Bukit Bintang MRT station

The Bukit Bintang MRT station, otherwise known as Pavilion Kuala Lumpur–Bukit Bintang MRT station due to sponsorship reasons, (working name: Bukit Bintang Sentral station) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) underground station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Construction started around 2012 and opened on 17 July 2017. It served as one of the stations on the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) Kajang Line, formerly known as Sungai Buloh–Kajang Line. The station has 5 walkways and entrances that are connected to iconic buildings and malls in the Bukit Bintang locality, including the Pavilion KL, Starhill Gallery and Fahrenheit 88 shopping malls. The main theme of the MRT station is Dynamic Pulse of Colour.

 KG18A  Pavilion Kuala Lumpur – Bukit Bintang
| MRT station
Entrance F of the station.
General information
Other namesChinese: 武吉免登
Tamil: புகித் பின்டாங்க்
LocationJalan Bukit Bintang, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Coordinates3°8′47.41″N 101°42′39.41″E
Owned byMRT Corp
Operated byRapid Rail
Line(s)9 Kajang
Platforms2 split platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsWalking distance to  MR6  Bukit Bintang for KL Monorail
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
ParkingNot available
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Other information
Station code KG18A 
History
Opened17 July 2017
Services
Preceding station Following station
Merdeka Kajang Line Tun Razak Exchange
towards Kajang
Location
Bukit Bintang MRT station
Location within the Kuala Lumpur

This MRT station, despite its name, is not integrated and not to be confused with the separate Bukit Bintang Monorail station, which is serviced by the KL Monorail line instead. Paid zone-to-paid zone integration was once proposed but not constructed at the moment.

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