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between Colombo Fort Km; Colombo Fort: FOT Colombo: 4.87 0 Maradana: ... Kandy: 428.35 101.66 Weralugolla: Kandy: 102.8 ... Train Halt No 01 Wadduwa Pinwatta Panadura
Train Halt No 01 Wadduwa Pinwatta Panadura ... Kandy: Suduhumpola Randles Hill Rajawatte ... Colombo Fort, Western Province;
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]
Colombo - Badulla Night Mail Train is a night time passenger and mail train that runs between Colombo and Badulla in Sri Lanka. [3] [4] The Badulla-bound train departs from Colombo at 8:30pm, [5] while the Colombo-bound train leaves Badulla at 6:30pm. The trip takes about 11 hours.
Peradeniya Junction is a railway station on the Main railway line of Sri Lanka, situated between Kathaluwa and Koshinna railway stations.It is the 45th railway station on the Main line and situated about 115 kilometres (71 mi) away from the Colombo Fort Railway Station, at an elevation of about 476 metres (1,562 ft) above sea level.
Udarata Menike was numbered No. 15 for the Upward journey to Badulla and No. 16 for the Downward journey to Colombo. In the 1960s, The Badulla-bound train departed Colombo at 9.30 a.m., [3] while the Colombo-bound train left Badulla at 5.45 a.m. The Train was equipped with 9 Carriages with an Observation Saloon attached to the end.
Colombo is its hub. Trains connect the main cities of the country's nine provinces. Most of the railways were developed during the British colonial period, with the first line (from Colombo to Kandy) opening on 26 April 1867. The railway was introduced as an economical means of transporting goods produced on the tea, rubber and coconut ...
[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 ...