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List of railway stations in Sri Lanka, in alphabetical order, are as follows:


A

* Abanpola, North Western Province * Agbopura, Eastern Province *
Ahangama Ahangama is a suburb of Galle. It is located within the Principality of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, Southern Province. It is located approximately away from the Galle within Galle District of the Southern Province. It is situated on the boundary of Galle ...
, Southern Province * Ahungalle, Southern Province * Akurala, Southern Province *
Alawwa Alawwa is a town and divisional secretariat of the Kurunegala District in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. The town is considered part of the Coconut Triangle, where most of the country's coconut exports come from. The population was ...
, North Western Province * Alawathupitiya, *
Aluthgama Aluthgama ( si, අලුත්ගම, translit=Alutgama; ta, அளுத்கமை, translit=Aḷutkamai) is a coastal town in Kalutara District in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is approximately south of Colombo and north of Galle. ...
, Western Province * Ambalangoda, Southern Province *
Ambepussa Ambepussa is a town in the Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. History The Ambepussa railway station, was the terminus station for the first rail passenger service, a ten-carriage train which departed Colombo Fort railway st ...
, Western Province * Ambewela, Central Province * Angulana, Western Province *
Anuradhapura Anuradhapura ( si, අනුරාධපුරය, translit=Anurādhapuraya; ta, அனுராதபுரம், translit=Aṉurātapuram) is a major city located in north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of North Central ...
, New Town *
Anuradhapura Anuradhapura ( si, අනුරාධපුරය, translit=Anurādhapuraya; ta, அனுராதபுரம், translit=Aṉurātapuram) is a major city located in north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of North Central ...
, North Central Province * Arachchikattuwa * Avissawella File:Hitachi Loco Class M5 -782 (5051181994).jpg,
Aluthgama railway station Aluthgama railway station ( si, අලුත්ගම දුම්රිය ස්ථානය, ta, அளுத்கமை ரயில் நிலையம்) is a railway station on the coastal railway line of Sri Lanka. It is situated b ...
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Aluthgama Aluthgama ( si, අලුත්ගම, translit=Alutgama; ta, அளுத்கமை, translit=Aḷutkamai) is a coastal town in Kalutara District in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is approximately south of Colombo and north of Galle. ...
File:SL Anuradhapura asv2020-01 img27 Anuradhapura Railway Station.jpg, Anuradhapura railway station in
Anuradhapura Anuradhapura ( si, අනුරාධපුරය, translit=Anurādhapuraya; ta, அனுராதபுரம், translit=Aṉurātapuram) is a major city located in north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of North Central ...


B

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Badulla Badulla ( si, බදුල්ල, ta, பதுளை) is the capital and the largest city of Uva Province situated in the lower central hills of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Uva Province and the Badulla District. Geography Badulla is ...
, Uva Province * Balapitiya, Southern Province * Babarenda, Southern Province * Bambalapitiya, Western Province *
Bandarawela Bandarawela ( Sinhala : බණ්ඩාරවෙල, pronounced ; Tamil: பண்டாரவெல) is the second largest town in the Badulla District which is away from Badulla. Bandarawela is away from Colombo and about away from Kandy ...
, Uva Province * Bangadeniya, North Western Province *
Batticaloa Batticaloa ( ta, மட்டக்களப்பு, ''Maṭṭakkaḷappu''; si, මඩකලපුව, ''Maḍakalapuwa'') is a major city in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, and its former capital. It is the administrative capital of the B ...
, Eastern Province - terminus * Batuwatta, Western Province * Bemmulla, Western Province *
Beliatta Beliatta is a town located in the Hambantota District of Sri Lanka. Geography It is an inland town, approximately, from the coastal town of Tangalle. Beliatta has the second highest mountain range located in the Beliatta Divisional Secretar ...
, Southern Province *
Bentota Bentota is a coastal town in Sri Lanka, located in the Galle District of the Southern Province. It is approximately south of Colombo and north of Galle. Bentota is situated on the southern bank of the Bentota River mouth, at an elevati ...
, Southern Province * Beruwala, Western Province * Boossa, Southern Province * Bothale, Western Province * Bulugahoda, Western Province File:Batuwatte.jpg,
Batuwatta railway station Batuwatta is a town situated approximately 4 km from Ganemulla Founded during the British era, Ganemulla ( si, ගණේමුල්ල, ta, கணேமுல்ல) is a midsize town situated in the Gampaha District of Sri Lanka. Ganem ...
File:Class S10.jpg, ''Class S10'' stopping at Batuwaththe on a rainy morning


