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  2. List of railway stations in Sri Lanka by line - Wikipedia

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    between Colombo Fort Km; Colombo Fort: FOT Colombo: 4.87 0 ... Kurunegala: 56.37 60.58 Bujjomuwa: BJM Kurunegala: 56.98 ... Train Halt No 01 Wadduwa Pinwatta

  3. Kurunegala railway station - Wikipedia

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    It is the 5th railway station on the Northern Line and 39th overall from the Colombo Fort Railway Station, at an elevation of 122.86 metres (403.1 ft) above sea level. The station is located 2.2 km (1.4 mi) away from Kurunegala 's town centre.

  4. List of railway stations in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Kurunegala E04 Central ... Colombo Fort, Western Province; ... Rail routes in Sri Lanka This page was last edited on 25 September 2024, at 21:15 (UTC). Text is ...

  5. Northern line (Sri Lanka) - Wikipedia

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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 ]

  6. Yal Devi - Wikipedia

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    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' then-general manager. [1] In 1990, the Yal Devi stopped operating past Vavuniya because of the declining security condition. [4]

  7. Uttara Devi - Wikipedia

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    Uttara Devi (Sinhala: උත්තර දේවී, Princess/Queen of the North Tamil: உத்தர தேவி) is an Intercity Express train that runs between Colombo, the nation's commercial hub, with the northern cities of Jaffna and Kankesanturai.

  8. List of named passenger trains of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    In the mid-1950s, Sri Lanka Railways, under the leadership of B. D. Rampala, started to name major passenger services. [1]Old Udarata Menike express train The Old Yal Devi train at Kurunegala, travelling between Omanthai and Colombo Fort The Deyata Kirula ( Uttara Devi) intercity express train at Kurunegala, travelling between Kankasanthurai and Colombo Fortit will run only up to Anuradhapura ...

  9. Sri Lanka Railways - Wikipedia

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    At the end of 1862 the Crown Agents for the Colonies accepted, on behalf of the Government of Ceylon, a tender from William Frederick Faviell for the construction of 117 km (73 mi) of railway between Colombo and Kandy. Rail lines near Colombo in 1940. The service began with a 54-kilometre (34 mi) main line connecting Colombo and Ambepussa. [5]