Mid Valley Komuter station

KB01  Mid Valley
commuter rail station
The exterior of the Mid Valley Komuter station. The station's primary role is to serve the Mid Valley Megamall and surrounding commercial facilities.
Location	Mid Valley City, Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Coordinates	3°7′6″N 101°40′43″E / 3.11833°N 101.67861°E
Owned by	Keretapi Tanah Melayu
Line(s)	1  Seremban Line
Platforms	2 side platforms.
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	None
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	23 August 2004
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	2,239,403
Services
Preceding station   Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Komuter)   Following station KL Sentral towards Rawang Rawang-Seremban Route Seputeh towards Rembau

The Mid Valley Komuter station is a KTM Komuter 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.

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 Station

KTM train at Mid Valley Station

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

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 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.

References

• "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.

External links

• Kuala Lumpur MRT & KTM Komuter Integrations