Mihintale Line

Mihintale Line
Overview
Native name මිහින්තලේ දුම්රිය මාර්ගය
Status Active
Locale Sri Lanka
Termini Anuradhapura
Mihintale
Operation
Opening 1993[1] [2]
Owner Sri Lanka Railways
Operator(s) Sri Lanka Railways
Technical
Line length 7[1] mi (11 km)
Track gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)

Mihintale Line is a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) gauge railway line in Sri Lanka which starts from Anuradhapura and ends at Mihintale. The length of this line is about 7 miles and there are no stations between the termini. This line was built in 1993.

This line branches off from Northern Line at Mihintale Junction in Anuradhapura.[2]

Operations

Trains are not regularly operated on this line. Trains are operated only during the Vesak season. There is a high demand for the transport services from Anuradhapura to Mihintale on this season. The train takes about 30 minutes to complete the journey.[2]

On Vesak seasons free trains are operated.[3]


See Also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "The Rail Routes of Sri Lanka". Model Railroad Club of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ellis, Royston. Sri Lanka. pp. 130–131. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  3. උඩුවර, ශීලා (14 June 2011). "පොසොන් වන්දනාවට අනුරාධපුර-මිහින්තලේ නොමිලේ දුම්රිය සේවා". Retrieved 19 September 2014.