Uda Pussellawa Railway

Uda Pussellawa Railway
Overview
Native nameඋඩුපුස්සැල්ලාව දුම්රිය මාර්ගය
StatusClosed
OwnerCeylon Government Railway
LocaleSri Lanka
Termini
Stations5
Service
SystemCeylon Government Railway
Operator(s)Ceylon Government Railway
Daily ridership7279 as in 1934
History
Opened1904[1]
Closed1 March 1948
Technical
Line length31[2] km (19 mi)
Track gauge2 ft 6 in (762 mm)[2][3]
Highest elevation1,925.6 m (6,318 ft)
Route map

Ragala
Brookside
St John's
12:40*
Kandapola
Portswood
Summerhill
Pedro
Nuwara Eliya
Black Pool
Blackpool Junction
Main Line to Badulla
Nanu Oya

Uda Pussellawa Railway (UPR) or Udupussallawa Railway (Sinhala: උඩුපුස්සැල්ලාව දුම්රිය මාර්ගය Uḍupussællāwa Dumriya Mārgaya) was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge railway line that existed in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) between 1903 and 1948. The line connected Nanu Oya railway station with Ragala via Nuwara Eliya.

  1. ^ "The Development of Railways in Sri Lanka". Sunday Observer. 28 June 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Udupussallawa Rail Track". 18 January 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. ^ "අපට අහිමි කල උඩුපුස්සැල්ලාව දුම්රිය මාර්ගය". 26 May 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2014.