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List of rail accidents in Sri Lanka; List of railway stations in Sri Lanka; List of railway stations in Sri Lanka by line; Locomotives of Sri Lanka Railways; Madhu Road railway station; Main Line (Sri Lanka) Mallakam railway station; Mankulam railway station; Mannar line; Matale line; Maviddapuram railway station; Mihintale line; Murukandy ...
railway station Code District Elevation m Distance between Colombo Fort Km; Maradana: MDA Colombo: 5.46 2.08 Baseline Road: BSL Colombo: 5.18 2.82 Cotta Road: CRD Colombo: 5.65 3.46 Manning Town MAT Colombo: Narahenpita: NHP Colombo: 3.65 5.04 Kirulapone: KPE Colombo: 7.26 Nugegoda: NUG Colombo: 3.96 9.04 Pengiriwatte: Colombo: Udahamulla: UHM ...
Transport in Sri Lanka is based on its road network, which is centred on the country's commercial capital Colombo. A rail network handles a portion of Sri Lanka 's transport needs. There are navigable waterways, harbours and three international airports: in Katunayake , 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Colombo, in Hambantota, and in Jaffna.
Cotta Road Baseline Road Main Line: Maradana: To Colombo Fort: List of railway stations in Sri Lanka, in alphabetical order, are as follows: A ... Mobile view ...
A contract was signed by Malaysia's Airport Express Air and Rail Company and the government of Sri Lanka for a new electric rail line between Negombo and Colombo, and the project was expected to be completed by 2018. [31] Electrification of the busiest sections of the network was proposed several times to improve energy efficiency and ...
This was the first rail line in the country. The first train ran on 27 December 1864. The line was officially opened for traffic on 2 October 1865. The main reason for building a railway system in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) was to transport tea and coffee from the hill country to Colombo.
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 ...
Maradana Railway Station (Sinhala: මරදාන දුම්රිය ස්ථානය, Tamil: மருதானை ரயில் நிலையம்) is a major rail hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways, with many inter-city and commuter trains entering each day. It is the terminus of several ...