Haputale railway station explained

Haputale Railway Station
Native Name:හපුතලේ දුම්රිය ස්ථානය
ஹப்புடேல் ரயில் நிலையம்
Type:Railway Station
Address:Station Road, Haputale
Country:Sri Lanka
Coordinates:6.7683°N 80.9576°W
Owned:Sri Lanka Railways
Operator:Sri Lanka Railways
Line:Main Line
Distance:247.97km (154.08miles) (from Fort)[1]
Platforms:1
Tracks:2
Code:HPT
Status:Functioning
Electrified:No[2]

Haputale Railway Station (Sinhala; Sinhalese: හපුතලේ දුම්රිය ස්ථානය, Tamil: ஹப்புடேல் ரயில் நிலையம்) is the 69th station on the Main Line. The station is located between Idalgashinna and Diyatalawa railway stations in Badulla District, Uva Province. It is located 247.97km (154.08miles) from Colombo Fort railway station[1] at an elevation of 1479.57m (4,854.23feet) above sea level.[3]

The station has one platform with a siding and all the trains that operate on the line stop at the station.[3] The station opened on 19 June 1893, following the extension of the main line from Nanu Oya railway station to Haputale.[4] In 1894 the rail line was extended from Haputale to Banderawela.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Line. Sri Lanka Railways. 10 August 2018.
  2. News: Daily News . IESL proposes railway electrification project . 25 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120308023320/http://www.dailynews.lk/2010/12/25/bus04.asp . 8 March 2012 .
  3. Web site: Haputale railway station. podimenike. 10 August 2018.
  4. Book: Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources. Wright, Arnold. 1999. Asian Educational Services. 89. 9788120613355.
  5. Book: Ceylon Under the British. Mendis, G. C.. Asian Educational Services. 2005. 158. 9788120619302.