ION Orchard, Singapore

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ION Orchard is a shopping mall at the junction of Orchard Road and Paterson Road in Singapore. It opened on 21 July, 2009, and presently stands as the newest shopping mall along the Orchard Road shopping belt. The development comprises an 8-storey mall with four basement levels. With a gross floor area of 941,700 sq feet (87,490 sq meters) and net lettable area of 663,000 square feet (61,600 sq meters), it is the biggest shopping mall along Orchard Road, overtaking Ngee Ann City, but is smaller than VivoCity and Suntec City Mall.

ION Orchard
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ION Orchard houses 400 retail outlets of which 60% are flagship stores, new concept stores. Together, the flagship stores occupy almost 50,000 sq ft of the lettable area. The anchor tenant is ThreeSixty, a Hong Kong supermarket making its debut in Singapore.

The most outstanding feature of ION Orchard is its Media Façade, a multi-sensory canvas media wall that encases the mall. In addition to ION Orchard, the development also includes a residential development. Called The Orchard Residences, it is 218 meters and 56 storeys tall, making it the tallest residential skyscraper along Orchard Road. The skyscraper will have an observation deck, called ION Sky, on the 55th and 56th floor.

How to reach ION Orchard

ION Orchard at dusk
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By MRT
Take the Singapore MRT to the Orchard MRT Station (NS22) on the North South Line.

By Car
The car parks of ION Orchard is entered through Orchard Boulevard. Parking fees are as follows:

Mondays to Fridays
8:00 am to 4:59 pm: S$2.67 for the first hour and S$0.64 for every subsequent 15 minutes.
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm: S$2.00 per entry.
12:00 midnight to 7:59 am: S$1.07 per hour.

Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
8:00 am to 4:59 pm: S$3.74 for the first 2 hours and S$0.64 for every subsequent 15 minutes
5:00 pm to 11:59 pm: S$3.74 per entry
12:00 midnight to 7:59 am: S$1.07 per hour

By Motorcycle
S$4.28 per entry per day.

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