Aluthgama Railway Station අලුත්ගම දුම්රිය ස්ථානය அளுத்கமை ரயில் நிலையம் | |
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| Sri Lankan Railway Station | |
.jpg) 'Ruhunu Kumari' Express train at the station in 2010 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 6°25′55.9″N 80°00′1.8″E / 6.432194°N 80.000500°E |
| Owned by | Sri Lanka Railways |
| Line(s) | Coastal Line (Sri Lanka) |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | ALT |
| History | |
| Opened | 31 March 1890 |
Aluthgama railway station (Sinhala: අලුත්ගම දුම්රිය ස්ථානය, Tamil: அளுத்கமை ரயில் நிலையம்) is a railway station on the coastal railway line of Sri Lanka. It is situated between Hettimulla and Bentota railway stations. It is 59.7 kilometres (37.1 mi) along the railway line from the Colombo Fort Railway Station at an elevation of 7.92 m (26.0 ft) above sea level.
In 1887, work commenced on extending the Coastal line, which at that time ran from Colombo to Kaluthara. The extension through to Aluthgama was finished in 1888 but the station at Aluthgama was not opened until 31 March 1890.[1][2]
- ^ "Historical Background of Sri Lankan Railway". DBEssays. Retrieved 3 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Serasinghe, Bertram (1984). The Sword and Belt: An Account of the Life and Times of Mudaliyar Dionysius Cornelius Senaratne Covering the Period Beginning with the Last Quarter of the 18th Century and Ending with the First Quarter of the 20th. p. 96.