Maharagama

Maharagama මහරගම மஹரகமை
—  Suburb  —
Maharagama Location of Maharagama in Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 6°50′58″N 79°55′25″E
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Western Province
District	Colombo District
Time zone	SLT (UTC+5:30)
Postal Code	10280

Maharagama is a large suburb of Colombo city in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Situated on the High-Level (A4) Road about 15 km away from the centre of the commercial capital Colombo. It developed rapidly in the 1980s as a dormitory suburb of Colombo. Governed by the Maharagama Urban Council, the town possesses all the facilities like Super Markets, Department Stores, Clothing Shops, Food and Beverages Shops to fulfill the needs of Citizens.

Apart from that, there are number of Bus Routes passing the area as well as starting from the suburb itself that connect Maharagama to all the suburbs. Also there's a Depot of the Sri Lanka Transport Board located in Maharagama.

Important places around Maharagama

• National Youth Center
• National Institute of Education
• National Cancer Institute
• Sri Vajiragnana Dharmayatanaya (Bhikkhu Training Center)
• National Teachers' Training College
• National Ayurvedic Hospital
• Boralesgamuwa Lake
• University of Sri Jayewardenepura
• National Dental Institute

Schools in Maharagama

• President's College
• Vidyakara Balika Maha Vidyalaya

Public Transport

Railway

Trains starting from Colombo Fort stop at Maharagama Railway Station as well as nearby Nawinna Railway Station. Both stations lie on the Kelani Valley Line, with local trains to Colombo Fort, Maradana, and Avissawella.

Maharagama Railway Station is located in Pamunuwa area.

Currently the Kelani Valley Line serves an increasingly urbanizing population between Colombo Fort and Maharagama. Though capacity had increased through broad-gauging the line, services face limitations due to sharp curves and the illegal constructions on either sides of the track between Colombo and Maharagama.

Bus Routes

Maharagama, which is located in the middle of few important areas has several bus routes which can be used to access to the suburb centre.

Bus Routes heading via Maharagama to/from Colombo: (via High Level Rd, Nugegoda and Kirulapona)

• 138 - Kottawa / Homagama
• 138/2 - Mattegoda
• 138/3 - Rukmalgama
• 138/4 - Athurugiriya
• 122 - Avissawella / Ratnapura
• 125 - Padukka / Ingiriya

Local Bus Routes terminating at Maharagama:

• 138 - Colombo (Pettah)
• 112 - Kotahena
• 119 - Dehiwala (via Boralesgamuwa and Bellanwila)
• 119 - Nugegoda
• 993 - Malabe
• 122/1 - Avissawella (by Sri Lanka Transport Board - SLTB)
• 123 - Athurugiriya
• 124 - Ihalabope
• 128/1 - Moonamalewaththa
• 125/1 - Ingiriya/Padukka
• 129 - Moragahahena (by SLTB)
• 192 - Moratuwa
• 280 - Horana
• 341 - Piliyandala
• 341/1 - Katuwawala
• 341/2 - Bokundara
• 345 - Katuwawala (via Government Cancer Institute)
• 990 - Vidyala Junction (via Dambahena / Weera Mawatha)
• 212 - Sri Jayewardenepure Hospital (Nawarohala)
• 991 - Sri Jayewardenepure Hospital (Nawarohala)
• 994 - Hokandara (via Polwatta)
• 996 - Katukurunda

Long Distance Bus Services via Maharagama to/from Colombo:

• 99 - Badulla / Welimada / Passara
• 122 - Embilipitiya / Suriyawewa

Long Distance Bus Services terminating at Maharagama operated by the SLTB:

• Galle / Matara (Normal Service)
• EX 001 - Galle (Luxury Service via the Southern Expressway)
• Kandy

Maps

• Detailed map of Maharagama vicinity and Sri Lanka
• Google Map of Maharagama

External links

• http://www.srilankayouth.lk/ National Youth Center
• http://www.ncisl.lk/ National Cancer Institute
• http://vajiragnana.lk/sasana_sin.html Siri Vajiragnana Dharmayathanaya