Anuradhapura railway station

Anuradhapura Railway Station is a railway station in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways, with Northern Line services, such as the Yal Devi, calling at the station.

Anuradhapura Railway Station
Front view of the main building
Owned bySri Lanka Railways
Line(s)Northern Line
History
Opened1903
Electrifiedno[1]
Services
Preceding station   Sri Lanka Railways   Following station
Anuradhapura New Town   Northern Line trains   Saliyapura
  Mihintale Line trains   Mihintale junction

History

From Polgahawela, the Northern Railway line was opened up to Anuradhapura on 1 November 1904. The construction of the line beyond Anuradhapura, to Medawachchiya, was completed on 11 March 1905.[2]

Yal Devi was operated between Colombo and Kankasanthurei via Jaffna; (temporarily only up to Jaffna)

Services

Northern Line trains serve Anuradhapura. Trains connect Colombo with Vavuniya, via Anuradhapura.[3]

The railways operate a short branch line at Anuradhapura to Mihintale via Mihintale Jn.

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See also

  • Railway stations in Sri Lanka
  • Rail transport in Sri Lanka
  • List of railway stations by line order in Sri Lanka

References

  1. "Daily News". IESL proposes railway electrification project. 2010-12-25. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08.
  2. Martyn, John H. (1923). Notes on Jaffna - Chronological, Historical, Biographical. Tellippalai: American Ceylon Mission Press. ISBN 81-206-1670-7.
  3. ""Sri Lanka Railways Timetable"". Archived from the original on 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2012-02-03.

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