Valaichchenai railway station
Valaichchenai railway station Tamil: வாழைச்சேனை ரயில் நிலையம்), is a railway station in the town of Valaichchenai in eastern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Batticaloa Line which links Batticaloa District with the capital Colombo.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oddamavadi Bridge.
Oddamavadi Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Anton 17, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oddamavadi Bridge is a road bridge in Oddamavadi, Sri Lanka a length of 250 meters. It crosses the Valaichchenai Lagoon at Batticaloa. The bridge is part of the A15 Batticaloa-Trincomallee highway. Oddamavadi Bridge is situated 2½ km northwest of Valaichchenai railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Valaichchenai and Pasikudah.
Valaichchenai
Town
Photo: Anton 17, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Valaichchenai is a town in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. It could also be spelled as Valaichenai or Valachchenai. The world-famous Pasikudah Beach is located about 3 km east of Valaichenai along the Indian Ocean.
Pasikudah
Village
Photo: Anton 17, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pasikudah or Pasikuda (Tamil: பாசிக்குடா; Sinhala: පාසිකුඩා; is a coastal resort town located 35 kilometers northwest of Batticaloa, Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka. Pasikudah is situated 4 km east of Valaichchenai railway station.
Valaichchenai railway station
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Valaichchenai, Sri Lanka
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Kannagipuram, Koralai Pattu Divisional Secretariat, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
7.91027° or 7° 54′ 37″ northLongitude
81.53186° or 81° 31′ 55″ eastOpen location code
6MV3WG6J+4POpenStreetMap ID
node 1173695522OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q7909207
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to French—“Valaichchenai railway station” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ဗလိုင့်ချီနိုင်ဘူတာ”
- French: “gare de Valaichchenai”
- French: “Valaichchenai”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Valaichchenai Base Hospital and Abrar Masjid.
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