airscapes 2009
riding the jungle railway, part 2

there are a number of express trains running over the line, usually overnight, but for the full flavor one needs to get up before dawn and catch the local train which stops at numerous small towns and local whistle stops along the way. the jungle line local runs from near the thai border in the north to gemas in the south, but we only took it as far as kuala lipis, a former colonial state capital in the pahang province.

into the highlands

plantation buildings

kuala lipis, our last stop, though the train continues and eventually connects to the kuala lumpur and singapore lines

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