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The station is located 2.2 km (1.4 mi) away from Kurunegala's town centre. The station serves as a terminus for several trains, with all trains running on the Northern Line, Trincomalee Line, and Batticaloa Line, stopping at the station, however a number of Intercity express trains do not stop at the station. The station has a one platform with ...
railway station Code District Elevation m Distance between Colombo Fort Km; Maho Junction: MHO Kurunegala: 92.07 136.68 Yapahuwa: YPW Kurunegala: 140.98 Konwewa: KON Kurunegala: 147.14 Ranamukgama: RMA Kurunegala: 153.6 Moragollagama: MLG Kurunegala: 128.05 157.98 Siyambalagamuwa: SYA Kurunegala: 163.6 Nagama: NGM Anuradhapura: 169.32 Awukana ...
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An express train called Yarl Devi was introduced on the northern line on 23 April 1956, cutting the journey time between Jaffna and Colombo to 7 hours. [4] [5] The service flourished and Jaffna became the second largest station in the country. [6] The Yarl Devi service was the largest revenue earner for Sri Lanka Railways. [7]
Though trains had been operating on the Northern Line since the beginning of the twentieth century, the services were not named. In the 1950s named trains were established on the major lines. The Yal Devi, as a named-express train, was established to connect Colombo, Jaffna, and Kankesanturai, as commissioned by B. D. Rampala , the railways ...
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The station is owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Main line which links Badulla with the country's capital Colombo. The station is the 32nd station and is 66.48 km (41.31 mi) from Colombo Fort , 8.9 km (5.5 mi) from Polgahawela and situated 63 m (207 ft) above sea level.
The railway station was constructed during this period and it opened to the public on 1 November in the same year as an ordinary train station. [5] In 1894, the station became a junction station when a new branch line connecting Polgahawela to Kurunegala was constructed, this was the first section of the Northern line project.