Penang Sentral is an intermodal

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in Butterworth,

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. Proposed as the main transportation hub within the George Town Conurbation, the first phase of the Penang Sentral project opened on 22 November 2018. Modeled after KL Sentral in

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, the first phase of Penang Sentral will serve as the terminal for both

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and

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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

. Future phases of the project also include commercial, retail and residential developments.

History

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.Think Property: Construction Work On Penang Sentral To Start Next Month
/ref> The project, covering a site in the heart of Butterworth, was to be jointly undertaken by Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) and Perlaburan Hartanah Bumiputera Berhad. Veritas Architects was put in charge of the design works of the proposed

, 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 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

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, the Penang state government, highway concessionaires and

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, the national railway operator. As a result, construction of Phase 1 of Penang Sentral only began in earnest in 2015.

Station layout

Routes

Gallery

File:Pemamg Sentral Level 1 stage bus platform (220812).jpg, Penang Sentral's stage bus platform. Rapid Penang and PIDS in Penang Sentral Level 1 (220812).jpg, Penang Sentral's Rapid Penang bus platform is located at the Level 1 of the plaza. Lean Hock Bus 62 (WLJ 6396) at Penang Sentral (220812).jpg, Lean Hock Company also providing bus services to Kulim, Kedah File:Penang Sentral bus PIS.jpg, Penang Sentral bus Passenger information display system indicates the departure time of each intercity bus route. File:Penang Sentral Level 2 Bus Ticketing Counter (220812).jpg, Bus ticketing counter at 2 floor File:Penang Sentral to Butterworth KTM Station (220812).jpg, Temporary footway to Butterworth railway station from Penang Sentral Level 2 File:Penang Sentral, Butterworth.jpg, The under construction Penang Sentral File:Food Court in Penang Sentral.jpg, Food court located at the third floor, which is recently reopened in 2024.

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