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List of railway stations in Sri Lanka by line. 1 language. ... Kurunegala: 56.37 60.58 Bujjomuwa: BJM Kurunegala: 56.98 62.66 Alawwa: ALW Kurunegala: 57.92 66.48 ...
The Batticaloa line is a railway line in Sri Lanka. Branching off the Northern line at Maho Junction, the line heads east through North Central Province and south-easterly through Eastern Province before terminating at the eastern city of Batticaloa. The line is 212 kilometres (132 mi) long and has 31 stations. [1] The line opened in 1928. [2]
The Maradana to Avissawella section of the Kelani Valley line has been converted to broad gauge (1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)). All stations serving narrow gauge tracks have been closed with the exception of the Maradana to Avissawella section, as it was converted to broad gauge.
Approval to construct the line was granted in 1892 and the new line to Kurunegala officially opened on 14 February 1894 by Governor Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock. [4] Construction of the rest of Northern Line continued, and on 1 August 1905, the first train from Colombo arrived at Jaffna Railway Station. [5]
In the 1990s, Sri Lanka Railways converted the narrow gauge (2 ft 6 in (762 mm)) Kelani Valley line into 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge. This was the last narrow gauge line left in Sri Lanka, and its conversion to broad gauge put the fleet of narrow gauge locomotives out of use. All operational locomotives in the country today are broad gauge.
M9 Locomotive. Ten units were ordered in 1997 and delivered in 2000, costing 190 million Sri Lankan rupees each [citation needed].By 2010 only 3 were in operation due to technical problems, [needs update] [1] Various problems were described including engine malfunction, and problems with the engine control units, [3] as well as the machines requiring modifications for use on curving track.
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Class M10 is a mainline diesel-electric locomotive built by Banaras Locomotive Works, India, which is the largest diesel-electric locomotive manufacturer in India, [2] for Sri Lanka Railways and constructed in 2012. [3] M10 is similar in appearance to DLW WDM3D but specifications are somewhat different.