Secretariat Halt

Secretariat Halt is a railway station in Fort, Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Western Province. Secretariat Halt is situated nearby to the movie theater Regal Cinema, as well as near the Buddhist temple Sri Sambuddaloka Viharaya.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include One Galle Face and Old Parliament Building, Colombo.

One Galle Face

Shopping center

Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One Galle Face is a mixed-use complex of buildings near the Galle Face Green in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is also Sri Lanka's first internationally and developed and managed mixed use project and was officially opened on 8 November 2019. One Galle Face is situated 460 metres south of Secretariat Halt.

Old Parliament Building, Colombo

Government office

Photo: The National Archives UK, No restrictions.

The Old Parliament Building, is the building that houses the Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka. Situated in the Colombo fort area facing the sea, it is in close proximity to the President's House, Colombo and adjacent to the General Treasury Building. Old Parliament Building, Colombo is situated 350 metres west of Secretariat Halt.

Old Colombo Lighthouse

Photo: Balou46, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Old Colombo Lighthouse or Colombo Fort Clock Tower is a clock tower and was a lighthouse in Colombo. The lighthouse is no longer operational, but the tower remains and functions as a clock tower. Old Colombo Lighthouse is situated 510 metres northwest of Secretariat Halt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slave Island and Colombo.

Slave Island

Village

Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.

Slave Island, officially known as Kompanna Vidiya, 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.

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.

Kotahena

Suburb

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

Secretariat Halt

Type: Railway station
Categories: station and transportation
Location: Fort, Colombo Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.93145° or 6° 55′ 53″ north

Longitude

79.84602° or 79° 50′ 46″ east

Operator

Sri Lanka Railways

Network

Coastal Line

Open location code

6JRXWRJW+HC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 92132195

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=station

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