Kluang railway station Photo

Photographer’s Note

Kluang is a town and district located roughly in the middle of the state of Johor in Malaysia. Kluang lies about 110km north of Johor Bahru, east-southeast of Batu Pahat, west of Mersing and south of Segamat.

The name Kluang derives from the Malay word 'keluang' which means a type of flying fox or rather a type of fruit bat. These used to be plentiful in the district decades ago. They have almost completely disappeared due to the combination of hunting and destruction of their natural habitat (deforestation).

Excerpt from wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kluang

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ewanshamsudin (345) 2007-10-29 5:04

Didn't know that there are places called Chamek and Mengkibol in Johor before. Thanks for pointing that out in the shot.

Interesting foreground of the flowers but I'd like to see more of the railway aspect. A lone old railway car, maybe. Or some human interest, perhaps a peculiar character at the station.