Matara railway station

Matara

මාතර
மாத்தறை
Matara; මාතර; மாத்தறை
Sri Lankan Railway Station
	Train waiting at Matara Railway Station
Location	Matara, Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka
Owned by	Sri Lanka Railways
Line(s)	Coastal Line (Sri Lanka)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MTR
Electrified	No

Matara railway station is a station in Matara, Sri Lanka. It is owned and operated by Sri Lanka Railways. Matara railway station opened on 17 December 1895 as the terminus of the Coastal Line.

Location[]

Matara station is located in the centre of the city, north of the Nilwala River.

Layout[]

Matara railway station is designed as through station, despite it being the coastal line's current terminus.

Services[]

Trains at Matara station

Matara station is served by the Ruhunu Kumari, Galu Kumari, Rajarata Rejini and Sagarika trains. Many other services also operate at Matara.^[1] Local trains within the Southern Province connect Matara with Galle, calling at local stations along the route.

Inter-city trains[]

Service^[2]	Route^[2]	Frequency^[2]
8039	Colombo Maradana – Colombo Fort – Panadura - Galle – Matara	Daily
8040	Colombo Maradana – Colombo Fort – Panadura - Galle – Matara	Daily
8050 & 8051	Colombo Maradana – Colombo Fort – Panadura - Galle – Matara	Daily
8056 & 8057 Galu Kumari	Colombo Maradana – Colombo Fort – Panadura - Galle – Matara	Daily
8058 & 8059 Ruhunu Kumari	Colombo Maradana – Colombo Fort – Panadura - Galle – Matara	Daily
8085 & 8086	Colombo Fort – Panadura - Galle – Matara	Daily
8093	Colombo Maradana – Colombo Fort – Panadura - Galle – Matara	Saturdays
8096 & 8097 Sagarika	Colombo Maradana – Colombo Fort – Panadura - Galle – Matara	Daily (Different times for weekends)
8311	Colombo Maradana – Colombo Fort – Panadura - Galle - Matara	Daily
8766	Colombo Maradana – Colombo Fort – Panadura - Galle – Matara	Monday – Friday

Local trains[]

Service^[2]	Route^[2]	Frequency^[2]
8752, 8338, 8340, 8345, & 8368 Local trains	Galle – Matara	Monday – Friday

Continuity[]

Preceding station		Sri Lanka Railways		Following station
		Coastal Line local trains		Terminus
^{[citation needed]}		Coastal Line inter-city trains		Terminus

References[]

^ http://www.infolanka.com/org/mrail/rroutes.html The Rail Routes of Sri Lanka
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Train Schedule". Government Information Centre. Government of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.

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[Rail_Routes-1] ttp://www.infolanka.com/org/mrail/rroutes.html The Rail Routes of Sri Lanka

[Government_Schedule-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Train Schedule". Government Information Centre. Government of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.

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