The Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal is a ferry slip within the city of George Town in

Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...

, Malaysia. Situated at Weld Quay in the city centre, this docking facility is used for

Rapid Ferry The Penang Ferry Service is the oldest ferry service within the State of Penang, Malaysia, connecting the city of George Town on Penang Island and Butterworth on the mainland. This cross-strait transit has been operational since 1894, maki ...

services between George Town and

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on the Malay Peninsula. The ferry terminal was completed in the 1960s. In addition to ferry services, the ferry terminal is located adjacent to the Weld Quay Bus Terminal, thus allowing ferry commuters to take

Rapid Penang Rapid Penang (styled as ''rapidPenang'') is a public bus brand in the State of Penang, Malaysia. Formed as a subsidiary of Prasarana Malaysia in 2007, to date it is the main public transport operator within Penang; its bus network serves commut ...

public buses to various destinations within the city.

History

In 1901, the FMSR ( Federated Malay States Railways) Jetty was completed at the site where the Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal now stands. Measuring , it was the longest jetty along Weld Quay at the time. Ferry steamers that carried train passengers from

into George Town (and vice versa) would dock at the jetty. The FMSR Jetty was eventually replaced by the present-day Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal in the 1960s. The Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal was named after Raja Uda bin Raja Muhammad, who became the first Governor ( Malay: '' Yang di-Pertua Negeri'') of

after the independence of

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in 1957. The ferry terminal is now run by Prasarana Malaysia, the corporate entity that manages both

and

, following the body's acquisition of Penang's ferry services in 2017.

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History

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