Maviddapuram railway station

Maviddapuram railway station (Tamil: மாவிட்டபுரம் தொடருந்து நிலையம் Māviṭṭapuram toṭaruntu nilaiyam, Sinhala: මාවිදපුරම් දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is a railway station in the village of Maviddapuram in northern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Northern Line which links the north with the capital Colombo. The station was not functioning between 1990 and 2015 due to the civil war. The Northern Line between Jaffna and Kankesanthurai was re-opened on 2 January 2015.[1][2]

Maviddapuram railway station

மாவிட்டபுரம்
මාවිදපුරම් දුම්රිය ස්ථානය
Sri Lankan Railway Station
General information
LocationMaviddapuram
Sri Lanka
Owned bySri Lanka Railways
Line(s)Northern Line
Other information
StatusFunctioning
History
Rebuilt2 January 2015
ElectrifiedNo

Services

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The following train services are available from/to the station:[3]

Service
Tellippalai
from Colombo Fort
  4017
Intercity
  Kankesanthurai
Kankesanthurai   4018
Intercity
  Tellippalai
toward Colombo Fort
Tellippalai
from Jaffna
  4442
Local
  Kankesanthurai
Kankesanthurai   4882
Local
  Tellippalai
toward Jaffna

References

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  1. ^ "Jaffna-KKS railway track roars again". Daily FT. 3 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015.
  2. ^ Balachandran, P. K. (3 January 2015). "Busy Rajapaksa Skips Maiden Run on India-built Jaffna Track". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "Search Train". Sri Lanka Railways.