Anuradhapura railway station explained

Anuradhapura Railway Station
Opened:	1903
Electrified:	no^[1]

Anuradhapura Railway Station is a railway station in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways, with Northern Line services, such as the Yal Devi, calling at the station.

History

From Polgahawela, the Northern Railway line was opened up to Anuradhapura on 1 November 1904. The construction of the line beyond Anuradhapura, to Medawachchiya, was completed on 11 March 1905.^[2]

Yal Devi was operated between Colombo and Kankasanthurei via Jaffna; (temporarily only up to Jaffna)

Services

Northern Line trains serve Anuradhapura. Trains connect Colombo with Vavuniya, via Anuradhapura.^[3]

The railways operate a short branch line at Anuradhapura to Mihintale via Mihintale Jn.

See also

• Railway stations in Sri Lanka
• Sri Lanka Railways
• List of railway stations by line order in Sri Lanka

Notes and References

1. News: Daily News . IESL proposes railway electrification project . 2010-12-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120308023320/http://www.dailynews.lk/2010/12/25/bus04.asp . 2012-03-08 .
2. Book: Martyn, John H.. Notes on Jaffna - Chronological, Historical, Biographical. 1923. American Ceylon Mission Press. Tellippalai. 81-206-1670-7.
3. Web site: "Sri Lanka Railways Timetable" . 2012-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120104214638/http://www.slrfc.org/sri-lanka-railways-timetable . 2012-01-04 . dead .