Kottawa railway station

Railway station in Sri Lanka

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Kottawa Railway Station

General information
Coordinates| 6°50′38″N 79°58′05″E﻿ / ﻿6.843763°N 79.968114°E﻿ / 6.843763; 79.968114
Owned by| Sri Lanka Railways
Line(s)| Kelani Valley Line
Platforms| 2
Other information
Station code| KOT
History
Opened| 1912
Rebuilt| 1992
Electrified| no
Services
Intermediate stop at Kottawa:
Commuter Rail \- Kaleni Valley line  |

Kottawa Railway Station is a railway station near Kottawa, Sri Lanka, which is a suburb city of Colombo. This station serves the Kaleni Valley Line and services are provided by Sri Lanka Railways.

## History

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Kottawa railway station was rebuilt in a new location during the Broad-gauge project of the Kelani Valley line.

## Location

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Kottawa Station is 500m north of Kottawa along the Athurugiriya road. The station is 21.31 kilometres (13.24 mi) from the Colombo Fort station

## Services

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The station is served by the Kelani Valley Line, which connects Colombo to Avissawella.

Preceding station  | Sri Lanka Railways | Following station

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Pannipitiya  |  | Commuter Rail  |  | Malapalla

## See also

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* Railway stations in Sri Lanka
* Sri Lanka Railways
* List of railway stations by line order in Sri Lanka
* Sri Lanka Railways