Bandarawela railway station

Bandarawela railway station is the 71st and eighth last railway station on the Main Line, and is 258.72 km (160.76 mi) away from Colombo. It is located 1,225.5 m (4,021 ft) above mean sea level and 8 km (5.0 mi) from the centre of Badulla, the capital city of Uva Province. All the trains that run on the Main Line, including the Podi Menike and Udarata Menike express trains stop at the station.

Bandarawela
Bandarawela Railway Station ticket office (June 2011)
General information
LocationBandarawela
Sri Lanka
Coordinates6°49′44″N 80°59′15″E / 6.82889°N 80.98750°E / 6.82889; 80.98750
Operated bySri Lanka Railways
Line(s)Main line
Distance258.72 km (160.8 mi) from Colombo
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
Station codeBDA
History
Opened1893

The construction of the railway line between Haputale and Bandarawela commenced in 1887 but it wasn't until 1893 that work on the line was completed. The first train arriving at the station on 19 June 1893. Bandarawela was the terminus of the Main Line until the line was extended to Badulla in 1924.

The station has a G2 locomotive on permanent display at the station. The diesel shunter locomotive was built by the North British Locomotive Company and operated between 1951 and 1986 at Maligawatta and Thali Mannar. It was moved to Bandarawela on 16 August 2011 and put on display.

G2 - 536

Continuity

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Preceding station   Sri Lanka Railways   Following station
Diyatalawa   Main Line   Kinigama

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