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On 30 April 1867, the first train, a goods service, completed the journey from Colombo to Kandy, with the first passenger service commencing on 1 August 1867. [3] [4] [5] Initially, there were two train passenger/mail services, leaving at the respective ends of the service at 7:00am, with the overall journey taking 4.5 hours. [3] [5] The ...
The first Test match on this stadium between Sri Lanka and the West Indies was played from 1 to 5 December 2010. The first One Day International match at the venue was played between New Zealand and Pakistan on 8 March 2011. [4] Pallekele is also the host for the Kandurata cricket team. [5] [6] [7]
Railway track near Haputale Older railway infrastructure on the Main line, including a gantry of semaphore signals at Kandy Station. The Main Line has a gauge of 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge. [3] The Main Line is not electrified. Regular services run on diesel power. However, there are plans to electrify the commuter rail network, within ...
The matches were postponed and eventually called off in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7] The 106th encounter is scheduled as a three-day match from 3 to 5 April 2025 at St. Anthony's College Cricket Stadium. This will be the first time in its history that the encounter is held over three days. [8]
1996 – Hosts a 1996 Cricket World Cup fixture between Sri Lanka and Kenya with Sri Lanka making a record 398, the highest score at the time. 2001 – Sri Lanka cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan scored his only career half-century and his highest Test score of 67 against India at Kandy in 2001, which included three sixes and five fours.
railway station Code District Elevation m Distance between Colombo Fort Km; Peradeniya Junction: PDA Kandy: 473.47 115.34 Sarasavi Uyana: SUA Kandy: 479.26 117 Rajawatte
[1] [2] It is the 65th railway station on the line from Colombo Fort railway station and is located in the Matale District in the Central Province. It is 148.6 kilometres (92.3 mi) from the Colombo Fort Railway Station and 27.64 kilometres (17.17 mi) from the Kandy Railway Station. The station was opened on 14 October 1880 following the ...
Peradeniya railway station is one of the oldest railway stations in Sri Lanka, opening in 1867 when the rail line was extended from Ambepussa to Kandy, as a part of the first train route which connected Colombo to Kandy. Initially the station was not a railway junction station. On 15 January 1873 it became a junction station, with the ...