Mid Valley Komuter station
The Mid Valley Komuter station is a KTM Komuter train station located in Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur. The halt is on the KTM Komuter's Seremban Line.
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The exterior of the Mid Valley Komuter station. The station's primary role is to serve the Mid Valley Megamall and surrounding commercial facilities. | |||||||||||
Other names | 谷中城 (Chinese) மத்திய பள்ளத்தாக்கு (Tamil) | ||||||||||
Location | Mid Valley City, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 3°7′6″N 101°40′43″E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Keretapi Tanah Melayu | ||||||||||
Line(s) | 1 Seremban Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms. | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Connections | Pedestrian bridge to KD01 KJ17 Abdullah Hukum via The Gardens Mall and KL Eco City | ||||||||||
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Parking | Not available | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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Station code | KB01 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 23 August 2004 | ||||||||||
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The station was completed at a total cost of RM12.2 million, and opened to the public on August 2004.
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.
Mid Valley City
The station was constructed south with a cross bridge to Taman Seputeh, 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 three KTM Komuter train stations that is located close or adjacent to a shopping complex. The other stations are the Subang Jaya station at the Port Klang Line, constructed near the Subang Parade mall, and the Bank Negara station, connected to the SOGO complex and the Ampang Line's Bandaraya station by a footbridge across Jalan Kuching and the Gombak River.
Connection to Abdullah Hukum
A pedestrian bridge to the KL Eco City was opened on 14 November 2019, enabling pedestrian access from Mid Valley station to KD01 KJ17 Abdullah Hukum station on the Port Klang Line and Kelana Jaya Line.[1]
Gallery
- The platforms of the Mid Valley station sports a significantly different design from most other KTM Komuter stations.
- KTM train at Mid Valley Station
- Mid Valley Station
- Mid Valley Komuter station
References
- https://www.facebook.com/thegardensmallmalaysia/photos/a.675906172589574/1321769181336600/?type=3&theater. Retrieved 13 November 2019. Missing or empty
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- "KTM Berhad To Build A New KTM Komuter Station At MidValley". Official Malayan Railway website. 20 February 2004. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2007.
- "New MidValley KTM Komuter Station To Begin Operation 23 August 2004". Official Malayan Railway website. 16 August 2004. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2007.