Ukuwela Railway Station ( si, උකුවෙල දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

on the Matale railway line of

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 65th railway station on the line from Colombo Fort railway station and is located in the

Matale District Matale District ( si, මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, ta, மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is one of 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administra ...

in the Central Province. It is from the

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 ...

and from the

Kandy Railway Station Kandy railway station ( si, මහනුවර දුම්රිය ස්ථානය, ta, கண்டி ரயில் நிலையம்) is a major railway station in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways an ...

. The station was opened on 14 October 1880 following the construction of a branch line from Kandy to Matale.

Location

Ukuwela station is located on the B462 (Wattegama - Matale) Road, approximately south of

Matale Matale ( Sinhala: මාතලේ, ta, மாத்தளை, translit=Māttaḷai) is the administrative capital city of the Matale District. It is the most urbanised and populated centre in the district. Matale is also the second largest muni ...

Continuity

References

Railway stations on the Matale Line Railway stations opened in 1880 Railway stations in Matale District {{SriLanka-railstation-stub