Polgahawela railway station
Polgahawela Junction railway station is a major junction station, situated in the Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is the 34th railway station on the Main line and is 73.83 kilometres away from the Colombo Fort Railway Station, at an elevation of 74.39 metres above sea level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Polgahawela Junction”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polgahawela and Godawela.
Polgahawela
Town
Polgahawela is a town located in north western Sri Lanka. It is most notable for being a major railway junction. Polgahawela is situated in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka, and is located approximately 80 km north-east from the capital city of Colombo; 50 km from Kandy; 20 km from Kurunegala; and 65 km from Bandaranayake International Airport.
Alawwa
Town
Alawwa is a town and divisional secretariat of the Kurunegala District in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. The town is considered part of the Coconut Triangle, where most of the country's coconut exports come from. Alawwa is situated 8 km southwest of Polgahawela railway station.
Polgahawela railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Polgahawela South, Polgahawela Divisional Secretariat, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.3307° or 7° 19′ 51″ northLongitude
80.30117° or 80° 18′ 4″ eastOpen location code
6MV288J2+7FOpenStreetMap ID
node 1140291390OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q48733676
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In Other Languages
From French to Venetian—“Polgahawela railway station” goes by many names.
- French: “gare de Polgahawela”
- French: “Polgahawela”
- Japanese: “ポルガハウェラ駅”
- Sinhala: “පොල්ගහවෙල දුම්රිය ස්ථානය”
- Venetian: “stasion de Polgahawela”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Polgahawela Children’s Park and Buddha Statue.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Polgahawela railway station”. Photo: Laniltm, CC BY-SA 3.0.