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On 30 April 1867, the first train, a goods service, completed the journey from Colombo to Kandy, with the first passenger service commencing on 1 August 1867. [3] [4] [5] Initially, there were two train passenger/mail services, leaving at the respective ends of the service at 7:00am, with the overall journey taking 4.5 hours. [3] [5] The ...
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railway station Code District Elevation m Distance between Colombo Fort Km; Peradeniya Junction: PDA Kandy: 473.47 115.34 Sarasavi Uyana: SUA Kandy: 479.26 117 Rajawatte
The 28.2 km (17.5 mi) route was surveyed between 1875 and 1877. In May 1878 the contract to construct the rail line was issued to David Reid for Rs. 1,782,408. [2] The total estimated cost of the Matale extension amounted to Rs. 3,300,000, being a rate of Rs. 189,247 per mile.
Railway track near Haputale Older railway infrastructure on the Main line, including a gantry of semaphore signals at Kandy Station. The Main Line has a gauge of 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge. [3] The Main Line is not electrified. Regular services run on diesel power. However, there are plans to electrify the commuter rail network, within ...
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 .
[1] [2] It is the 65th railway station on the line from Colombo Fort railway station and is located in the Matale District in the Central Province. It is 148.6 kilometres (92.3 mi) from the Colombo Fort Railway Station and 27.64 kilometres (17.17 mi) from the Kandy Railway Station. The station was opened on 14 October 1880 following the ...
Kandy railway station; P. Peradeniya Junction railway station This page was last edited on 20 July 2023, at 19:42 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...