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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 4.54 Kelaniya: KLA Gampaha: 3.96 7.72 Wanawasala: WSL Gampaha: 3.25 9.42 Hunupitiya: HUN Gampaha: 3.04 10.84 Ederamulla: EDM Gampaha: 3.18 12.58 Horape: HRP Gampaha: 3.52 14 ...
It is the 5th railway station on the Northern Line and 39th overall from the Colombo Fort Railway Station, at an elevation of 122.86 metres (403.1 ft) above sea level. The station is located 2.2 km (1.4 mi) away from Kurunegala 's town centre.
27 Maps. 28 References. ... List of railway stations in Sri Lanka, ... Western Province (currently the National Railway Museum, Colombo) D. Dematagoda, ...
Uttara Devi (Sinhala: උත්තර දේවී, Princess/Queen of the North Tamil: உத்தர தேவி) is an Intercity Express train that runs between Colombo, the nation's commercial hub, with the northern cities of Jaffna and Kankesanturai.
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 Jaffna Railway Commission report published in 1891 recommended the construction of a new railway line (now known as the northern line) from Polgahawela to Kurunegala and a survey of a line to Jaffna. The line would join the Main Line at Polgahawela Junction, allowing trains to run to the capital Colombo. Approval was given in 1892 and the ...
Udaya Devi (Sinhala: උදය දේවි, Princess/Queen of the Rise/Morning) is an Express train that runs between Colombo Fort and Batticaloa in Sri Lanka.. The Udaya Devi is one of three trains that runs between Colombo Fort and BatticaloaThe other trains are Pulathisi Intercity train and Night mail train that runs between Colombo and Batticaloa.
The railway station was constructed during this period and it opened to the public on 1 November in the same year as an ordinary train station. [5] In 1894, the station became a junction station when a new branch line connecting Polgahawela to Kurunegala was constructed, this was the first section of the Northern line project.