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Kilinochchi railway station

Kilinochchi railway station

கிளிநொச்சி
කිලිනොච්චි දුම්රිය ස්ථානය
Sri Lankan Railway Station
General information
LocationKilinochchi
Sri Lanka
Coordinates9°23′25.40″N 80°24′23.70″E / 9.3903889°N 80.4065833°E / 9.3903889; 80.4065833
Owned bySri Lanka Railways
Line(s)Northern Line
Other information
StatusFunctioning
History
Rebuilt14 September 2013
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station   Sri Lanka Railways   Following station
Murukandy
toward Colombo Fort
  Yal Devi
Northern Line
  Paranthan
toward Kankesanthurai
Location
Kilinochchi railway station is located in Central Kilinochchi
Kilinochchi railway station
Kilinochchi railway station
Location in central Kilinochchi

Kilinochchi railway station (Tamil: கிளிநொச்சி தொடருந்து நிலையம் Kiḷinocci toṭaruntu nilaiyam, Sinhala: කිලිනොච්චි දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is a railway station in the town of Kilinochchi 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 Yal 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 was re-opened on 14 September 2013.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "'Yal Devi' reaches Kilinochchi". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 14 September 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Train service up to Sri Lanka's former rebel capital resumes after 23 years". Colombo Page. 14 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.