Kondavil railway station

Kondavil railway station (Tamil: கோண்டாவில் தொடருந்து நிலையம் Kōṇṭāvil toṭaruntu nilaiyam) (Sinhala: කොන්ඩාවේ අඛණ්ඩ දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is a railway station in the town of Kondavil 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]

Kondavil railway station

கோண்டாவில்
කොන්ඩාවිල්
Sri Lankan Railway Station
General information
LocationKondavil
Sri Lanka
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
Jaffna
from Colombo Fort
  4001
Yarl Devi
  Chunnakam
Inuvil
from Chunnakam
  4002
Yarl Devi
  Kokuvil
toward Colombo Fort
Kokuvil
from Colombo Fort
  4017
Intercity
  Inuvil
toward Kankesanthurai
Inuvil
from Kankesanthurai
  4018
Intercity
  Kokuvil
toward Colombo Fort
Jaffna
from Mount Lavinia via Colombo Fort
  4021
Intercity (AC)
  Chunnakam
toward Kankesanthurai
Chunnakam
from Kankesanthurai
  4022
Intercity (AC)
  Jaffna
toward Mount Lavinia via Colombo Fort
Jaffna
from Colombo Fort
  4089
Night Mail
  Chunnakam
Inuvil
from Chunnakam
  4090
Night Mail
  Kokuvil
toward Colombo Fort
Kokuvil
from Jaffna
  4442
Local
  Inuvil
toward Kankesanthurai
Inuvil
from Kankesanthurai
  4882
Local
  Kokuvil
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.
  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.

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