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Butterworth is the
principal town of Seberang Perai in the state of Penang in Malaysia. Named
after William John Butterworth, Governor of the Straits Settlements
(1843 - 1855), Butterworth was established in the mid-19th century as a
landing place across the channel from the capital of Penang, George Town.
It is also known unofficially in Malay as Bagan, meaning "jetty".
Butterworth is the site of the Malayan Railway station for Penang, and is
linked to the island by the Penang Ferry Service and by the 13.5 km Penang
Bridge.
The Penang Bird Park, a landscaped park with over 300 species of birds
from all over Southeast Asia, is situated in this town. Butterworth is
also the location of a Royal Malaysian Air Force station, RMAF
Butterworth, formerly operated by the Royal Air Force and the Royal
Australian Air Force, and is now the Headquarters of the Integrated Area
Defence System (HQIADS) of the Five Power Defence Arrangements.
Butterworth will be the site of an integrated transport hub called Penang
Sentral, which will integrate rail, ferry and bus transport. Butterworth
is a major transportation hub in the state for railway lines and bus
routes that do not serve Penang Island. The railway station, bus terminal
and ferry terminal are all located within walking distance of each other.
The
Butterworth railway station is the main railway station in
Penang as it
connects to George Town via the ferry
service. This station is served by the Malayan Railway service via the
Eastern and Oriental Express, which connects
Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok in the north and
Singapore in the south, as
well as the State Railway of Thailand via the International Express.
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