Kilinochchi railway station

Railway station in Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka

Kilinochchi railway station

கிளிநொச்சி
කිලිනොච්චි දුම්රිය ස්ථානය

Sri Lankan Railway Station
General information
Location| Kilinochchi
Sri Lanka
Coordinates| 9°23′25.40″N 80°24′23.70″E﻿ / ﻿9.3903889°N 80.4065833°E﻿ / 9.3903889; 80.4065833
Owned by| Sri Lanka Railways
Line(s)| Northern Line
Other information
Status| Functioning
History
Rebuilt| 14 September 2013
Electrified| No
Services
| Preceding station  |  | Sri Lanka Railways |  | Following station

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Murukandy
toward Colombo Fort |  | Yal Devi
Northern Line |  | Paranthan
toward Kankesanthurai

Location

Kilinochchi railway station

Location in central Kilinochchi

Kilinochchi railway station (Tamil: கிளிநொச்சி தொடருந்து நிலையம் Kiḷinocci toṭaruntu nilaiyam, Sinhala: කිලිනොච්චි දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is a railway station in the town of Kilinochchi 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 Yal Devi service calls at the station. The station was not functioning between 1990 and 2013 due to the civil war. The Northern Line between Omanthai and Kilinochchi was re-opened on 14 September 2013.[1][2]

## References

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1. ^ "'Yal Devi' reaches Kilinochchi". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 14 September 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
2. ^ "Train service up to Sri Lanka's former rebel capital resumes after 23 years". Colombo Page. 14 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

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