Kurunegala railway station explained

Kurunegala Railway Station
Native Name:කුරුණෑගල දුම්රිය ස්ථානය
குருநாகலை ரயில் நிலையம்
Type:Railway Station
Address:Kurunegala Station Road, Kurunegala
Country:Sri Lanka
Coordinates:7.4767°N 80.374°W[1]
Owned:Sri Lanka Railways
Operator:Sri Lanka Railways
Line:Northern Line
Distance:93.8km (58.3miles) (from Fort)[2]
Platforms:3
Tracks:5
Code:KRN
Status:active
Electrified:No[3]

Kurunegala Railway Station (Sinhala; Sinhalese: කුරුණෑගල දුම්රිය ස්ථානය, Tamil: குருநாகலை ரயில் நிலையம்) is a major station, situated in the Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is the 5th railway station on the Northern Line and 39th overall from the Colombo Fort Railway Station, at an elevation of 122.86m (403.08feet) above sea level. The station is located 2.2km (01.4miles) away from Kurunegala's town centre.

The station serves as a terminus for several trains, with all trains running on the Northern Line, Trincomalee Line, and Batticaloa Line, stopping at the station, however a number of Intercity express trains do not stop at the station. The station has a one platform with several passing loops or sidings and a crossing loop to facilitate the switching of terminating trains.

History

The Jaffna Railway Commission report published in 1891 recommended the construction of a new railway line (now known as the northern line) from Polgahawela to Kurunegala and a survey of a line to Jaffna. The line would join the Main Line at Polgahawela Junction, allowing trains to run to the capital, Colombo. Approval to construct the line was granted in 1892 and the new line to Kurunegala officially opened on 14 February 1894 by Governor Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock.[4] Construction of the rest of Northern Line continued, and on 1 August 1905, the first train from Colombo arrived at Jaffna Railway Station.[5]

Timetable

Kurunegala Railway Station Timetable [6] [7] ! Name! Train Number! Origin! Origin Time! Time departuring Kurunegala! Destination! Destination Time! Type of the train! Type of the loco/coaches! Available Days
Batticaloa/Trincomalee Night Mail 7.00 pm 1.09 am 3.30 am Night Mail Train
Kankesanthurai Night Mail 6.00 pm 1.45 am 4.05 am Night Mail Train
Batticaloa ICE 8.15 pm 2.49 am 4.53 am Intercity Express Train
Talaimannar Night Mail 9.40 pm 3.42 am 6.00 am Night Mail Train
Ganewatte 3.55 am 4.20 am 4.55 am
4.45 am 5.37 am 7.46 am
Kurunegala 6.20 am 8.35 am Express Train S11
6.15 am 6.50 am 7.48 am
6011 6.05 pm 7.56 am 2.45 pm Express Train
4086 3.35 am 7.57 am 1.47 pm Express Train
4001 5.50 am 8.29 am 3.20 pm Express Train
Vavuniya ICE 5.45 am 8.53 am 10.36 am Intercity Express Train
Kurunegala 8.55 am 10.25 am
4018 5.30 am 11.11 am 01.05 pm Intercity Express Train S11
8.50 am 11.16 am 5.33 pm
11.45 am 6.55 pm Express Train Saturdays only
6.55 am 11.50 am 4.02 pm
6012 6.10 am 12.53 pm 3.15 pm Express Train
4017 11.50 am 1.30 pm 6.47 pm Intercity Express Train
7.35 am 1.38 pm 4.05 pm
Kurunegala 2.00 pm 3.43 pm
8.20 am 2.29 pm 7.20 pm Express Train Sundays only
10.00 am 2.35 pm 6.08 pm
1.45 pm 3.24 pm 4.05 pm
4085 9.40 am 3.50 pm 8.17 pm Express Train
2.32 pm 4.00 pm 4.35 pm
4002 8.25 am 4.28 pm 6.58 pm Express Train
Vavuniya ICE 3.55 pm 5.37 pm 9.06 pm Intercity Express Train
4.40 pm 6.47 pm Kurunegala Express Train
6.10 pm 6.50 pm 7.40 pm
5.15 pm 7.22 pm Ganewatte Express Train
6.00 pm 7.55 pm 8.45 pm Express Train
Kurunegala 7.40 pm 9.26 pm
Batticaloa ICE Colombo Fort7.00 pm 8.57 pm 3.55 am Intercity Express Train
Talaimannar Night Mail 7.15 pm 9.21 pm 3.16 am Night Mail Train
Kankesanthurai Night Mail 8.30 pm 10.27 pm 6.05 am Night Mail Train
Batticaloa/Trincomalee Night Mail 9.30 pm 11.40 pm 06.55/5.30 am Night Mail Train

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DistancesFrom.
  2. Web site: Rail Road Distance in Sri Lanka.
  3. 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 .
  4. News: 21 February 1894 . Local and General . Hindu Organ. Jaffna, British Ceylon . 24 January 2021 . The Railway from Polgawala to Kurunagala was opened on the 14th instant by His Excellency the Governor . 3.
  5. Book: Martyn, John H.. Notes on Jaffna - Chronological, Historical, Biographical. 1923. American Ceylon Mission Press. Tellippalai. 81-206-1670-7.
  6. Web site: Kurunegala Railway Station.
  7. Web site: Train travel in Sri Lanka.