Matale railway station explained

Matale
Type:Sri Lankan Railway Station
Native Name Lang:si
Address:Gongawella Road, Matale
Country:Sri Lanka
Coordinates:7.468°N 80.6248°W
Elevation:351.21m
Line:Matale Line
Tracks:1
Opened:14 October 1880
Electrified:No
Code:MTL
Owned:Sri Lanka Railways
Status:Functioning
Map Type:Sri Lanka
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13

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 148.6km (92.3miles) from the Colombo Fort Railway Station and 27.64km (17.17miles) 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]

Location

Matale station is located approximately 700m (2,300feet) to the east of the centre of Matale.

Timetable

Trains to Colombo Fort are available at 4:50am and 7:40pm daily. Trains to Kandy are available at 6:40am, 10:15am, 1:55pm, 5:05pm and 6:50pm.[5]

References

  1. Book: The Ceylon government railway: a descriptive and illustrated guide. Cave, Henry. Cassell and Company, Limited. 1910. 117.
  2. Book: A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon, Volume 10. Murray, John. J. Murray. 1920. 679.
  3. Book: Sri lanka by Rail. Royston, Ellis. Bradt Publications. 1994. 93. 9780946983773.
  4. Book: Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources. Wright, Arnold. Asian Educational Services. 1999. 195. 9788120613355.
  5. Web site: Railway Timetable of Sri Lanka . TimeTable . Sri Lanka Government Information Service . 10 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121116125305/http://www.gic.gov.lk/gic/index.php?option=com_findnearest&task=train . 16 November 2012 .