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The coastal line (sometimes referred to as the coast line or the southern line) is a major railway line in Sri Lanka, running between Colombo Fort and Beliatta, via Galle and Matara. Operated by Sri Lanka Railways, the line includes some of the busiest rail services in the country.
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 ...
Colombo Fort, Western Province; Colombo, Western Province (currently the National Railway Museum, Colombo) D. Dematagoda, ... Galle, Southern Province ...
between Colombo Fort Km; Colombo Fort: FOT Colombo: 4.87 0 Secretariant Halt SCR Colombo: 2.72 Kompanna Veediya: KPN Colombo: 4.87 3.87 Kollupitiya: KLP Colombo: 3.96 5.22 Bambalapitiya: BPT Colombo: 3.65 7.22 Wellawatte: WTE Colombo: 3.35 9.32 Dehiwela: DWL Colombo: 2.43 12.02 Mount Lavinia: MLV Colombo: 4.57 14.21 Ratmalana: RML Colombo: 6.09 ...
Fort railway station is a major rail hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways , with many inter-city and commuter trains entering each day. Fort Station is the main rail gateway to central Colombo; it is the terminus of most intercity trains in the country.
Night Mail: Night-time trains with freight transport, they run to Badulla, Batticaloa, Trincomalee, Kankesanthurai and Galle. Express: Links Colombo and major transport hubs, they operate throughout the country. Colombo Commuter: Stops at each station on the route and operate in the Colombo region.
It runs south from Colombo, following the edge of the Indian Ocean. It offers passengers views of tropical beaches and coconut palms. This line links the regional towns of Moratuwa, Panadura, and Kalutara South, as well as popular beach resorts at Aluthgama, Ambalangoda, and Hikkaduwa. The train then reaches Galle Railway Station.
The Colombo–Matara Expressway is a 126-kilometre-long (78 mi) motorway linking Colombo, Galle and Matara which was built in 2011 to develop the economy of the Southern Province. The Colombo–Katunayake Expressway , Colombo-Kandy Expressway and Outer Circular Expressway (Colombo bypass road) are under construction, and a Colombo–Padeniya ...