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Module:Location map/data/Sri Lanka Vavuniya Greater This page was last edited on 9 July 2023, at 09:51 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
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Vavuniya railway station, which is located on the Northern Line connects Kankesanthurai (the northern terminus of the line) through to Colombo. [3] During the civil war Vavuniya was the terminus of the Northern Line.Vavuniya airport, which is an air force base and a domestic airport is also located here. [4]
List of railway stations in Sri Lanka by line. 1 language. ... Vavuniya: 246.7 Vavuniya: VNA Vavuniya: 79.57 251.9 Thandikulam: TDK Vavuniya: 254.9 Omanthai: OMT
The line is 339 kilometres (211 mi) long and has 55 stations between Polgahawela Junction and Vavuniya. [1] It is the longest railway line in Sri Lanka. [1] The line opened in 1894. Major cities served by the line include Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Vavuniya,Kilinochchi and Jaffna. The popular Yal Devi service operates on the line.
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.
Module:Location map/data/Sri Lanka Vavuniya Greater; S. 2008 Sri Lanka Vavuniya bombing; U. Vavuniya Urban Council
Vavuniya District's population was 171,511 in 2012. [2] The population of the district is mostly Sri Lankan Tamil. The population of the district, like the rest of the north and east of Sri Lanka, has been heavily affected by the civil war. The war killed an estimated 100,000 people. [10]