Mid Valley Komuter station

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Mid Valley KTM Komuter regional rail halt
The exterior of the Mid Valley Komuter station. The station's primary role is to serve the Mid Valley Megamall and surrounding commercial facilities.
Station statistics
Address	Mid Valley City, Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Coordinates	3°7′6″N, 101°40′43″E
Lines	Rawang-Seremban Line (KTM Komuter)
Platforms	2 (150m) side platforms.
Tracks	2
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	None
Other information
Opened	August 23, 2004
Accessible
Code	MVALLEY
Owned by	Keretapi Tanah Melayu

The Mid Valley Komuter station is a Malaysian commuter train halt located in Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur. The station was completed at a total cost of RM12.2 million, and opened to the public on August 2004.

[edit] Connection to Mid Valley City

The station was constructed south the a road bridge to Taman Seputeh (Seputeh Park), and is located 200m from Mid Valley City, which contains the Mid Valley Megamall and The Gardens, the former connected to the station by an overhead bridge. The station was intended to address the traffic problem surrounding the mall, which, prior to the completion of the station is only reachable via road vehicles, creating frequent traffic jams around the area. Parking services are unavailable directly at the station as the station was intended to primarily service the Mid Valley City area only, and parking areas are already supposedly provided in Mid Valley City itself. Nevertheless, bus services do stop within the vicinity of the station via Jalan Syed Putra, a major roadway which passes the station.

The Mid Valley station is one of only two KTM Komuter train stations that is located close or adjacent to a shopping complex. The other station is the Subang Jaya station at the Sentul-Port Klang Line, constructed near the Subang Parade mall.

[edit] Design

The station consists of two levels: the upper, elevated level supports a ticketing concourse and faregates, while the lower ground level contains fully covered platforms linked from the upper level via staircases or elevators for handicap passengers. Breaking from the norm of older KTM Komuter stations, the Mid Valley station features high arched canopies and steel support frames, designs emulated in the Kepong Sentral station, another new KTM Komuter station opened later in 2006.

The platforms of the Mid Valley station sports a significantly different design from most other KTM Komuter stations.

[edit] Access via RapidKL buses

Mid Valley KTM Komuter station is easily accessible via the following Rapid KL buses:-

• B105 : KLCC LRT - Mid Valley Megamall via KL Sentral
• B110 : Bukit Bintang KL Monorail - Mid Valley Megamall via KL Sentral
• U66 : Pasaramakota - Taman Medan via Petaling Jaya (Tmn Medan bound only)
• U76 : Subang Parade (near Subang Jaya KTM Komuter) - KL Sentral via Jalan Klang Lama
• U84 : Pasaramakota - Kelana Jaya (Kelana Jaya bound only)
• U85 : Pasaramakota - SEA Park, SS 2 Petaling Jaya via Universiti Hospital (SEA Park, SS 2 Petaling Jaya bound only)
• T631 : Universiti LRT - Mid Valley Megamall

[edit] References

• KTM Berhad To Build A New KTM Komuter Station At MidValley. Official Malayan Railway website (February 20, 2004). Retrieved on 2007-04-16.
• New MidValley KTM Komuter Station To Begin Operation August 23, 2004. Official Malayan Railway website (August 16, 2004). Retrieved on 2007-04-16.

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