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Maradana
Maradana is a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Maradana is the site of Maradana Railway Station, one of the primary railway hubs in the country, serving intercity rail and commuter rail. Maradana also has many railway yards and running sheds. A technical college, many national schools, the Lotus Tower, and business institutions are also located in the area. A statue of Colonel Henry Steel Olcott, the founder of the Theosophical Society and the first well-known person of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism, is located in Maradana. Schools * Ananda College *Asoka College *Nalanda College, Colombo *St. Joseph's College, Colombo *Zahira College, Colombo *Ananda Balika Vidyalaya * Viharamahadevi Balika Vidyalaya * Brighton International School * Unique International School Transport Located next to the Elphinstone Theatre and near the Maradana Railway Yards, Maradana railway station is a major railway hub. Served by Sri Lanka Railways, it provides one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maradana Railway Station
Maradana Railway Station ( si, මරදාන දුම්රිය ස්ථානය, ta, மருதானை ரயில் நிலையம்) is a major rail hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways, with many inter-city and commuter trains entering each day. It is the terminus of several intercity trains."Sri Lanka Railways Timetable" Maradana is home to the suburban-Colombo network's centralised traffic control centre. History When the railways first opened in (Sri Lanka) in 1864, trains terminated at Colo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maradana Railway Station
Maradana Railway Station ( si, මරදාන දුම්රිය ස්ථානය, ta, மருதானை ரயில் நிலையம்) is a major rail hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways, with many inter-city and commuter trains entering each day. It is the terminus of several intercity trains."Sri Lanka Railways Timetable" Maradana is home to the suburban-Colombo network's centralised traffic control centre. History When the railways first opened in (Sri Lanka) in 1864, trains terminated at Colo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombo Fort Station
Fort railway station is a major rail hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways, with many inter-city and commuter trains entering each day. Fort Station is the main rail gateway to central Colombo; it is the terminus of most intercity trains in the country."Sri Lanka Railways Timetable" History 
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Sri Lanka Railways
The Sri Lanka Railway Department (more commonly known as Sri Lanka Railways (SLR)) ( Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා දුම්රිය සේවය ''Śrī Laṃkā Dumriya Sēvaya''; Tamil: இலங்கை புகையிரத சேவை ''Ilankai Pugaiyiradha Sēvai'') is Sri Lanka's railway owner and primary operator. As part of the Sri Lankan government, it is overseen by the Ministry of Transport. Founded in 1858 as the Ceylon Government Railway, it operates the nation's railways and links Colombo (the capital) with other population centres and tourist destinations. The Sri Lankan rail network is of broad gauge. Some of its routes are scenic, with the main line passing (or crossing) waterfalls, mountains, tea estates, pine forests, bridges and peak stations. History Beginnings The construction of a railway in Ceylon was first raised in 1842 by European coffee planters seeking a line be constructed between Kandy and Colombo as a quicker more effic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zahira College, Colombo
Zahira College (commonly known as Zahira) ( si, සහිරා විදුහල, ta, சாஹிரா கல்லுரி) is an Islamic school at Colombo in Maradana, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1892 as Al Madrasathul Zahira by notable Islamic lawyer and educationalist, Muhammad Cassim Siddi Lebbe, with the active patronage of Ahmed Orabi Pasha of Egypt. The college also has one of the oldest mosques in the country on its campus. The word ''Zahira'' means "excellence" in Arabic. __TOC__ History The idea of school mainly for Muslims was conceived by prominent individuals at the time, such as Proctor M. C. Siddi Lebbe, when circumstances were positively hostile to English education due to the reasons where English education was very much associated with proselytism. At this juncture in history of Sri Lanka almost all the schools in the country were run by Christian missionaries. Because Sri Lanka had not won its independence from the British Empire an almost stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelani Valley Railway Line
The Kelani Valley railway line in Sri Lanka, covering the breadth of Colombo District. The line is owned, maintained, and operated by Sri Lanka Railways. Route definition and overview The Kelani Valley line runs southeast from Colombo Maradana Station, through much of the city of Colombo. It runs through major business centres, like Nugegoda and Maharagama, before turning eastwards. It crosses the Southern Expressway near Homagama and continues east towards Avissawella, the current terminus of the line. The line serves an increasingly urbanising community. Major railway stations on the line are Colombo Fort, Maradana, Narahenpita, Nugegoda, Maharagama, Pannipitiya, Kottawa, Homagama, Meegoda, Padukka, Waga, Kosgama, and Avissawella. History Narrow-gauge era The Kelani Valley line was originally built from Colombo to Yatiyanthota via Avissawella during 1900–1902. It was branched off at Avissawella and extended up to Opanayaka via Ratnapura (completed in 1912). Orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ananda College
