Murukandy railway station explained

Murukandy railway station
Type:Sri Lankan Railway Station
Native Name:முறிகண்டி
මුරුකන්ඩි දුම්රිය ස්ථානය
Address:Murukandy
Country:Sri Lanka
Line:Northern Line
Rebuilt:14 September 2013
Electrified:No
Owned:Sri Lanka Railways
Status:Functioning

Murukandy railway station (Tamil: முறிகண்டி தொடருந்து நிலையம் Muṟikaṇṭi toṭaruntu nilaiyam, Sinhala; Sinhalese: මුරුකන්ඩි දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is a railway station in the town of Murukandy in northern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Northern Line which links the north with the capital Colombo. The popular Yarl Devi service calls at the station. The station was not functioning between 1990 and 2013 due to the civil war. The Northern Line between Omanthai and Kilinochchi, which includes Murukandy, was re-opened on 14 September 2013.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. News: 'Yal Devi' reaches Kilinochchi. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 14 September 2013. 9 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20130916170427/http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/35430-yal-devi-reaches-kilinochchi.html. 16 September 2013. dead.
  2. News: Train service up to Sri Lanka's former rebel capital resumes after 23 years. Colombo Page. 14 September 2013. 9 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140309000357/http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13B/Sep14_1379142587CH.php. 9 March 2014. dead.