Vavuniya railway station

Vavuniya railway station (Tamil: வவுனியா தொடருந்து நிலையம் Vavuṉiyā toṭaruntu nilaiyam) is a railway station in the city of Vavuniya 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 popular Yarl Devi service calls at the station and the also popular service Rajarata Rejini terminates at the station, which starts at Matara in down south. No services operated north of Vavuniya after 1990 due to the civil war.[1] Reconstruction of this section of the line commenced following the end of the civil war in 2009. Currently services operate up to Pallai.[2]

Vavuniya

வவுனியா
වවුනියා
Sri Lankan Railway Station
LocationVavuniya
Sri Lanka
Coordinates8°45′15.40″N 80°29′37.60″E
Owned bySri Lanka Railways
Line(s)Northern Line
Other information
StatusFunctioning
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station   Sri Lanka Railways   Following station
Iratperiyakulam
toward Colombo Fort		   Yal Devi
Northern Line		   Thandikulam
toward Kankesanthurai
Location
Vavuniya railway station
Location in central Vavuniya

References
  1. Edirisinghe, Dasun (10 March 2009). "Rebuilding of KKS – Vavuniya rail track: JVP unions offer free labour with demands; We can do it without them – Dallas". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  2. "Yal Devi off to Palai". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 4 March 2014.
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