Uda Pussellawa Railway (UPR) or Udupussallawa Railway (Sinhala: උඩුපුස්සැල්ලාව දුම්රිය මාර්ගය Uḍupussællāwa Dumriya Mārgaya) was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm)...
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journey on Main Line. At 9:45 pm, it reaches Rambukkana railway station, where the double line railway from Colombo Fort Station ends. From Rambukkana, it...
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Junction to Batticaloa The line from Colombo Fort to Beliatta List of railway stations in Sri Lanka Road Map of Sri Lanka, published by Survey department...
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the railways were developed during the British colonial period, with the first line (from Colombo to Kandy) opening on 26 April 1867. The railway was...
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CGR class H1 (category Railway locomotives introduced in 1930)
working passenger and freight services on the narrow gauge (2 ft 6in) Uda Pussellawa Railway (UPR) between Nanu Oya and Ragala, via Nuwara Eliya. No. 293 met...
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List of railway stations in Sri Lanka, in alphabetical order, are as follows: Abanpola, North Western Province Agbopura, Eastern Province Ahangama, Southern...
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Up-Country Maiden) is a daytime passenger train operated by the Sri Lanka Railways that runs between Colombo and Badulla in the Highlands. Introduced in 1956...
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only basic facilities. The Podi Menike travels the length of Sri Lanka Railways' Main Line through the hill country. The Podi Menike begins its eastbound...
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Government Railways in 1931. It was used in mixed traffic working on the Uda Pussellawa railway. Until the 1960s, the locomotive was occasionally operated on the...
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This is a list of notable railway track gauge conversions, railway lines where the distance between the rails is broadened or narrowed. Conversions to...
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