Matale Railway Station is the terminus railway station on the Matale railway line of Sri Lanka.[1][2] It is the 65th railway station on the line from Colombo Fort railway station and is located in the Matale District in the Central Province. It is 148.6 kilometres (92.3 mi) from the Colombo Fort Railway Station and 27.64 kilometres (17.17 mi) from the Kandy Railway Station. The station was opened on 14 October 1880 following the construction of a branch line from Kandy to Matale.[3][4]
Matale | |||||||
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| Sri Lankan Railway Station | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Gongawella Road, Matale Sri Lanka | ||||||
| Coordinates | 7°28′05″N 80°37′29″E / 7.468°N 80.6248°E | ||||||
| Elevation | 351.21m | ||||||
| Owned by | Sri Lanka Railways | ||||||
| Line(s) | Matale Line | ||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||
| Station code | MTL | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 14 October 1880 | ||||||
| Electrified | No | ||||||
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Location
editMatale station is located approximately 700 metres (770 yd) to the east of the centre of Matale.
Timetable
editTrains to Colombo Fort are available at 4:50 am and 7:40 pm daily. Trains to Kandy are available at 6:40 am, 10:15 am, 1:55 pm, 5:05 pm and 6:50 pm.[5]
Continuity
editReferences
edit- ^ Cave, Henry (1910). The Ceylon government railway: a descriptive and illustrated guide. Cassell and Company, Limited. p. 117.
- ^ Murray, John (1920). A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon, Volume 10. J. Murray. p. 679.
- ^ Royston, Ellis (1994). Sri lanka by Rail. Bradt Publications. p. 93. ISBN 9780946983773.
- ^ Wright, Arnold, ed. (1999). Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources. Asian Educational Services. p. 195. ISBN 9788120613355.
- ^ "Railway Timetable of Sri Lanka". TimeTable. Sri Lanka Government Information Service. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
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