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The coastal line (sometimes referred to as the coast line or the southern line) is a major railway line in Sri Lanka, running between Colombo Fort and Beliatta, via Galle and Matara. Operated by Sri Lanka Railways, the line includes some of the busiest rail services in the country.
Fort railway station 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. Fort Station is the main rail gateway to central Colombo; it is the terminus of most intercity trains in the country.
between Colombo Fort Km; Colombo Fort: FOT Colombo: 4.87 0 Secretariant Halt SCR Colombo: 2.72 Kompanna Veediya: KPN Colombo: 4.87 3.87 Kollupitiya: KLP Colombo: 3.96 5.22 Bambalapitiya: BPT Colombo: 3.65 7.22 Wellawatte: WTE Colombo: 3.35 9.32 Dehiwela: DWL Colombo: 2.43 12.02 Mount Lavinia: MLV Colombo: 4.57 14.21 Ratmalana: RML Colombo: 6.09 ...
All of the narrow gauge (762 mm (2 ft 6 in)) lines have been closed. [1] 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.
Rajarata Rejini (Sinhala: රජරට රැජිණි, Queen of the King's Land) is a daytime passenger train that runs between Anuradhapura and Beliatta via Colombo Fort in Sri Lanka. The Rajarata Rejini is currently the second longest train journey in Sri Lanka covering the more than 3/4 of the Northern Line and the entire length of the ...
Matara railway station is a station in Matara, Sri Lanka. It is owned and operated by Sri Lanka Railways . Matara railway station opened on 17 December 1895 as the terminus of the Coastal Line .
Samudra Devi (සමුද්ර දේවී) is a daily passenger train in Sri Lanka, operated by Sri Lanka Railways. The train runs on the Coastal line, from Galle to Maradana in the morning, and the return service is in the evening.
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.