Matale railway station

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
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
Location
Matale is located in Sri Lanka
Matale
Matale
Location within Sri Lanka
Map

Location

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

Timetable

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Trains 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

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Preceding station   Sri Lanka Railways   Following station
Thawalankoya   Matale Line   Terminus

References

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  1. ^ Cave, Henry (1910). The Ceylon government railway: a descriptive and illustrated guide. Cassell and Company, Limited. p. 117.
  2. ^ Murray, John (1920). A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon, Volume 10. J. Murray. p. 679.
  3. ^ Royston, Ellis (1994). Sri lanka by Rail. Bradt Publications. p. 93. ISBN 9780946983773.
  4. ^ Wright, Arnold, ed. (1999). Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources. Asian Educational Services. p. 195. ISBN 9788120613355.
  5. ^ "Railway Timetable of Sri Lanka". TimeTable. Sri Lanka Government Information Service. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2014.