The Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal is a ferry slip within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Situated at Weld Quay in the city centre, this docking facility is used for the state's ferry service between George Town and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. The ferry terminal was completed in the 1960s.[1]
| Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal | |
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| Type | Ferry slip |
| Address | Weld Quay, 10300 George Town, Penang, Malaysia |
| Town or city | George Town, Penang |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Coordinates | 5°24′50″N 100°20′35″E / 5.41376°N 100.343025°E |
| Owner | Penang Port Sdn Bhd |
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 public buses to various destinations within the city.
History
editIn 1901, the FMSR (Federated Malay States Railways) Jetty was completed at the site where the Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal now stands.[1] Measuring 644 m (2,113 ft), it was the longest jetty along Weld Quay at the time. Ferry steamers that carried train passengers from Butterworth 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 Penang after the independence of Malaya in 1957.
The ferry terminal is formally run by Prasarana Malaysia with corporate entity as Rapid Ferry until 2021 when Penang Port take over an adminstation of the ferry. [2][3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Cheah, Jin Seng (2013). Penang: 500 Early Postcards. Editions Didier Millet. ISBN 9789671061718.
- ^ "MMC eyes handover of loss-making Penang ferry ops to Prasarana in 2 months". The Edge Markets. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Prasarana to take over Penang's ferry service for token sum of RM1 - Nation | The Star Online". The Star. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Penang Port to take over ferry operations from Prasarana unit on Jan 1". The Vibes. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