C

* Chavakachcheri, Northern Province * Chenkaladi, Eastern Province *
Chilaw Chilaw ( si, හලාවත, translit=Halāvata, ta, சிலாபம், translit=Cilāpam) is a large town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is governed by an urban council. The town is located 80 kilometres away f ...
, North Western Province *
Chunnakam Chunnakam ( ta, சுன்னாகம், translit=Cuṉṉākam; si, චුන්නාකම්, translit=Chunnakam) is a town, located north of Jaffna. It is one of the important commercial centres in Jaffna. The original name of the tow ...
, Northern Province *
Colombo Fort Fort (Colombo) (; ) is the central business district of Colombo in Sri Lanka. It is the financial district of Colombo and the location of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the World Trade Centre of Colombo from which the CSE operates. It is ...
, Western Province *
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 me ...
, Western Province (currently the National Railway Museum, Colombo)


D

* Dematagoda, Western Province * Daraluwa, Western Province * Dehiwala, Western Province * Demodara, Uva Province *
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 destinati ...
, Uva Province


E

* Egoda Uyana, Western Province * Elephant Pass, Northern Province * Eluthumadduval, Northern Province * Enderamulla, Western Province


F

* Free Trade Zone ''(formerly Katunayake South)'', Western Province


G

* Galle, Southern Province - terminus being extended *
Gampaha Gampaha (Sinhala: ගම්පහ ; Tamil: கம்பஹா ) is an urban city in Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated to the north-east of the capital Colombo. It is the sixth largest urban area in Western Province ...
, Western Province * Gampola, Central Province * Ganemulla, Western Province * Ganewatta, North Western Province *
Gintota Gintota is a village situated in Galle District, in the southern part of Sri Lanka. It is located south of Colombo and north-west of Galle and is situated on the left bank of the Gin Ganga, at the river's mouth. The traditional industry in th ...
, Southern Province


H

* Habaraduwa, Southern Province * Habarane, North Central Province * Halawatha *
Hali Ela Hali may refer to: * Hali I of the Maldives (died 1268), Sultan of Maldives from 1266 to 1268 *Hali II of the Maldives (died 1288), Sultan of Maldives from 1278 to 1288 *a medieval Latinisation of Arabic Ali (also ''Haly'') ** Haly Abenragel, com ...
, Uva Province *
Haputale Haputale ( si, හපුතලේ; ta, ஹபுதலே) is a town of Badulla District in the Uva Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. The elevation is 1431 m (4695 ft) above the sea level. The area has a rich bio-dive ...
, Uva Province * Hath Amuna, North Central Province * Hatton, Central Province * Hettimulla, Western Province * Hikkaduwa, Southern Province * Hindeniya-Pattigoda, Western Province * Hingurakgoda, North Central Province * Horape, Western Province * Hunupitiya, Western Province * Horiwila, North Central Province


I

* Idalgashinna, Uva Province * Induruwa, Southern Province *
Inuvil Inuvil ( ta, இணுவில், translit=Iṇuvil; si, ඉනුවිල්, translit=Inuvil) is a village in Northern Sri Lanka. It is situated along the KKS main road, Jaffna district. The area is mainly populated by people who speak the ...
, Jaffna District, Northern Province


J

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Ja-Ela Ja-Ela ( si, ජා-ඇල, ta, ஜா-எல) is a suburb of Colombo, located approximately north of the Colombo city centre. Ja-Ela lies on the A3 road which overlaps with the Colombo – Katunayake Expressway at the Ja-Ela Interchange. ...
, Western Province * Jaffna, Northern Province * Jayanthipura, North Central Province


