The Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal is a
ferry slip within
Butterworth Butterworth may refer to:
Places
* Butterworth (ancient township), a former township centred on Milnrow, in the then Parish of Rochdale, England, United Kingdom
* Butterworth, Eastern Cape, now also known as Gcuwa, a town located in South Africa
...
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. This docking facility is used for
Rapid Ferry services between
Butterworth Butterworth may refer to:
Places
* Butterworth (ancient township), a former township centred on Milnrow, in the then Parish of Rochdale, England, United Kingdom
* Butterworth, Eastern Cape, now also known as Gcuwa, a town located in South Africa
...
and the city of
George Town on
Penang Island.
In addition to ferry services, the ferry terminal is located adjacent to both
Penang Sentral and the
Butterworth railway station. This allows ferry commuters to choose between bus and train transportation modes to various destinations within
Seberang Perai, as well as
Peninsular Malaysia,
Singapore and
Thailand.
History
The Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal was constructed to replace Mitchell's Pier, which had been built at the start of the 20th century. In the past, Mitchell's Pier was the landing point for the cross-strait ferries that linked
Butterworth Butterworth may refer to:
Places
* Butterworth (ancient township), a former township centred on Milnrow, in the then Parish of Rochdale, England, United Kingdom
* Butterworth, Eastern Cape, now also known as Gcuwa, a town located in South Africa
...
with
George Town.
The present-day ferry terminal was named after the then
Sultan of neighbouring Kedah,
Sultan Abdul Halim
Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it c ...
. He was also twice elected as the
King of Malaysia (
Malay
Malay may refer to:
Languages
* Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore
** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century
** Indonesi ...
: ''Yang di-Pertuan Agong'') - between 1970 and 1975, and between 2011 and 2016.
In 1988, the Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal suffered structural failure due to overloading and
collapsed, claiming the lives of 32 people.
See also
*
Rapid Ferry
*
George Town Ferry Terminal
References
Ferry terminals in Malaysia
North Seberang Perai District
Transport in Penang
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