''Appamādo Amathapadan'' (Buddhist quote from the Apramada Vagga in the Dhammapada) , motto_translation = Heedfulness, Punctuality leads to Nirvana , location = P De S Kularatne Mawatha , city = Colombo , country = Sri Lanka , coordinates = , image = , image size = 150px , caption = Crest of Ananda College , pushpin_map = Sri Lanka Colombo Central , pushpin_image = , pushpin_mapsize = , pushpin_map_alt = , pushpin_map_caption = Location in central Colombo , pushpin_label = , pushpin_label_position = right , type = National , established = , founder = Colonel Henry Steel Olcott , principal = Lal Dissanayake , grades = 1–13 , gender = Boys , age_range = 6 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dematagoda
Dematagoda is in Colombo, Sri Lanka represented by divisional code 9 (Colombo 09). It is surrounded by Borella, Maradana and Kolonnawa. The Baseline Road passes through Dematagoda. The famous Sri Lankan Tamil broadcaster of Radio Ceylon fame, B. H. Abdul Hameed was born in Dematagoda. The only city in Sri Lanka to have 2 railway stations and the first city to have a flyover. Schools * Mukarramah International school * Anurudhdha Balika Maha Vidyalaya * JMC College International * Al-manaar School * Readway College * Sivalee Vidyalaya * St. John's College, Colombo, St. John's College * St. Matthew's College * Veluwana College * Vipulanantha Tamil Maha Vidyalayam * Wesley College, Colombo, Wesley College * Zahira College, Colombo Transport * Dematagoda Railway Station * Dematagada - Bambalapitiya (Kiribathgoda-Angulana) buses. The railway signal and telecommunication engineer's office is situated in Dematagoda. References Populated places in Western Province, Sri Lanka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo metropolitan area has a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 in the Municipality. It is the financial centre of the island and a tourist destination. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to the Greater Colombo area which includes Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the legislative capital of Sri Lanka, and Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia. Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is itself within the urban/suburban area of Colombo. It is also the administrative capital of the Western Province and the district capital of Colombo District. Colombo is a busy and vibrant city with a mixture of modern life, colonial buildings and monuments. Due to its large harbour and its strategic position along th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinnamon Gardens
Cinnamon Gardens ( si, කුරුඳු වත්ත ''Kurundu Vaththa'', ta, கறுவாத் தோட்டம்) is an affluent neighbourhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka located 3 kilometers south-east from Colombo's centre. Cinnamon Gardens is named from the former cinnamon plantation in this area. In the year 1789, there were of cinnamon trees in the gardens. At present, Cinnamon Gardens is the location of the Prime Minister's Office, Independence Hall, Colombo Town Hall and National Museum as well as numerous foreign embassies and high commissions, located down streets lined with fine trees and mansions that are home to the country's elite. It is also the location of the Colombo Department of Meteorology and its observatory. Demographic Cinnamon Gardens is a multi-religious and multi-ethnic area. The major ethnic communities in Cinnamon Gardens are Sinhalese and Tamils. Ethnic minorities include Burghers and Sri Lankan Moors. Religions include Buddhism, Hindui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maligawatta
Maligawatta is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Maligawatta is located approximately 3 kilometres north-east from the centre of Colombo, Colombo Fort. The name Maligawatta is from the Sinhalese language which translates into ''garden of the palace''. The R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium is located in this area on Khettarama Road. History King Rajasinha I of Sitawaka ordered a very very deep ditch to be dug, thereby draining the eastern approaches. He located his headquarters on a hill further back, which came to be known as Maligakanda (Palace hill) since he held court there. The fields adjacent became Maligawatte. In May 1587, Rajasinha I of Sitawaka, having conquered the Kandyan Kingdom, laid siege to the Portuguese fort of Colombo, with 60,000 men, 150 guns, 11,600 muskets and firelocks and 120 war elephants. The siege lasted nine months, but the 350 Portuguese soldiers in Colombo held out. Under the Portuguese, the city walls encompassed the Pettah, and the Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welikada
Welikada is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... It is the location of the Welikada Maximum Security Prison. References Populated places in Western Province, Sri Lanka {{WesternLK-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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