K

* Kahawa, Southern Province * Kalutara North, Western Province *
Kalutara South Kalutara ( si, කළුතර, ta, களுத்துறை) or Kalutota is a major city in Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is also the administrative capital of Kalutara District. It is located approximately south o ...
, Western Province * Kamburugamuwa, Southern Province * Kandana, Western Province *
Kandy Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills ...
, Central Province * Kankesanthurai, Northern Province - terminus * Kantalai, Eastern Province * Kapuwatte, Western Province *
Kataragama Kataragama ( si, කතරගම, translit=Kataragama , ta, கதிர்காமம், translit=Katirkrāmam) is a pilgrimage town sacred to Hindu, Buddhist and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. People from South India also go there to ...
, Southern Province * Kathaluwa, Southern Province * Katugoda, Southern Province *
Katukurunda Katukurunda Airport ( si, කටුකුරුන්ද ගුවන්තොටුපළ ''Katukurunda Guwanthotupala'', ) is a domestic airport located near the town of Kalutara in Sri Lanka. It is also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Ai ...
, Western Province * Katunayake railway station, Western Province * Katunayake Airport (BIA), Western Province * Keenawala, Western Province * Kekanadura, Southern Province * Kekirawa, North Central Province *
Kelaniya Kelaniya ( si, කැලණිය ta, களனி) is a suburb of Colombo in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is known for the Buddhist temple built on the banks of the Kelani River, which divides the suburb from Colombo District. The tem ...
, Western Province * Kilinochchi, Northern Province * Kinigama, Uva Province * Kodikamamam, Northern Province * Koggala, Southern Province * Kokgala, Southern Province * Kookuvil, Northern Province * Kollupitiya, Western Province * Kondavil, Northern Province * Koralawella, Western Province * Kosgoda, Southern Province * Kotugoda, Western Province * Kudahakapola, Western Province *
Kurunegala Kurunegala ( si, කුරුණෑගල, ta, குருணாகல்) is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of the North Western Province and the Kurunegala District. Kurunegala was an ancient royal capital for 50 years, fr ...
, North Western Province


L

* Laxauyana, North Central Province * Liyanagemulla, Western Province * Lunawa, Western Province * Lunuwila, North Western Province


M

* Magalegoda, Western Province * Maggona, Western Province *
Maharagama Maharagama is an outer suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka on the High-Level (A4) Road about from the centre of the commercial capital. It developed rapidly in the 1980s as a dormitory suburb. Governed by the Maharagama Urban Council, the town possess ...
, Western Province * Maho, North Western Province *
Mallakam Mallakam ( ta, மல்லாகம், translit=Mallākam) ( si, මල්ලකම්) is a town in northern Sri Lanka located approximately north of the city of Jaffna. The town is divided into three Village Officer Divisions (Mallakam Cent ...
, Northern Province * Manampitiya, North Central Province * Mankulam, Northern Province * Mannar, Northern Province *
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 t ...
, Western Province * Matale, Central Province - terminus * Matara, Southern Province * Maviddapuram, Northern Province *
Medawachchiya Medawachchiya is a town in the Anuradhapura District, North Central Province of Sri Lanka. Situated 27 km from Anuradhapura, on the '' A9'' Jaffna - Kandy main road, it is 229 km from Colombo. Medawachchiya is also the point from which ...
, North Central Province * Meesalai, Northern Province * Mirigama, Western Province * Mirissa, Southern Province *
Mirusuvil Mirusuvil () is a town in the north Sri Lankan city of present it is in the High Security Zone which includes Muhamalai the check-point which collapsed after the tensions between Government security forces and the LTTE in late 2006 which ended i ...
, Northern Province *
Moratuwa Moratuwa ( si, මොරටුව, ta, மொறட்டுவை) is a large suburb of Colombo, on the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka, near Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia. It is situated on the Galle–Colombo (Galle road) main highway, south o ...
, Western Province *
Mount Lavinia Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia ( si, දෙහිවල-ගල්කිස්ස, translit=Dehivala-Galkissa; ta, தெஹிவளை-கல்கிசை, translit=Tehivaḷai-Kalkicai), population 245,974 (2012) is the largest suburb of the City of ...
, Western Province * Murikandy, Northern Province * Murikandy Temple, Northern Province File:SLR_M8_Loco.jpg, Maho junction railway station


