Kankesanthurai railway station

Kankesanthurai railway station (Tamil: காங்கேசன்துறை தொடருந்து நிலையம் Kāṅkēcaṉtuṟai toṭaruntu nilaiyam) is a railway station in the town of Kankesanthurai in northern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Northern Line which links the north with the capital Colombo. The station was not functioning between 1990 and 2015 due to the civil war. The Northern Line between Jaffna and Kankesanthurai was re-opened on 2 January 2015.[1][2]

Kankesanthurai காங்கேசன்துறை කන්කසන්තුරේ
Sri Lankan Railway Station
Location	Kankesanthurai Sri Lanka
Coordinates	9°48′52.10″N 80°02′54.10″E
Owned by	Sri Lanka Railways
Line(s)	Northern Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Functioning
History
Rebuilt	2 January 2015
Electrified	No
Services
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Route map Northern Line Kankesanthurai Maviddapuram Tellippalai Mallakam Chunnakam Inuvil Kondavil Kokuvil Jaffna Punkankulam Uppu Aru Lagoon Navatkuly Thachanthoppu Chavakachcheri Sankathanai Meesalai Kodikamam Mirusuvil Eluthumadduval Pallai Elephant Pass Chundikkulam Lagoon Paranthan Kilinochchi Murukandy Temple Murukandy Mankulam Puliyankulam Omanthai Thandikulam Vavuniya Iratperiyakulam Punewa Mannar Line to Talaimannar Medawachchiya Junction Medawachchiya Medagama Parasangahawewa Saliyapura Mihintale Branch Line to Mihintale Mihintale Junction Anuradhapura Anuradhapura New Town Malvathu River Sravasthipura Talawa Thambuttegama Senarathgama Galgamuwa Ambanpola Randenigama Maho Batticaloa Line to Batticaloa Maho Junction Thimbiriyagedara Nagollagama Hiriyala Ganewatta Deduru Oya Wellawa Mutttettugalla Kurunegala Nailiya Pothuhera Thallawattegedara Girambe Main Line to Badulla Polgahawela Junction Main Line to Colombo Fort

Services

The following train services are available from/to the station:[3]

←		Service		→
Maviddapuram from Colombo Fort		4017 Intercity		Terminus
Terminus		4018 Intercity		Maviddapuram toward Colombo Fort
Chunnakam from Mount Lavinia via Colombo Fort		4021 Intercity (AC)		Terminus
Terminus		4022 Intercity (AC)		Chunnakam toward Mount Lavinia via Colombo Fort
Maviddapuram from Jaffna		4442 Local		Terminus
Terminus		4882 Local		Maviddapuram toward Jaffna

References

1. "Jaffna-KKS railway track roars again". Daily FT. 3 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
2. Balachandran, P. K. (3 January 2015). "Busy Rajapaksa Skips Maiden Run on India-built Jaffna Track". The New Indian Express.
3. "Search Train". Sri Lanka Railways.