Tellippalai railway station

Tellippalai railway station (Tamil: தெல்லிப்பழை தொடருந்து நிலையம் Tellippaḻai toṭaruntu nilaiyam) is a railway station in the town of Tellippalai 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]

Tellippalai

தெல்லிப்பழை
ථෙල්ලිප්පල
Sri Lankan Railway Station
General information
LocationTellippalai
Sri Lanka
Coordinates9°47′06.00″N 80°02′07.00″E / 9.7850000°N 80.0352778°E / 9.7850000; 80.0352778
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
Mallakam
from Colombo Fort
  4017
Intercity
  Maviddapuram
toward Kankesanthurai
Maviddapuram
from Kankesanthurai
  4018
Intercity
  Mallakam
toward Colombo Fort
Mallakam
from Jaffna
  4442
Local
  Maviddapuram
toward Kankesanthurai
Maviddapuram
from Kankesanthurai
  4882
Local
  Mallakam
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.