Gal Oya Junction (Sinhala: ගල් ඔය හන්දිය) is a railway station in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka.

Gal Oya Junction

ගල් ඔය හන්දිය
General information
Coordinates8°08′16″N 80°51′57″E / 8.1378°N 80.8657°E / 8.1378; 80.8657
Owned bySri Lanka Railways
Line(s)Batticaloa line / Trincomalee line
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeGOA
History
Electrifiedno
Location
Gal Oya Junction is located in Sri Lanka
Gal Oya Junction
Gal Oya Junction
Location within Sri Lanka

The station is a junction station, where the Trincomalee line branches off from the Batticaloa line. It is owned and operated by Sri Lanka Railways.

It is 227 km (141 mi) away from Colombo Fort Railway Station,[1] at an elevation of about 87 m (285 ft) metres above sea level. Usually over 24 trains run weekly.[2][3]

Continuity edit

Preceding station   Sri Lanka Railways   Following station
Hatares Kotuwa   Batticaloa line   Minneriya
Terminus   Trincomalee line   Akbopura

References edit

  1. ^ "Galoya junction railway station". www.podimenike.com. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  2. ^ Ltd, rome2rio Pty. "Colombo to Galoya Junction - 5 ways to travel via train, taxi, car, and plane". Rome2rio. Retrieved 2021-07-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Lakdasun Trip Reports Archive » Covering the longest distance between two railway stations in Sri Lanka (25.3Km)". Retrieved 2021-07-12.