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]
Kilinochchi railway station கிளிநொச்சி කිලිනොච්චි දුම්රිය ස්ථානය | |||||||||||
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| Sri Lankan Railway Station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kilinochchi Sri Lanka | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 9°23′25.40″N 80°24′23.70″E / 9.3903889°N 80.4065833°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Sri Lanka Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Northern Line | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | 14 September 2013 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | No | ||||||||||
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  Kilinochchi railway station Location in central Kilinochchi | |||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "'Yal Devi' reaches Kilinochchi". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 14 September 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ "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.
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