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Inter-city rail, Mail express: Predecessor: Shaheen Express: First service: 1940: Current operator(s) Pakistan Railways: Route; Termini: Karachi Cantonment Sialkot Junction: Stops: 35: Distance travelled: 1,362 kilometres (846 mi) Average journey time: 25 hours: Service frequency: Daily: Train number(s) 9UP (Karachi→Sialkot) 10DN (Sialkot→ ...
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The station is a stop for a few trains going "upcountry" and all "down country" express trains. In the past, it was a junction on the Karachi Circular Railway . [ 2 ] The station has a booking office, train shed , tuck shop , mosque , advance reservation office, and a parking lot .
It serves Galle, via Colombo from south and to Puttalam, via Chilaw from north. The Sri Lanka Railway Department has introduced an intercity express train between Chilaw and Colombo with stops at Negombo Downtown and Kochchikade Stations. The Negombo Downtown Station is close to the central Bus Terminal Complex.
It is the fourth station on the line and is 22.15 km (13.76 mi) from Colombo Fort railway station. The station provides commuter access to the Colombo, Putlam and Chilaw areas. Not only is the station in the heart of the Ja- Ela town, it is also the nearest station to the Negombo-Colombo Main road.
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 ...
Bolan Mail (Urdu: بولان میل) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Quetta. [1] The trip takes approximately 20 hours 25 minutes to cover a published distance of 916 kilometres (569 mi), running at 45 kilometres per hour (28 mph) & traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Kotri–Attock Railway Line and Rohri–Chaman ...
In 1906, a project was launched to reorganise the railway within the Colombo area. Colombo Terminus Station was closed and replaced by the new Maradana Station. [1] Fort Railway Station was opened in 1917, as a new central station for Colombo. [1] Today, Maradana and Fort are the primary rail gateways to Colombo.