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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 ...
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. [3] [4] The service flourished and Jaffna became the second largest station in the country. [5] The Yarl Devi service was the largest revenue earner for Sri Lanka Railways. [6]
Colombo Fort, Western Province ... Jaffna District, Northern Province; J ... Katunayake railway station, Western Province; Katunayake Airport (BIA), Western Province;
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]
The construction of the line was completed in the next few months and on 1 August 1905, the first train from Colombo arrived at Jaffna Railway Station. [2] [4] The journey took 13 hours and 20 minutes. The single track line between Kankesanthurai and Vavuniya had 16 stations and 12 sub-stations.
However, it is important to note that Katunayake Railway Station is a low-frequency station, with trains rarely stopping there except for slow trains, commuter trains, or tanker trains used to haul jet fuel from Colombo to the airport. In terms of price comparison, rail is the cheapest option but often the slowest form of transportation out of ...
The train continues towards Jaffna, passing Vavuniya, Kilinochchi, Palai and Kodikamamam. Jaffna is the main cultural centre of the north of Sri Lanka. From here, the Northern Line extended to Kankesanturai, a port city. From Jaffna to Kankesanturai, Uttara Devi stops at every station. [2]
Class S12 DMU commuter train in Colombo Sri Lanka's rail network. Sri Lanka Railways consists of an intercity network connecting major population centres and commuter rail serving Colombo commuters. Sri Lanka Railways operates the country's railway network, which includes about 1,450 km (901 mi) of track. Colombo is its hub.