| Colombo Maradana Railway Station |
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| Station statistics | ||
| Lines | Main Line Coastal Line Kelani Valley Line |
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| Other information | ||
| Opened | 1908[1] | |
| Electrified | no[2] | |
| Owned by | Sri Lanka Railways | |
| Services | ||
| Terminates at Maradana: Ruhunu Kumari -to Matara Samudra Devi-to Galle Galu Kumari -to Matara Sagarika -to Galle Intermediate stop at Maradana: Udarata Menike-Colombo Fort to Badulla, via Maradana Podi Menike-Colombo Fort to Badulla, via Maradana Tikiri Menike -Colombo Fort to Hatton, via Maradana Senkadagala Menike -Colombo Fort to Kandy, via Maradana Rajarata Rajina -Vavuniya to Matara via Colombo Maradana Yal Devi-Was operated to Kankasanthurei via Jaffna (now only up to Omanthai) Udaya Devi -to Batticaloa Muthu Kumari -to Puttalam Commuter Rail- within Colombo |
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Maradana Railway Station is a major rail hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways, with many inter-city and commuter trains entering each day. It is the terminus of several intercity trains.[3]
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When the railways first opened in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in 1864, trains terminated at Colombo Terminus Station, a now-retired station near Maradana. In 1906, a project was launched to reorganise the railway within the Colombo area. Colombo Terminus Station was closed and replaced by the new Maradana Station.[1]
Fort Railway Station was opened in 1917, as a new central station for Colombo.[1] Today, Maradana and Fort are the primary rail gateways to Colombo.
Maradana Station is in Maradana, located next to the Elphinstone Theatre and near the Maradana Railway Yards. Colombo Fort Station is a couple kilometres away from Maradana Station.
Maradana Station features a two-storey building housing the ticket office, waiting room, and Sri Lanka Railways offices. A footbridge leads to the platforms.[4]
The station is served from the north-east by the Main line, which leads to several other major routes in Sri Lanka's railway network. To the south-east of the station, the Kelani Valley Line connects Maradana with many other area of Colombo. The station is served to the west by the Coastal line, leading to Gale and Matara. Most of these Coastal-line trains terminate at Maradana Station.
Maradana station is also a hub for commuter rail within the Colombo metropolis.
| Preceding station | Sri Lanka Railways | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Ruhunu Kumari | Colombo Fort | ||
| Samudra Devi | Colombo Fort | |||
| Galu Kumari | Colombo Fort | |||
| Sagarika | Colombo Fort | |||
| Ragama | Muthu Kumari | Colombo Fort | ||
| Ragama | Rajarata Rajina | Colombo Fort | ||
| Ragama | Udarata Menike | Colombo Fort | ||
| Podi Menike | Colombo Fort | |||
| Tikiri Menike | Colombo Fort | |||
| Senkadagala Menike | Colombo Fort | |||
| Baseline Road | Kelani Valley Line | Terminus | ||
| Dematagoda | Commuter Rail | Colombo Fort | ||