Yal Devi

Yal Devi யாழ் தேவி
යාල් දේවී

Yal Devi Train At Kurunegala railway station
Overview
Service type	Express Train
Status	In service
Locale	Sri Lanka
First service	Approx 1956[1]
Last service	present
Current operator(s)	Sri Lanka Railways
Former operator(s)	Ceylon Government Railway
Route
Termini	Mount Lavinia Kankesanturai
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	4077 (Colombo Fort-Kankasanthurai) 4078 (Kankesanturai-Colombo Fort)[2]
On-board services
Class(es)	1st, 2nd, 3rd Classes
Seating arrangements	Available
Sleeping arrangements	Not Available
Observation facilities	Not Available
Technical
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Operating speed	120km/h
Route map v t e Northern Line Legend Kankesanthurai Maviddapuram Tellippalai Mallakam Chunnakam Inuvil Kondavil Kokuvil Jaffna Punkankulam Uppu Aru Lagoon Navatkuly Thachanthoppu Chavakachcheri Sankathanai Meesalai Kodikamam Mirusuvil Eluthumadduval Pallai Elephant Pass Chundikkulam Lagoon Paranthan Kilinochchi Ariviya Nagar Murukandy Mankulam Puliyankulam Omanthai Thandikulam Vavuniya Eratperiyakulam Poonewa Mannar Line to Talaimannar Medawachchiya Junction Medawachchiya Junction Siyambalagahawewa Medagama Parasangahawewa Saliyapura Mihintale Ashokapura Samagipura Branch Line to Mihintale Mihintale Junction Anuradhapura Anuradhapura New Town Malvathu River Sravasthipura Talawa Thambuttegama Kala Oya Senarathgama Galgamuwa Ambanpola Randenigama Maho Junction Batticaloa Line to Batticaloa Maho Junction Thimbiriyagedara Nagollagama Hiriyala Kimbulwana Oya Ganewatta Deduru Oya Pinnagolla Wellawa Mutttettugalla  E04  Central Expressway Kurunegala  E04  Central Expressway Nailiya Maguru Oya Pothuhera Thallawattegedara Girambe Main Line to Badulla Polgahawela Junction Main Line to Colombo Fort

Yal Devi (Tamil: யாழ் தேவி; Sinhala: යාල් දේවී) is a major express train in Sri Lanka.^[2] Operated by Sri Lanka Railways, the Yal Devi connects Colombo, the nation's commercial hub, with the northern cities of Jaffna and Kankesanturai. From 1990 up to 2015, the service had to terminate at intermediate stations, due to the Sri Lankan civil war. The Northern Line was rebuilt and returned to Jaffna Railway Station by October 2014^[3][4] and Kankesanturai by January 2015.^[5]