. Proposed as the main transportation hub for the State of Penang, and by extension, Greater Penang, the first phase of the Penang Sentral project opened on 22 November 2018. [1]

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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 the project also include commercial, retail and residential developments. [2] [3]

History

Panoramic view of Penang Sentral open desk Penang Sentral Panoramic.jpg
Panoramic view of Penang Sentral open desk

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. [4] 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. [5] [6]

Veritas Architects 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. [7] [8] Penang Sentral was modeled after KL Sentral, which also incorporated commercial and residential elements. [5] The entire project was divided into eight phases, of which the second, third and fourth phases comprised a shopping complex, three office blocks and a 36-storey hotel respectively. [1]

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. [1] [9] As a result, construction of Phase 1 of Penang Sentral only began in earnest in 2015.

Station layout

1
Bus platform
Driveway
Rapid Penang Island platform Wheelchair symbol.svg BSicon BUS2.svg Intercity bus
Driveway
2Concourse Level Non-integrated Connections to Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad Logo.svg and BSicon BOOT.svg , Customer Service Counter, Ticket Vending Machine, Convenience Store and Taxi Stand Wheelchair symbol.svg
3Convenience Store, parking

Routes

PlatformCodeRouteOperator
A 02703Penang Sentral - Lotus's Seberang JayaRapid Penang
A 03601Penang Sentral - Kepala BatasRapid Penang
A 04613Penang Sentral - Padang SeraiRapid Penang
A 04603Penang Sentral - Kuala MudaRapid Penang
A 05604Penang Sentral - Desa MurniRapid Penang
A 05605Penang Sentral - Pekan DaratRapid Penang
A 06701Penang Sentral - Bukit Mertajam via Jalan BaruRapid Penang
A 07702Penang Sentral - Bukit Mertajam via Permatang PauhRapid Penang
A 09707Penang Sentral - Taman PelangiRapid Penang
A 09709Penang Sentral - Machang BubokRapid Penang
A 10801Penang Sentral - Nibong TebalRapid Penang
A 11EB60Penang Sentral - Sungai PetaniRapid Penang
A 12EB80Penang Sentral - Parit BuntarRapid Penang
17Penang Sentral - Sungai PetaniTanjung Mewah
62Penang Sentral - KulimLean Hock Bus

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