| Wattegama railway station | |
| Type: | Sri Lankan Railway Station |
| Native Name: | වත්තේගම දුම්රිය ස්ථානය |
| Native Name Lang: | si |
| Address: | Pitiyagedera - Wattegama - Iriyagastenne Road, Wattegama |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates: | 7.3505°N 80.6826°W |
| Elevation: | 494m (1,621feet) |
| Line: | Matale Line |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Opened: | 14 October 1880 |
| Electrified: | No |
| Code: | WGA |
| Owned: | Sri Lanka Railways |
| Status: | Functioning |
Wattegama Railway Station (Sinhala; Sinhalese: වත්තේගම දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is a railway station on the Matale railway line of Sri Lanka.[1] [2] It is the 62nd railway station on the line from Colombo Fort railway station and is located in the Kandy District in the Central Province. It is 133km (83miles) from the Colombo Fort Railway Station and 18.2km (11.3miles) 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] It was established to primarily serve the growing number of cacao and tea estates in the area. In the early 1900s it was estimated that a 1000MT of cocoa beans and 3630MT of tea moved through this station.[1]
Wattegama station is located on the B369 (Pitiyagedera - Wattegama - Iriyagastenne) Road, approximately 151km (94miles) south of Matale.