Pattipola | |
Country: | Sri Lanka |
Coordinates: | 6.8559°N 80.8306°W |
Operator: | Sri Lanka Railways |
Line: | Main line |
Distance: | 2271NaN1 from Colombo |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Code: | PPL |
Opened: | 1893 |
Pattipola railway station is the 66th station on the Main Line, and is 226.8km (140.9miles) away from Colombo.[1] It is the highest railway station in Sri Lanka with an elevation of 1897.5m (6,225.4feet) high above mean sea level.[2] [3] The station has one platform with a second track as a siding loop. All the trains that run on the Main Line, including the Podi Menike and Udarata Menike express trains stop at the station.