Railfanning visit to Malaysia wouldn't be complete without a visit to Kuala Lumpur's magnificent grand old station.

The station, which is located on right in the downtown area of Kuala Lumpur was once the main station of Kuala Lumpur, where all of the Kuala Lumpur-bound trains stopped.

But since the opening of the new KL Sentral station (located to the South West of the station) which was built on the former marshalling yard, all of its activities were moved to that station, leaving the station virtually empty. The only train that stop were regular Kommuter trains, which started its operation in 1995, and occasional visit by 'Eastern & Orient Express' train.

At first glance, most of the new visitors would thought the building is a Mosque (well, at least you could pray inside the station), because of its Moorish-style architecture. Only after you get inside, or if you cross the road bridge near the station, then you realize that the building is a genuine railway station. In addition, the nearby headquarter of Malaysian State Railway has a similar architecture style.

Ironically, although the area around the station is filed with Moorish-style buildings, the real Mosque is the only building in the area that adopt 1960s-moderne style architecture. The Mosque is "Masjid Negara' or National Mosque in English. It is located accross the road from the station, just beside the headquarter of State Railway.