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Matale railway station

Coordinates: 7°28′05″N 80°37′29″E / 7.468°N 80.6248°E / 7.468; 80.6248
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Matale
Sri Lankan Railway Station
General information
LocationGongawella Road, Matale
Sri Lanka
Coordinates7°28′05″N 80°37′29″E / 7.468°N 80.6248°E / 7.468; 80.6248
Elevation351.21m
Owned bySri Lanka Railways
Line(s)Matale Line
Tracks1
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeMTL
History
Opened14 October 1880
ElectrifiedNo

Matale Railway Station is the terminus railway station on the Matale railway line of Sri Lanka. 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.it's the end of railway line, because of water flowing beneath the ground, railway lines cannot be constructed beyond matale.

Location

Matale station is located approximately 700 metres (770 yd) to the east of Matale.

Timetable

Trains to Colombo Fort are available at 4:50am and 7:40pm daily. Trains to Kandy are available at 6:40am, 10:15am, 1:55pm, 5.05pm and 6:50pm.[1]

Continuity

Preceding station   Sri Lanka Railways   Following station
Thawalankoya   Matale Line   Terminus

References

  1. ^ "Railway Timetable of Sri Lanka". TimeTable. Sri Lanka Government Information Service. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)