Transit-oriented development hub and Intermodal passenger transport station | |
General information | |
Location | Bagan Dalam, Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia. |
Owned by | Main building: MRCB Butterworth station : KTMB Ferry Terminal : Penang Port |
Connections | Access to Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal and Butterworth railway station through footbridge |
Construction | |
Structure type | Subsurface |
Parking | Available with payment |
Accessible | Yes |
Other information | |
Website | www |
History | |
Opened | 22 November 2018 |
Services | |
Rapid Penang Intercity buses Taxis |
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]
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]
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.
1 Bus platform | Driveway | ||
← Rapid Penang Island platform Intercity bus→ | |||
Driveway | |||
2 | Concourse Level | Non-integrated Connections to and , Customer Service Counter, Ticket Vending Machine, Convenience Store and Taxi Stand | |
3 | Convenience Store, parking |
Platform | Code | Route | Operator |
---|---|---|---|
A 02 | 703 | Penang Sentral - Lotus's Seberang Jaya | Rapid Penang |
A 03 | 601 | Penang Sentral - Kepala Batas | Rapid Penang |
A 04 | 613 | Penang Sentral - Padang Serai | Rapid Penang |
A 04 | 603 | Penang Sentral - Kuala Muda | Rapid Penang |
A 05 | 604 | Penang Sentral - Desa Murni | Rapid Penang |
A 05 | 605 | Penang Sentral - Pekan Darat | Rapid Penang |
A 06 | 701 | Penang Sentral - Bukit Mertajam via Jalan Baru | Rapid Penang |
A 07 | 702 | Penang Sentral - Bukit Mertajam via Permatang Pauh | Rapid Penang |
A 09 | 707 | Penang Sentral - Taman Pelangi | Rapid Penang |
A 09 | 709 | Penang Sentral - Machang Bubok | Rapid Penang |
A 10 | 801 | Penang Sentral - Nibong Tebal | Rapid Penang |
A 11 | EB60 | Penang Sentral - Sungai Petani | Rapid Penang |
A 12 | EB80 | Penang Sentral - Parit Buntar | Rapid Penang |
17 | Penang Sentral - Sungai Petani | Tanjung Mewah | |
62 | Penang Sentral - Kulim | Lean Hock Bus |
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