Matale | |||||||
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| Sri Lankan Railway Station | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Gongawella Road, Matale Sri Lanka | ||||||
| Coordinates | 7°28′05″N 80°37′29″E / 7.468°N 80.6248°E | ||||||
| Elevation | 351.21m | ||||||
| Owned by | Sri Lanka Railways | ||||||
| Line(s) | Matale Line | ||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||
| Station code | MTL | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 14 October 1880 | ||||||
| Electrified | No | ||||||
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Matale Railway Station is the terminus railway station on the Matale railway line of Sri Lanka.[1][2] It is the 65th railway station on the line from Colombo Fort railway station and is located in the Matale District in the Central Province. It is 148.6 kilometres (92.3 mi) from the Colombo Fort Railway Station and 27.64 kilometres (17.17 mi) from the Kandy Railway Station. The station was opened on 14 October 1880 following the construction of a branch line from Kandy to Matale.[3][4]
- ^ Cave, Henry (1910). The Ceylon government railway: a descriptive and illustrated guide. Cassell and Company, Limited. p. 117.
- ^ Murray, John (1920). A Handbook for Travellers in India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon, Volume 10. J. Murray. p. 679.
- ^ Royston, Ellis (1994). Sri lanka by Rail. Bradt Publications. p. 93. ISBN 9780946983773.
- ^ Wright, Arnold, ed. (1999). Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources. Asian Educational Services. p. 195. ISBN 9788120613355.