Chavakachcheri railway station
Chavakachcheri railway station is a railway station in the town of Chavakachcheri 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.Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Chavakacheri railway station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chavakachcheri Hospital and Chavakachcheri Hindu College.
Chavakachcheri Hospital
Hospital
Chavakachcheri Hospital is a government hospital in Chavakachcheri, Sri Lanka. It is controlled by the provincial government in Jaffna. As of 2010 it had 111 beds. Chavakachcheri Hospital is situated 1 km northeast of Chavakachcheri railway station.
Chavakachcheri Hindu College
School
Chavakachcheri Hindu College is a national school in Chavakachcheri, Sri Lanka. Chavakachcheri Hindu College is situated 2 km northeast of Chavakachcheri railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chavakachcheri and Thanankilappu.
Chavakachcheri
Town
Chavakachcheri is a town in the Jaffna Peninsula of Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It may have Javanese origins, as the name "Chaavaka+cheari" literally means Javanese settlement.
Thanankilappu
Village
Thanankilappu is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Northern Province. Thanankilappu is situated 2½ km south of Chavakachcheri railway station.
Kaithady
Town
Kaithady is a suburb in the northern district of Jaffna in Sri Lanka, with a population of nearly 10,000. There are more than five primary schools and three secondary schools. Kaithady is situated 7 km northwest of Chavakachcheri railway station.
Chavakachcheri railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Nunavil East, Thenmaradchi Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.65713° or 9° 39′ 26″ northLongitude
80.15846° or 80° 9′ 31″ eastOpen location code
6MX2M545+V9OpenStreetMap ID
node 1148494963OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q5088454
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In Other Languages
From French to Tamil—“Chavakachcheri railway station” goes by many names.
- French: “Chavakachcheri”
- French: “gare de Chavakachcheri”
- Tamil: “சாவகச்சேரி தொடருந்து நிலையம்”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sivan Kovil and Chavakachcheri Courts.
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