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The National Railway Museum of Sri Lanka is located in Kadugannawa, west of Kandy. The museum is owned by Sri Lanka Railways. The museum was opened on 27 December 2014 in order to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the railways in Sri Lanka. Previously, the museum was located in Colombo [2]; the old museum was opened in May 2009. [3]
List of railway stations in Sri Lanka, ... (currently the National Railway Museum, Colombo) D. Dematagoda, ... Central Province - Operation Control Office; O
2.16 Sri Lanka. 2.17 Taiwan. 2.18 ... A railway museum is a museum that explores the history of all aspects of rail ... Railway Museum in Chabówka village, near ...
National Museum of Colombo established in 1877.. Below is a list of museums in Sri Lanka. For this context, museums are defined as institutions (including nonprofit organisations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
In 1906, a project was launched to reorganise the railway within the Colombo area. Colombo Terminus Station was closed and replaced by the new Maradana Station. [1] In May 2009 the station became the site of the National Railway Museum. [1] The museum moved in December 2014 to Kadugannawa west of Kandy. [2]
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
The station is located 85.14 kilometres (52.90 mi) from Colombo Fort railway station and 116.82 m (383.3 ft) above sea level. It is the start of the steepest incline along the Colombo - Kandy railway line , between Rambukkana and Kadigamuwa , [ 1 ] a climb of 430 m (1,410 ft) over 21 km (13 mi), with the gradient reaching a 1 in 44 slope , and ...
Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Northern line which links north of the country with the capital Colombo. The station is the 46th station and is located 136.68 km (84.93 mi) from Colombo Fort , 65 km (40 mi) from Polgahawela and situated 92.07 m (302.1 ft) above sea level.