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Pages in category "Trains with Vistadome coaches in India" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
railway station Code District Elevation m Distance between Colombo Fort Km; Colombo Fort: FOT Colombo: 4.87 0 Maradana: MDA Colombo: 5.46 2.08 Dematagoda: DAG Colombo: 3.05
Contact us; Contribute Help; ... List of railway stations in Sri Lanka, in alphabetical order, are as follows: A ... Gampola, Central Province;
Veyangoda railway station is located in the centre of the town of Veyangoda. It is the 20th station on the Main Line and 37.48 km (23.29 mi) from the Colombo Fort railway station [1] at an elevation of 18.59 m (61.0 ft) above mean sea level. [2]
Henarathgoda old railway station. In 1864, British colonists built this station as Henarathgoda railway station to facilitate the transportation of Tea and Coffee from the hill country to Colombo. [2] In 1926, the station upgraded with double rail line and became a main railway station in the country.
'Up-Country Maiden') is a daytime passenger train operated by the Sri Lanka Railways that runs between Colombo and Badulla in the Highlands. Introduced in 1956, it is one of the first Named-passenger trains and one of the most popular trains among tourists and even among railfans in Sri Lanka .
In the mid-1950s, Sri Lanka Railways, under the leadership of B. D. Rampala, started to name major passenger services. [1]Old Udarata Menike express train The Old Yal Devi train at Kurunegala, travelling between Omanthai and Colombo Fort The Deyata Kirula ( Uttara Devi) intercity express train at Kurunegala, travelling between Kankasanthurai and Colombo Fortit will run only up to Anuradhapura ...
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.