Mid Valley Megamall

Mid Valley Megamall is a shopping mall in Mid Valley City, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It sits at the entrance of Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur. Developed by IGB Berhad,^[1] the complex was opened in 1999.^[2] The mall has garnered media attention with events like the IT Fair, Home and Decoration Fair, and The MATTA Fair being held in the Mid Valley Exhibition Centre (MVEC).^[3] It was awarded Best Shopping Complex Award 2000 by Tourism Malaysia and Best Retail Development 2001 by FIABCI Malaysia.^[4]

Mid Valley Megamall

Mall interior
Location	Mid Valley City, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Coordinates	3°7′5″N 101°40′36″E
Opening date	20 November 1999; 25 years ago (1999-11-20) as Mid Valley Megamall 26 September 2007; 17 years ago (2007-09-26), Phase 2 of Mid Valley Megamall & The Gardens Mall
Developer	IGB Berhad
Management	IGB REIT Management Sdn. Bhd.
Owner	IGB Berhad
No. of stores and services	430
Total retail floor area	1,700,000 sq ft (160,000 m2)
No. of floors	Five (excluding car park) at Mid Valley Megamall Zone A, C, G, H & The Gardens Zone B, U & Premier
Website	www.midvalley.com.my

It was announced that a second mall, Mid Valley Southkey, had been slated for 2016 in the Iskandar region of Johor Bahru.^[5]

Incidents

On 30 May 2017, a fire broke out on Megamall's lower ground 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.^[6][7]

On 17 May 2023, fire broke out at the mall. The fire started from the TNB substation plant but was brought down by the firefighters in less than an hour. The incident was believed to be caused by an overheating cooling oil within the TNB substation.^[8]

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 4,500,000 sq ft (420,000 m²) of total floor area, out of which 1,700,000 sq ft (160,000 m²) is leasable space. This whole area is sometimes referred to Mid Valley City.^[9]

It houses a 48,300 sq ft (4,490 m²) 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 5.5 km (3.4 mi) bicycle lane.^{[citation needed]}

Sister mall

Mid Valley Southkey

The Mall Mid Valley Southkey, located in Johor Bahru, Johor, is the second Mid Valley branded shopping centre and opened on 23 April 2019. The mall is anchored by GSC Cinemas, SOGO, Popular Bookstore, Nitori, Sports Direct, Harvey Norman and Village Grocer.^[10]

Transportation

Train

The mall is connected to the  KB01  Mid Valley Station of Keretapi Tanah Melayu.

The mall is also located within walking distance from the  KD01   KJ17  Abdullah Hukum station. 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  KJ16  Bank Rakyat-Bangsar LRT station, as well as Rapid KL Bus T788 which travels to and from the  KJ19  KL Gateway–Universiti station and MRT feeder bus T818 which travels to and from the  SBK13  Pavilion Damansara Heights–Pusat Bandar Damansara station.

Gallery

• 
  The connecting bridge between Mid Valley Megamall and The Gardens, spanning the central boulevard.
• 
  Mid Valley Southkey in Johor Bahru, Johor.
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  Interior of Mid Valley Southkey
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  Mid Valley Megamall KTM Komuter station

See also

• List of shopping malls in Malaysia
• List of convention and exhibition centers