Planning new rail link across channel


Chow says the George Town-Butterworth Rail Line is a new component in the Penang Transport Master Plan.

THE state government will work on the implementation of the George Town-Butterworth Rail Line to reduce the congestion experienced on the Penang Bridge every day.

The rail line linking the island and mainland is a new component in the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP), said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.

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