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The Sri Lanka Railway Department (more commonly known as Sri Lanka Railways (SLR)) (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා දුම්රිය සේවය Śrī Laṃkā Dumriya Sēvaya; Tamil: இலங்கை புகையிரத சேவை Ilankai Pugaiyiradha Sēvai) is Sri Lanka's railway owner and primary operator.
Hatton Station is a railway station on the Main (Colombo-Badulla) railway line in Sri Lanka.It is situated between Rozella and Kotagala railway stations. It is 173.06 kilometres (107.53 mi) along the railway line from the Colombo Fort Railway Station at an elevation of about 1,262.5 m (4,142 ft) above sea level.
List of railway stations in Sri Lanka, in alphabetical order, are as follows: A. Abanpola, North Western Province; Agbopura, Eastern Province;
After leaving Nawalapitiya station, The number 1046 Badulla-Colombo Night Mail Train, which was commenced from Badulla to Colombo Fort, meets at Inguru Oya Railway Station. The Train continues its journey passing Hatton , [ 12 ] Nanuoya , Ambewela and at 4:00am, it reaches Pattipola , the highest altitude railway station in Sri Lanka .
The maximum track speed is 120 km/h (75 mph). [2] The Matara–Beliatta extension with four new railway stations and four halting places opened to traffic on 8 April 2019, [6] the first new railway built in Sri Lanka since independence from Great Britain in 1948. [7]
Sri Lanka: First service: 23 April 1956 [1] Last service: present: Current operator(s) Sri Lanka Railways: Former operator(s) Ceylon Government Railway: Route; Termini: Colombo Fort railway station: Stops: Badulla railway station: Distance travelled: 290 km (180 mi) Average journey time: 10–12 hours: Service frequency: Daily: Train number(s ...
The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways, which is the state-run railway operator. The station is located 85.14 kilometres (52.90 mi) from Colombo Fort railway station and 116.82 m (383.3 ft) above sea level.
The Puttalam line (originally called the North-Western Line) is a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge [2] railway line in the rail network of Sri Lanka. The 133 km (83 mi) railway line begins at Ragama junction and runs through the major towns along the north-west coast of the country, through to Periyanagavillu. It has forty two stations along ...