The Puttalam line (originally called the North-Western Line) is a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge[2] railway line in the rail network of Sri Lanka. The 133 km (83 mi) railway line begins at Ragama junction and runs through the major towns along the north-west coast of the country, through to Periyanagavillu. It has forty two stations along its length.
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