Vavuniya railway station

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Vavuniya
Sri Lankan Railway Station
வவுனியா
වවුනියා
Station statistics
Address Vavuniya
Sri Lanka
Coordinates 8°45′15.40″N 80°29′37.60″E / 8.7542778°N 80.4937778°E / 8.7542778; 80.4937778Coordinates: 8°45′15.40″N 80°29′37.60″E / 8.7542778°N 80.4937778°E / 8.7542778; 80.4937778
Line(s) Northern Line
Other information
Electrified No
Owned by Sri Lanka Railways
Station status Functioning
Services

Yarl Devi to Colombo Fort and Omanthai

Vavuniya railway station 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.

History

Trains had been operating on the Northern Line since the beginning of the twentieth century. Vavuniya station was an intermediate stop for trains between Colombo and Jaffna.

In 1990, Northern Line trains stopped operating past Vavuniya because of the declining security condition. For nearly two decades, Vavuniya was the temporary terminus of the Northern Line.[1]

After the war ended in 2009, work started to rebuild the track and restore the Northern Line to Kankesanturai,[2] under the Uthuru Mithuru Project. Initially, the line was extended to Thandikulam,[3] but now to Omanthai.[4] Thus, Vavuniya is once again an intermediate station, but remains an important stop.

Services

The station is served by all Northern Line trains, including the Yal Devi.

Preceding station   Sri Lanka Railways   Following station
Irataperiyakulam   Northern Line   Thandikulam

See also

References

  1. ↑ "President requests patriotic citizens: Join us in building Northern rail track". Dailynews. 2009-03-24. 
  2. ↑ "Northbound Sri Lanka train to extend to Thandikulam". ColomboPage. 2009-05-29. 
  3. ↑ "Train services for Northern Sri Lanka: Foundation stone laid for Omanthai rail station as Yal Dewi reaches Thandikulam". ColomboPage. 2011-05-27. 
  4. ↑ "Yal Devi 'steams' into Omanthai". Sunday Observer. 2011-05-27. 
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