Mid Valley Megamall is a shopping mall in

Mid Valley City, Kuala Lumpur Mid Valley City is a large mixed development in the Lembah Pantai ward in southwestern Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The development consists of The Gardens shopping mall, Mid Valley Megamall and three hotels, namely the Cititel Mid Valley, The Boule ...

, Malaysia. It sits at the entrance of Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur. Developed by IGB Berhad, the complex was opened in 1999. The mall has garnered media attention with events like the IT Fair, Home and Decoration Fair, and The MATTA Fair being held in the Exhibition Center. It was awarded Best Shopping Complex Award 2000 by Tourism Malaysia and Best Retail Development 2001 by FIABCI Malaysia. It was announced that a second Mid Valley Southkey Megamall had been slated for 2016 in the Iskandar region of Johor Bahru.

Incidents

On 30 May 2017, a fire broke out on Megamall's second floor at 8:20 pm local time. The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department managed to put it out by 8:52 pm. A subsequent investigation traced the cause of the fire to a faulty facsimile machine.

Building

It comprises a shopping mall, an office tower block, 30 offices, and three hotels. A second mall, The Gardens Mall, is adjacent to the Megamall. The mall has of total floor area, out of which is leasable space. This whole area is sometimes referred to Mid Valley City. It houses a convention centre and it is adjacent to a 646-room business hotel named Cititel Midvalley. A further two hotels are in the same area: The Boulevard Hotel, The Gardens Hotel and Residences. There has been a proposal to link Mid Valley Megamall and Masjid Jamek via a bicycle lane.

Mid Valley Southkey

Mid Valley Southkey Mall, located in Johor Bahru, Johor, is the second Mid Valley branded shopping centre and opened on 23 April 2019. It is one of the newest and most visited malls in the city.

Transportation

Train

The mall is connected to the Mid Valley Station of

Keretapi Tanah Melayu Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) (Jawi: كريتاڤي تانه ملايو برحد) or Malayan Railways Limited is the main rail operator in Peninsular Malaysia. The railway system dates back to the British colonial era, when it was firs ...

. The mall is also located within walking distance from the

Abdullah Hukum station Abdullah Hukum station is an integrated rapid transit station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, served by both the LRT Kelana Jaya Line and the KTM Komuter Port Klang Line. The station consists of the elevated LRT station was opened first on 1 Septemb ...

. However, for many years, there was no proper connection between the station and the mall. With the completion of the Abdullah Hukum KTM Komuter station, a dedicated pedestrian bridge has been constructed to link The Gardens Mall and the station through KL Eco City.

Bus

Free shuttle bus service provided by the mall is available to and from

Bank Rakyat-Bangsar LRT station Bangsar (or Bank Rakyat-Bangsar for sponsorship reasons) is a light rapid transit (LRT) station on the Kelana Jaya Line located at Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. It is an elevated station exactly located above Jalan Bangsar. Although it is located at Jal ...

, as well as Rapid KL Bus T788 which travels to and from the

KL Gateway–Universiti station Universiti is a light rapid transit (LRT) station in Kuala Lumpur served by the Kelana Jaya Line. This station serves the local population of University of Malaya and neighbouring Bangsar South, Pantai Dalam and Pantai Hill Park. Station naming ...

and MRT feeder bus T817 which travels to and from the Pavilion Damansara Heights–Pusat Bandar Damansara station.

Gallery

File:KL-Mid Valley.JPG, The connecting bridge between Mid Valley Megamall and The Gardens, spanning the central boulevard. File:Mid Valley Southkey.jpg, Mid Valley Southkey in Johor Bahru,

Johor Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the northwest. Johor shares maritime ...

. File:Mid Valley Southkey (220307) 01.jpg, Interior of Mid Valley Southkey File:Midvalley komuter stn.JPG, Mid Valley Megamall KTM Komuter station

References

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