Alawwa railway station
Alawwa Railway Station is a railway station in the town of Alawwa, which is located in the Kurunegala District of Sri Lanka. The station is owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Main line which links Badulla with the country's capital Colombo.Photo: Daibo Taku, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Sri Lanka
- Address: Alawwa
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alawwa and Polgahawela.
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.
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. Polgahawela is situated 8 km northeast of Alawwa railway station.
Warakapola
Town
Warakapola is a town situated in the Dedigama Electorate of the Kegalle District, which is part of the Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. Warakapola falls under the administrative unit of the Warakapola Divisional Secretariat and the local governance of the Warakapola Pradeshiya Sabha. Warakapola is situated 9 km southwest of Alawwa railway station.
Alawwa railway station
- Category: transportation
- Location: Alawwa North, Alawwa Division, Kurunegala District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.29342° or 7° 17′ 36″ northLongitude
80.23864° or 80° 14′ 19″ eastElevation
63 metres (207 feet)Inception
1866Operator
SLROpen location code
6MV276VQ+9FOpenStreetMap ID
node 1140291692OpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q38251714
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In Other Languages
From French to Sinhala—“Alawwa railway station” goes by many names.
- French: “Alawwa”
- French: “gare d’Alawwa”
- Sinhala: “අලව්ව දුම්රිය ස්ථානය”
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