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Kankesanthurai railway station

Coordinates: 9°48′52.10″N 80°02′54.10″E / 9.8144722°N 80.0483611°E / 9.8144722; 80.0483611
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Kankesanthurai

காங்கேசன்துறை
කන්කසන්තුරේ
Sri Lankan Railway Station
General information
LocationKankesanthurai
Sri Lanka
Coordinates9°48′52.10″N 80°02′54.10″E / 9.8144722°N 80.0483611°E / 9.8144722; 80.0483611
Owned bySri Lanka Railways
Line(s)Northern Line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
StatusFunctioning
History
Rebuilt2 January 2015
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Yal Devi ,...

Kankesanthurai railway station (Tamil: காங்கேசன்துறை தொடருந்து நிலையம் Kāṅkēcaṉtuṟai toṭaruntu nilaiyam) is a railway station in the town of Kankesanthurai 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 station was not functioning between 1990 and 2015 due to the civil war. The Northern Line between Jaffna and Kankesanthurai was re-opened on 2 January 2015.[1][2]

Services

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The following train services are available from/to the station:[3]

Service
Maviddapuram
from Colombo Fort
  4017
Intercity
  Terminus
Terminus   4018
Intercity
  Maviddapuram
toward Colombo Fort
Chunnakam
from Mount Lavinia via Colombo Fort
  4021
Intercity (AC)
  Terminus
Terminus   4022
Intercity (AC)
  Chunnakam
toward Mount Lavinia via Colombo Fort
Maviddapuram
from Jaffna
  4442
Local
  Terminus
Terminus   4882
Local
  Maviddapuram
toward Jaffna

References

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  1. ^ "Jaffna-KKS railway track roars again". Daily FT. 3 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. ^ Balachandran, P. K. (3 January 2015). "Busy Rajapaksa Skips Maiden Run on India-built Jaffna Track". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "Search Train". Sri Lanka Railways.