Wattegama Railway Station (Sinhala: 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 133 kilometres (83 mi) from the Colombo Fort Railway Station and 18.2 km (11 mi) 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 1,000 t (2,200,000 lb) of cocoa beans and 3,630 t (8,000,000 lb) of tea moved through this station.[1]
Wattegama railway station වත්තේගම දුම්රිය ස්ථානය | |
|---|---|
| Sri Lankan Railway Station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Pitiyagedera - Wattegama - Iriyagastenne Road, Wattegama Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 7°21′01.8″N 80°40′57.4″E / 7.350500°N 80.682611°E |
| Elevation | 494 m (1,621 ft) |
| Owned by | Sri Lanka Railways |
| Line(s) | Matale Line |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | WGA |
| History | |
| Opened | 14 October 1880 |
| Electrified | No |
Location edit
Wattegama station is located on the B369 (Pitiyagedera - Wattegama - Iriyagastenne) Road, approximately 151 km (94 mi) south of Matale.
Continuity edit
References edit
- ^ a b Cave, Henry (1910). The Ceylon government railway: a descriptive and illustrated guide. Cassell and Company, Limited. p. 429.
- ^ Murray, John (1920). A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon, Volume 10. J. Murray. p. 679.
- ^ Royston, Ellis (1994). Sri lanka by Rail. Bradt Publications. p. 93. ISBN 9780946983773.
- ^ Wright, Arnold, ed. (1999). Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources. Asian Educational Services. p. 195. ISBN 9788120613355.
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