Haputale Railway Station ( si, හපුතලේ දුම්රිය ස්ථානය, ta, ஹப்புடேல் ரயில் நிலையம்) is the 69th station on the
Main Line
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. The station is located between
Idalgashinna
Idalgashinna ( si, ඉදල්ගස්හින්න, ta, இதல்கஸ்ஹின்ன) is a small village in the Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka. Situated at an elevation of about above sea level, it is located in the Haputa ...
and
Diyatalawa
Diyatalawa (දියතලාව, meaning “the watered plain”) is a former garrison town in the central highlands of Sri Lanka, in the Badulla District of Uva Province. It is situated at an altitude of and has become a popular destination ...
railway stations in
Badulla District
Badulla District ( si, බදුල්ල දිස්ත්රික්කය ''badūlla distrikkaya''; ta, பதுளை மாவட்டம் ''Patuḷai māvaṭṭam'') is a district in Uva Province, Sri Lanka. The entire land area o ...
,
Uva Province
Uva Province ( si, ඌව පළාත, Uva Paḷāta, ta, ஊவா மாகாணம், Uvā Mākāṇam) is Sri Lanka's second least populated Provinces of Sri Lanka, province, with 1,259,880 people, created in 1896. It consists of two dis ...
. It is located from
Colombo Fort railway 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 ...
at an elevation of above sea level.
The station has one platform with a siding and all the trains that operate on the line stop at the station.
The station opened on 19 June 1893, following the extension of the main line from
Nanu Oya railway station to Haputale. In 1894 the rail line was extended from Haputale to
Banderawela.
Continuity
See also
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List of railway stations in Sri Lanka
List of railway stations in Sri Lanka, in alphabetical order, are as follows:
A
* Abanpola, North Western Province
* Agbopura, Eastern Province
* Ahangama, Southern Province
* Ahungalle, Southern Province
* Akurala, Southern Prov ...
*
List of railway stations by line order in Sri Lanka Ordered by railway track
Main Line
The line from Colombo Fort to Badulla
Matale Line
The line from Peradeniya Junction to Matale
Puttalam Line
The line from Ragama Junction to Periyanagavillu
Kelani Valley Railway Line
T ...
References
Railway stations in Badulla District
Railway stations on the Main Line (Sri Lanka)
Railway stations opened in 1893
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