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railway station Code District Elevation m Distance between Colombo Fort Km; Ragama Junction: RGM Gampaha: 3.65 16.42 Peralanda: PRL Gampaha: 17 Kandana: KAN Gampaha: 5.79 17.42
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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 ...
Ragama is accessible from the A3 highway (Colombo-Negombo road) and is about 5 km (3.1 mi) from Mahabage junction. Sri Lanka's second motorway flyover was built in 1996 over the main railway line right at the town centre, at a cost of Rs 200 million. Ragama is a main railway junction, where the Main line and the Puttalam line diverge.
The 1,508-kilometre (937 mi) Sri Lankan railway network is 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge. [9] All service is diesel-powered. [24] The network is divided into three operating regions based in Colombo, Anuradhapura and Nawalapitiya. [25] [26] The railway is modernising and extending the Coastal Line for faster trains and improved efficiency. [27]
The Kandana Railway Station is located on the Puttalam line, and is the 10th railway station from Colombo Fort railway station with a distance of 18.829 km (11.700 mi) from Colombo Fort railway station. [1]
Access to Gampaha Railway Station (Queen Mary's Road) 1.16 B646 Mudungoda Gampaha (Orutota Road) 5.15 B571 Approach Road to College of Education - Addalaichenai 1.15 B572 Addalachenai Alankulam 9.75 B573 Akkaraipattu Deegavapi Ambalatharu 23.00 B574 Flood ProtectionRoad, Akkaraipattu 2.13 B649 Kulavadi Central Camp 5.23 B576
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 Main Line was extended in stages with service to Kandy beginning in 1867, to Nawalapitiya in 1874, to Nanu Oya in 1885, to Bandarawela in 1894, and to Badulla in 1924.