N

* Naththandiya, North Western Province * Navatkuly, Northern Province *
Negombo Negombo (, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the west coast and at the mouth of the Negombo Lagoon, in Western Province, from Colombo via Colombo - Katunayake Expressway. Negombo is one of the major commercial hubs in the country an ...
, Western Province *
Nugegoda Nugegoda ( si, නුගේගොඩ) is a large, densely populated suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located in the border of Sri Jayawardenapura Municipal Council limits and Dehiwela Mt. Lavinia Municipal Council limits, just outside Colombo ...
, Western Province * Nanu Oya, Central Province * Nawalapitiya, Central Province - Operation Control Office


O

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Ohiya Ohiya ( si, ඔහිය) is a rural village located in Badulla District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka. It is much closer to the Horton Plains National Park. The picturesque Colombo -Badulla Railway runs through Ohiya. Ohiya is in the Welimada Div ...
, Uva Province * Omanthai, Northern Province


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Padukka Padukka ( si, පාදුක්ක, ta, படுகா) is a town in the district of Colombo in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It has a population of roughly 8,000. Elevation 44feet. Padukka, which is part of the Avissawella electorate i ...
, Western Province *
Palai Pallai ( ta, பளை, si, පල්ලෙයි), also spelt Palai, is a small town in the Kilinochchi District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is located near the coast on the northern peninsula, approximately south-east of Jaffna. ...
, Northern Province * Pallewela, Western Province * Parakum Uyana, North Central Province * Paranthan, Northern Province *
Pattipola Pattipola is a village that is mostly located in Badulla District, Uva Province with a small portion in Nuwara Eliya District of Central Province, Sri Lanka. Transport Pattipola is served by the Pattipola railway station of the Sri Lanka R ...
, Central Province * Payagala North, Western Province * Payagala South, Western Province * Peradeniya Junction, Central Province - terminus * Perelman day, Western Province * Piladuwa, Southern Province *
Pilimathalawa Pilimathalawa is a suburb of the city of Kandy in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. The town is situated 10 km away from Kandy, the district capital, and 104 km away from Colombo. "Thalawa" means flat area in Sinhalese, while "Pilima" means statue, h ...
, Central Province * Pinwatta, Western Province * Polgahawela Junction, North Western Province * Polonnaruwa, North Central Province * Polwathumodara, Southern Province * Puliyahkulam, Northern Province * Punkankulam, Northern Province * Puttalam, North Western Province - branch terminus File:Polgahawela Railway Station.jpg, Polgahawela Junction


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Ragama Ragama ( si, රාගම ta, ரா௧ம) is a suburb of Colombo, located in the Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is governed by the Ja-Ela Pradeshiya Sabha. History In July 1874 a rail line, known as the Breakwater line, ...
, Western Province *
Rambukkana Rambukkana, Pradeshiya Sabha, lies within the Kegalle district in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. The Council was incorporated on 7 July 1991 as Rambukkana ward and a few small towns. The constituency today has an area of 128.8 square km, with ...
, Sabaragamuwa Province * Rathmalane, Western Province * Richmond Hill, Southern Province * Radella, Central Province * Rozella, Central Province File:Ragama Railway Station.jpg, Ragama Railway Station at night


S

* Sankathanai, Northern Province * Sarasavi Uyana, Central Province * Seeduwa, Western Province * Sewanapitiya, North Central Province * Slave Island, Western Province


