Wattegama Railway Station ( si, වත්තේගම 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 62nd railway station on the line from Colombo Fort railway station and is located in the
Kandy District
Kandy District ( si, මහනුවර දිස්ත්රික්කය, ta, கண்டி மாவட்டம்) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Its area is 1906.3 km².
Administrative divisions
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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.
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 of cocoa beans and of tea moved through this station.
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Location
Wattegama station is located on the B369 (Pitiyagedera - Wattegama - Iriyagastenne) 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
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