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