Inuvil railway station

Inuvil railway station (Tamil: இணுவில் தொடருந்து நிலையம் Iṇuvil toṭaruntu nilaiyam) is a railway station in the village of Inuvil 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 2015 due to the civil war. The Northern Line between Jaffna and Kankesanthurai was re-opened on 2 January 2015.[1][2]

Inuvil

இணுவில்
ඉනුවිල්
Sri Lankan Railway Station
General information
LocationInuvil
Sri Lanka
Coordinates9°43′36.20″N 80°01′46.30″E / 9.7267222°N 80.0295278°E / 9.7267222; 80.0295278
Owned bySri Lanka Railways
Line(s)Northern Line
Other information
StatusFunctioning
History
Rebuilt2 January 2015
ElectrifiedNo

Services edit

The following train services are available from/to the station:[3]

Service
Chunnakam   4002
Yarl Devi
  Kondavil
toward Colombo Fort
Kondavil
from Colombo Fort
  4017
Intercity
  Chunnakam
toward Kankesanthurai
Chunnakam
from Kankesanthurai
  4018
Intercity
  Kondavil
toward Colombo Fort
Chunnakam   4090
Night Mail
  Kondavil
toward Colombo Fort
Kondavil
from Jaffna
  4442
Local
  Chunnakam
toward Kankesanthurai
Chunnakam
from Kankesanthurai
  4882
Local
  Kondavil
toward Jaffna

References edit

  1. ^ "Jaffna-KKS railway track roars again". Daily FT. 3 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. ^ Balachandran, P. K. (3 January 2015). "Busy Rajapaksa Skips Maiden Run on India-built Jaffna Track". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "Search Train". Sri Lanka Railways.