Matale railway station

Matale
Matale
	Sri Lankan Railway Station
Location	Gongawella Road, Matale; Sri Lanka
Coordinates	7.468°N 80.6248°E
Elevation	351.21m
Owned by	Sri Lanka Railways
Line(s)	Matale Line
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MTL
History
Opened	14 October 1880
Electrified	No

Matale Railway Station is the terminus railway station on the Matale railway line of Sri Lanka.[1][2] It is the 65th railway station on the line from Colombo Fort railway station and is located in the Matale District in the Central Province. It is 148.6 kilometres (92.3 mi) from the Colombo Fort Railway Station and 27.64 kilometres (17.17 mi) from the Kandy Railway Station. The station was opened on 14 October 1880 following the construction of a branch line from Kandy to Matale.[3] [4]

Location

Matale station is located approximately 700 metres (770 yd) to the east of the centre of Matale.

Timetable

Trains to Colombo Fort are available at 4:50 am and 7:40 pm daily. Trains to Kandy are available at 6:40 am, 10:15 am, 1:55 pm, 5:05 pm and 6:50 pm.[5]

Continuity

Preceding station		Sri Lanka Railways		Following station
Thawalankoya		Matale Line		Terminus

References

Cave, Henry (1910). The Ceylon government railway: a descriptive and illustrated guide. Cassell and Company, Limited. p. 117.
Murray, John (1920). A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon, Volume 10. J. Murray. p. 679.
Royston, Ellis (1994). Sri lanka by Rail. Bradt Publications. p. 93. ISBN 9780946983773.
Wright, Arnold, ed. (1999). Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources. Asian Educational Services. p. 195. ISBN 9788120613355.
"Railway Timetable of Sri Lanka". TimeTable. Sri Lanka Government Information Service. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2014.

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[1] Cave, Henry (1910). The Ceylon government railway: a descriptive and illustrated guide. Cassell and Company, Limited. p. 117.

[2] Murray, John (1920). A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon, Volume 10. J. Murray. p. 679.

[3] Royston, Ellis (1994). Sri lanka by Rail. Bradt Publications. p. 93. ISBN 9780946983773.

[4] Wright, Arnold, ed. (1999). Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources. Asian Educational Services. p. 195. ISBN 9788120613355.

[SLGIF-5] "Railway Timetable of Sri Lanka". TimeTable. Sri Lanka Government Information Service. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2014.