The Puttalam line (originally called the North-Western Line) is a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge[2] railway line in the rail network of Sri Lanka. The 133 km (83 mi) railway line begins at Ragama junction and runs through the major towns along the north-west coast of the country, through to Periyanagavillu. It has forty two stations along its length.
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The Puttalamline (originally called the North-Western Line) is a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge railway line in the rail network of Sri Lanka. The...
Katuneriya Nainamadama Puttalam District is served by Puttalamline, a railway line linking Ragama near Colombo to Puttalam. Puttalam Railway Station is 135 km...
The line from Colombo Fort to Badulla The line from Peradeniya Junction to Matale The line from Ragama Junction to Noor Nagar The line from Maradana to...
1880 line to Matale; the 1895 Coast Railway Line; the 1905 Northern Line; the 1914 Mannar Line; the 1919 Kelani Valley Line; the 1926 PuttalamLine, and...
Province Puliyahkulam, Northern Province Punkankulam, Northern Province Puttalam, North Western Province - branch terminus Polgahawela Junction Ragama,...
Coastal Line – Colombo to Panadura; onwards to Galle, Matara and Beliaththa. PuttalamLine – Colombo to Ja-Ela; onwards to Negombo and Puttalam. Kelani...
diverge. The first stage of the Puttalamline from Ragama to Ja-Ela was constructed in 1908 and the full length to Puttalam through Peralanda completed in...
the coastal line from Puttalam to Aruvakalu in 1974 to serve the cement factory there. The railway is modernising and extending that line to facilitate...
Puttalam railway station is a railway station in the Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways...
Bandaranaike International Airport. It is served by Sri Lanka Railways' PuttalamLine, with stations at Katunayake, Katunayake South, and the airport. Negombo...
DMUs. The Udarata Menike travels the length of Sri Lanka Railways' Main Line through the hill country. The Udarata Menike begins its eastbound service...
romanized: Halāvata, Tamil: சிலாபம், romanized: Cilāpam) is a city in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is governed by an urban...
(Colombo - Negombo) Highway. The Kandana Railway Station is located on the Puttalamline, and is the 10th railway station from Colombo Fort railway station with...
about 10 hours to complete the journey. The train follows the hill-country line, a route developed by the British in the 19th century through scenic mountains...
other failure of the DMUs. Other than on Coastal Line, one DMU is running express on PuttalamLine where it only stops at Negombo and 7 other stations...
Avissawella on Kelani Valley Line. Colombo Fort to Puttalam. Colombo Fort to Aluthgama on Coast Line. It has four passenger compartments, including dummy...
Nawinna Hospital, Kurunegala Line Ministry Hospitals Chilaw general hospital Provincial council hospitals Base Hospital(A), Puttalam Base hospital(B), Marawila...
Lunuwila (ලුණුවිල) is a town in the Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) inland of the coastal town...
on the north coast line of the national railway network. The Liyanagemulla Railway Station is on the Colombo-Puttalam Railway Line, and is the 17th railway...
is the main railway station on the Puttalam railway line. It serves Galle, via Colombo from south and to Puttalam, via Chilaw from north. The Sri Lanka...
of 1,387 square kilometres (536 sq mi). It is bounded by Kurunegala and Puttalam districts from north, Kegalle District from east, Colombo District from...
largest power station in Sri Lanka. The power station is in Norocholai, Puttalam, on the southern end of the Kalpitiya Peninsula. Construction of the facility...
also known as Negombo Tamils or Puttalam Tamils, are native Sri Lankan Tamils who live in the western Gampaha and Puttalam districts. The term does not apply...
on the island. By road, it is connected to Vavuniya, Dambulla, Matale, Puttalam, Trincomalee, Jaffna, Kurunegala and Kandy. Bassawakkulama reservoir Ranmasu...
commonly known as the Dutch Canal) is a 14.5 km (9.0 mi) canal connecting Puttalam to Colombo, passing through Negombo in Sri Lanka. The canal was constructed...
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