T

* Talaimannar, Northern Province - terminus, ferry port * Talpe, Southern Province *
Tellipalai Tellippalai or Thellippalai ( ta, தெல்லிப்பழை Tellippaḻai
, Northern Province * Thachanthoppu, Northern Province * Telwatte, Southern Province * Thandikulam, Northern Province *
Trincomalee Trincomalee (; ta, திருகோணமலை, translit=Tirukōṇamalai; si, ත්‍රිකුණාමළය, translit= Trikuṇāmaḷaya), also known as Gokanna and Gokarna, is the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee Dis ...
, Eastern Province - terminus, ocean port * Thambutthegama, North Central Province * Thembiligala, Central Province


U

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Ukuwela Ukuwela ( Sinhala:උකුවෙල, Tamil:உக்குவளை) is a suburb of Matale, Sri Lanka. It is located in Matale District, Central Province. It is located on the Wattegama-Matale Road (B462), about from the centre of the ci ...
- Central Province * Unawatuna, Southern Province * Ulapane, Central Province


V

* Valaichchenai, Eastern Province *
Vavuniya Vavuniya (, romanized: ''Vavuṉiyā'', , romanized: ''Vavuniyāva''). Vavuniya City is the capital of Vavuniya District in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka and the largest city in the Northern Province. The municipality is administered by Vav ...
, Northern Province * Veyangoda, Western Province


W

* Wadduwa, Western Province * Walpola, Western Province * Wanawasala, Western Province * Wandurawa, Western Province *
Wattegama Wattegama ( Sinhala: වත්තේගම, Tamil:வத்தேகம) is a town and Urban Council in Kandy District in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. See also Wattegama Central College Wattegama Central College is public school si ...
- Central Province * Welikanda, North Central Province * Weligama, Southern Province * Wellawatta, Western Province * Wijayarajadahana, Western Province * Wavurukannala, Southern Province


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Yagoda Yagoda is a Russian surname meaning "berry". However, there is a change in stress and thus pronunciation—the surname is stressed Яго́да, and the word for "berry" is я́года. It also may be a Russian version of the name Yehuda ( Judah). ...
, Western Province * Yaththalgoda, Western Province


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Kataragama Kataragama ( si, කතරගම, translit=Kataragama , ta, கதிர்காமம், translit=Katirkrāmam) is a pilgrimage town sacred to Hindu, Buddhist and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. People from South India also go there to ...
* Walasgala * Seetawaka * Ratnapura * Embilipitiya ---- *
Hambantota Hambantota ( si, හම්බන්තොට, ta, அம்பாந்தோட்டை) is the main town in Hambantota District, Southern Province, Sri LankaThe prominent Malays (මැලේ) most part of the population is to be partly de ...
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Kataragama Kataragama ( si, කතරගම, translit=Kataragama , ta, கதிர்காமம், translit=Katirkrāmam) is a pilgrimage town sacred to Hindu, Buddhist and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. People from South India also go there to ...


Closed stations

All of the narrow gauge () lines have been closed. The Maradana to Avissawella section of the Kelani Valley line has been converted to broad gauge (). All stations serving narrow gauge tracks have been closed with the exception of the Maradana to Avissawella section, as it was converted to broad gauge.
(All closed stations are not in the list) *
Padukka Padukka ( si, පාදුක්ක, ta, படுகா) is a town in the district of Colombo in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It has a population of roughly 8,000. Elevation 44feet. Padukka, which is part of the Avissawella electorate i ...
- Reopened * Avissawella - Rebuilt * Eheliyagoda * Kuruwita * Ratnapura * Opanayaka ---- * Yatiyantota * Karawanella ---- *
Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya ( si, නුවර එළිය ; ta, நுவரெலியா) is a city in the hill country of the Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its name means "city on the plain (table land)" or "city of light". The city is the administrativ ...
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Kandapola Kandapola () is a village in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. It is located within the Central Province. See also *List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka Central Province is a province of Sri Lanka, containing the Kandy District, Matale District, ...
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Ragala Ragala is a town in central western Sri Lanka. Agriculture The town's agricultural exports consist of tea leaves to tea production companies such as Dilmah. Transport It used to be served by a narrow gauge branchline of the national railway netwo ...


See also

List of railway stations in Sri Lanka by line


Maps


UN Map


References


External links


Sri Lanka Railways (Official Website)


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