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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
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.
Kandy railway station. / 7.2888; 80.63151. Kandy railway station ( Sinhala: මහනුවර දුම්රිය ස්ථානය, Tamil: கண்டி ரயில் நிலையம்) is a major railway station in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways and is the primary railway station in Kandy and one of ...
1880 steam-powered train on the hill-country Colombo-Badulla line Thomas Drane. The construction of a railway in Ceylon was first raised in 1842 by European coffee planters seeking a line be constructed between Kandy and Colombo as a quicker more efficient means to transport their product for export.
Main Line to Colombo Fort. Inaugurated in 1880, the Matale line (sometimes referred to as the Kandy line) is a branch railway line in Sri Lanka. Operated by Sri Lanka Railways, the line includes some of the busiest rail services in the country. [1]
Toggle the table of contents. List of railway stations in Sri Lanka. ... (currently the National Railway Museum, Colombo) D. Dematagoda, ...
Fort railway station. / 6.93361°N 79.85083°E / 6.93361; 79.85083. 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 ...
Peradeniya Junction is a railway station on the Main railway line of Sri Lanka, situated between Kathaluwa and Koshinna railway stations.It is the 45th railway station on the Main line and situated about 115 kilometres (71 mi) away from the Colombo Fort Railway Station, at an elevation of about 476 metres (1,562 ft) above sea level.