Thandikulam railway station
Thandikulam railway station தாண்டிக்குளம் තන්දිකුලම් දුම්රිය ස්ථානය | |||||||||||
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Sri Lankan Railway Station | |||||||||||
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Location | Thandikulam Sri Lanka | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 8°46′41.90″N 80°29′05.80″E / 8.7783056°N 80.4849444°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Sri Lanka Railways | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Northern Line | ||||||||||
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Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Rebuilt | 6 June 2009 | ||||||||||
Electrified | No | ||||||||||
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Thandikulam railway station (Tamil: தாண்டிக்குளம் தொடருந்து நிலையம் Tāṇṭikkuḷam toṭaruntu nilaiyam, Sinhala: තන්දිකුලම් දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is a railway station in the town of Thandikulam in northern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Northern Line which links the north with the capital Colombo. The popular Yarl Devi service calls at the station. The station was not functioning between 1990 and 2009 due to the civil war. It was re-opened on 6 June 2009.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Ranasinghe, Shiran (30 May 2009). "Northern train to extend to Thandikulam". The Island (Sri Lanka).