Colombo Fort

Colombo Fort is a bus stop in Western Province, Sri Lanka. Colombo Fort is situated nearby to the police station Community Policing Division, as well as near the tourism office National Transport Commission Booking Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pettah Floating Market and Fort railway station.

Pettah Floating Market

The Pettah Floating Markets are located on Bastian Mawatha in Pettah, a neighborhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and consist of 92 trade stalls, with a number of the stalls established on boats on Beira Lake. Pettah Floating Market is situated 140 metres southwest of Colombo Fort.

Fort railway station

Railway station

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Fort railway station is a major rail hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways, with many inter-city and commuter trains entering each day. Fort railway station is situated 730 metres west of Colombo Fort.

Maradana Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Maradana Railway Station is a major rail hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways, with many inter-city and commuter trains entering each day. Maradana Railway Station is situated 1 km southeast of Colombo Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colombo and Slave Island.

Colombo

Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0.

Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, and still perceived by many as the capital though the suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is now the official capital.

Slave Island

Village

Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.

Slave Island, officially known as Kompagngna Veediya, also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya and formerly known as Javanam Quarters during Dutch rule, is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka, located directly south of the Fort.

Kotahena

Suburb

Kotahena is a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and is known as Colombo 13.

Colombo Fort

Type: Bus stop
Category: transportation
Location: Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.93325° or 6° 55′ 60″ north

Longitude

79.85669° or 79° 51′ 24″ east

Open location code

6JRXWVM4+8M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10605451599

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=bus_stop

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=platform

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Community Policing Division and National Transport Commission Booking Center.

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