Kurunegala railway station

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kurunegala Railway Station

කුරුණෑගල දුම්රිය ස්ථානය
குருநாகலை ரயில் நிலையம்
Railway Station
Udaya Devi at Kurunegala Railway Station.jpg
Udaya Devi express train at Kurunegala Railway Station
LocationKurunegala Station Road, Kurunegala
Sri Lanka
Coordinates7°28′36″N 80°22′26″E / 7.4767°N 80.374°E / 7.4767; 80.374Coordinates: 7°28′36″N 80°22′26″E / 7.4767°N 80.374°E / 7.4767; 80.374[1]
Owned bySri Lanka Railways
Operated bySri Lanka Railways
Line(s)Northern Line
Distance93.80 km (58.28 mi) (from Fort)[2]
Platforms3
Tracks5
Other information
Statusactive
Station codeKRN
ElectrifiedNo[3]

Kurunegala Railway Station (Sinhala: කුරුණෑගල දුම්රිය ස්ථානය, Tamil: குருநாகலை ரயில் நிலையம்) is a major station, situated in the Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is the 5th railway station on the Northern Line and 39th overall from the Colombo Fort Railway Station, at an elevation of 122.86 metres (403.1 ft) above sea level. The station is located 2.2 km (1.4 mi) away from Kurunegala's town centre.

The station serves as a terminus for several trains, with all trains running on the Northern Line, Trincomalee Line, and Batticaloa Line, stopping at the station, however a number of Intercity express trains do not stop at the station. The station has a one platform with several passing loops or sidings and a crossing loop to facilitate the switching of terminating trains.

History[]

The Jaffna Railway Commission report published in 1891 recommended the construction of a new railway line (now known as the northern line) from Polgahawela to Kurunegala and a survey of a line to Jaffna. The line would join the Main Line at Polgahawela Junction, allowing trains to run to the capital, Colombo. Approval to construct the line was granted in 1892 and the new line to Kurunegala officially opened on 14 February 1894 by Governor Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock.[4] Construction of the rest of Northern Line continued, and on 1 August 1905, the first train from Colombo arrived at Jaffna Railway Station.[5]

Continuity[]

Preceding station   Sri Lanka Railways   Following station
  Northern Line  

Timetable[]

Kurunegala Railway Station Timetable [6][7]
Name Train Number Origin Origin Time Time departuring Kurunegala Destination Destination Time Type of the train Type of the loco/coaches Available Days
Batticaloa/Trincomalee Night Mail Batticaloa/Trincomalee 7.00 pm 1.09 am Colombo Fort 3.30 am Night Mail Train M4
Kankesanthurai Night Mail Kankesanthurai 6.00 pm 1.45 am Colombo Fort 4.05 am Night Mail Train M4
Batticaloa ICE Batticaloa 8.15 pm 2.49 am Colombo Fort 4.53 am Intercity Express Train M4
Talaimannar Night Mail Talaimannar 9.40 pm 3.42 am Colombo Fort 6.00 am Night Mail Train M4
Ganewatte 3.55 am 4.20 am Polgahawela 4.55 am S9
Maho 4.45 am 5.37 am Colombo Fort 7.46 am S9
Kurunegala 6.20 am Colombo Fort 8.35 am Express Train S11
Polgahawela 6.15 am 6.50 am Maho 7.48 am
Udaya Devi 6011 Colombo Fort 6.05 pm 7.56 am Batticaloa 2.45 pm Express Train M4
Rajarata Rejini 4086 Vavuniya 3.35 am 7.57 am Matara 1.47 pm Express Train M4
Yal Devi 4001 Mount Lavinia 5.50 am 8.29 am Kankesanthurai 3.20 pm Express Train M10
Vavuniya ICE Vavuniya 5.45 am 8.53 am Colombo Fort 10.36 am Intercity Express Train M2a
Kurunegala 8.55 am Maho 10.25 am
Uttara Devi 4018 Kankesanthurai 5.30 am 11.11 am Colombo Fort 01.05 pm Intercity Express Train S11
Colombo Fort 8.50 am 11.16 am Talaimannar 5.33 pm M4
Matara 11.45 am Jaffna 6.55 pm Express Train S11 Saturdays only
Anuradhapura 6.55 am 11.50 am Maradana 4.02 pm
Udaya Devi 6012 Batticaloa 6.10 am 12.53 pm Colombo Fort 3.15 pm Express Train M4
Uttara Devi 4017 Colombo Fort 11.50 am 1.30 pm Kankesanthurai 6.47 pm Intercity Express Train S11
Talaimannar 7.35 am 1.38 pm Colombo Fort 4.05 pm M4
Kurunegala 2.00 pm Maho 3.43 pm
Jaffna 8.20 am 2.29 pm Matara 7.20 pm Express Train S11 Sundays only
Maradana 10.00 am 2.35 pm Anuradhapura 6.08 pm
Maho 1.45 pm 3.24 pm Polgahawela 4.05 pm
Rajarata Rejini 4085 Matara 9.40 am 3.50 pm Vavuniya 8.17 pm Express Train M4
Maho 2.32 pm 4.00 pm Polgahawela 4.35 pm
Yal Devi 4002 Kankesanthurai 8.25 am 4.28 pm Mount Lavinia 6.58 pm Express Train M10
Vavuniya ICE Colombo Fort 3.55 pm 5.37 pm Vavuniya 9.06 pm Intercity Express Train M2a
Colombo Fort 4.40 pm 6.47 pm Kurunegala Express Train S11
Polgahawela 6.10 pm 6.50 pm Maho 7.40 pm
Colombo Fort 5.15 pm 7.22 pm Ganewatte Express Train S9
Colombo Fort 6.00 pm 7.55 pm Maho 8.45 pm Express Train S9
Kurunegala 7.40 pm Maho 9.26 pm
Batticaloa ICE Colombo Fort 7.00 pm 8.57 pm Batticaloa 3.55 am Intercity Express Train M4
Talaimannar Night Mail Colombo Fort 7.15 pm 9.21 pm Talaimannar 3.16 am Night Mail Train M4
Kankesanthurai Night Mail Colombo Fort 8.30 pm 10.27 pm Kankesanthurai 6.05 am Night Mail Train M4
Batticaloa/Trincomalee Night Mail Colombo Fort 9.30 pm 11.40 pm Batticaloa/Trincomalee 06.55/5.30 am Night Mail Train M4

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "DistancesFrom".
  2. ^ "Rail Road Distance in Sri Lanka".
  3. ^ "Daily News". IESL proposes railway electrification project. 25 December 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Local and General". Hindu Organ. Jaffna, British Ceylon. 21 February 1894. p. 3. Retrieved 24 January 2021. The Railway from Polgawala to Kurunagala was opened on the 14th instant by His Excellency the Governor
  5. ^ Martyn, John H. (1923). Notes on Jaffna - Chronological, Historical, Biographical. Tellippalai: American Ceylon Mission Press. ISBN 81-206-1670-7.
  6. ^ "Kurunegala Railway Station".
  7. ^ "Train travel in Sri Lanka".
Retrieved from ""