Vavuniya railway station

Vavuniya
வவுனியா
වවුනියා
Sri Lankan Railway Station
Location 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
Owned by Sri Lanka Railways
Line(s) Northern Line
Other information
Status Functioning
Electrified No
Services
Preceding station   Sri Lanka Railways   Following station
Iratperiyakulam
toward Colombo Fort		   Yarl Devi
Northern Line		   Thandikulam
toward Kankesanthurai

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. 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]

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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