Butterworth station, served by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM), is set to get a RM30 million upgrade in an effort to turn Penang Sentral into Seberang Perai‘s main transport hub, Bernama reports. The station is just a few hundred metres away from Penang Sentral.
According to transport minister Anthony Loke, this is a project under the Fifth Rolling Plan (RP5) of the 12th Malaysia Plan (RMK12). The transport ministry has undertaken assessment and will appoint contractors next month before starting construction soon after.
The station will integrate KTM, Electric Train Service (ETS) and Komuter services with the Penang ferry, as well as the upcoming Mutiara Line LRT at Penang Sentral. “All three modes of transportation will be integrated, making Penang Sentral a public transport hub in Seberang Perai,” Loke said.
“This is an integrated public transport terminal concept that connects various modes at one place. So, development is not just confined to the island… there is balanced development between the island and Seberang Perai. This will surely turn it into a focal area, and we are confident it can become the pulse of development for the surrounding area,” he told reporters on Sunday.
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that must be Sanusi who claims penang belongs to kedah and wants to charge penang millions of ringgit for using river water which falls from rain from sky
Anthony Loke mentri transport of Penang kah? Why all the money & upgrades go to there, other states no need ke?
Recently many bus operators are raising a stink because they are forced to stop in TBS even tho their routes does not need to go there. Yet he only cares to make TBS operator richer, on top of selling number plates.
ironic because TBS is not located in penang its in selangor, furthermore LRT MRT all located in selangor/kl and nowhere else, so by this logic Loke must be the mentri transport of klang valley right.
ironic beacuse TBS isnt in penang, its in selangor.
so going by this logic Loke must be mentri transport of selangor since TBS is in selangor not penang