Chunnakam railway station

Chunnakam railway station (Tamil: சுன்னாகம் தொடருந்து நிலையம் Cuṉṉākam toṭaruntu nilaiyam) is a railway station in the town of Chunnakam 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 popular Yarl Devi service calls at the station. 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]

Chunnakam

சுன்னாகம்
චුන්නාකම්
Sri Lankan Railway Station
General information
LocationChunnakam
Sri Lanka
Coordinates9°44′45.30″N 80°02′00.00″E / 9.7459167°N 80.0333333°E / 9.7459167; 80.0333333
Owned bySri Lanka Railways
Line(s)Northern Line
Other information
StatusFunctioning
History
Rebuilt2 January 2015
ElectrifiedNo

Services

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

Service
Kondavil
from Colombo Fort
  4001
Yarl Devi
  Terminus
Terminus   4002
Yarl Devi
  Inuvil
toward Colombo Fort
Inuvil
from Colombo Fort
  4017
Intercity
  Mallakam
toward Kankesanthurai
Mallakam
from Kankesanthurai
  4018
Intercity
  Inuvil
toward Colombo Fort
Kondavil
from Mount Lavinia via Colombo Fort
  4021
Intercity (AC)
  Kankesanthurai
Kankesanthurai   4022
Intercity (AC)
  Kondavil
toward Mount Lavinia via Colombo Fort
Kondavil
from Colombo Fort
  4089
Night Mail
  Terminus
Terminus   4090
Night Mail
  Inuvil
toward Colombo Fort
Inuvil
from Jaffna
  4442
Local
  Mallakam
toward Kankesanthurai
Mallakam
from Kankesanthurai
  4882
Local
  Inuvil
toward Jaffna

References

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  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. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "Search Train". Sri Lanka Railways.