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In 1926, the station upgraded with double rail line and became a main railway station in the country. Later, the original station abandoned and it moved to current location with its present name, Gampaha railway station. But old Henarathgoda station is still visible on the line approximately 100 m away from the present station. [1]
railway station Code District Elevation m Distance between Colombo Fort Km; Maradana: MDA Colombo: 5.46 2.08 Baseline Road: BSL Colombo: 5.18 2.82 Cotta Road: CRD Colombo: 5.65 3.46 Manning Town MAT Colombo: Narahenpita: NHP Colombo: 3.65 5.04 Kirulapone: KPE Colombo: 7.26 Nugegoda: NUG Colombo: 3.96 9.04 Pengiriwatte: Colombo: Udahamulla: UHM ...
Abanpola, North Western Province; Agbopura, Eastern Province; Ahangama, Southern Province; Ahungalle, Southern Province; Akurala, Southern Province; Alawwa, North ...
Main Bus Stop Terminal for the public buses within the town is located center of the town. The Rail transportation can be obtained via Gampola railway station, which is the nearest railway station to the town. The main public transport mode of many of estate dwellers to reach main road or the town is Three wheels.
Henarathgoda old railway station is one of oldest railway stations in Sri Lanka. It was built in 1866 by the British to facilitate the transportation of tea and coffee from the up country to Colombo .
Express train: Status: In service: Locale: Sri Lanka: First service: 23 April 1956 [1] Last service: present: Current operator(s) Sri Lanka Railways: Former operator(s) Ceylon Government Railway: Route; Termini: Colombo Fort railway station: Stops: Badulla railway station: Distance travelled: 290 km (180 mi) Average journey time: 10–12 hours ...
After leaving Nawalapitiya station, The number 1046 Badulla-Colombo Night Mail Train, which was commenced from Badulla to Colombo Fort, meets at Inguru Oya Railway Station. The Train continues its journey passing Hatton, [12] Nanuoya, Ambewela and at 4:00am, it reaches Pattipola, the highest altitude railway station in Sri Lanka.
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.