Haputale_railway_station

Haputale railway station

Haputale railway station

Railway station in Sri Lanka

Haputale Railway Station (Sinhala: හපුතලේ දුම්රිය ස්ථානය, Tamil: ஹப்புடேல் ரயில் நிலையம்) is the 69th station on the Main Line. The station is located between Idalgashinna and Diyatalawa railway stations in Badulla District, Uva Province. It is located 247.97 km (154.08 mi) from Colombo Fort railway station[1] at an elevation of 1,479.57 m (4,854.2 ft) above sea level.[3]

Quick Facts General information, Location ...

The station has one platform with a siding and all the trains that operate on the line stop at the station.[3] The station opened on 19 June 1893, following the extension of the main line from Nanu Oya railway station to Haputale.[4] In 1894 the rail line was extended from Haputale to Banderawela.[5]

Continuity

More information Preceding station, Sri Lanka Railways ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Main Line". Sri Lanka Railways. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Daily News". IESL proposes railway electrification project. 25 December 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Haputale railway station". podimenike. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. [4]
    Wright, Arnold, ed. (1999). Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources. Asian Educational Services. p. 89. ISBN 9788120613355.
  5. [5]
    Mendis, G. C. (2005). Ceylon Under the British. Asian Educational Services. p. 158. ISBN 9788120619302.


Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This article about a railroad station in Sri Lanka is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Haputale_railway_station, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.