Kandy railway station

Kandy railway station is a major railway station in , . The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways and is the primary railway station in Kandy and one of the most significant in the central hills.
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Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Kandy, Sri Lanka
  • Address: SWRD Bandaranaike Mawatha, Kandy

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Hospital, Kandy and Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.

Hospital
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The National Hospital Kandy is the second largest in with a bed strength of 2741 and is the major tertiary care unit in the . In 2019, Teaching Hospital Kandy was upgraded as the second National Hospital of Sri Lanka. is situated 340 metres south of Kandy railway station.

Buddhist temple
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
Sri Dalada Maligawa, commonly known in English as the , is a Buddhist temple in , Sri Lanka. It is located in the of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha. is situated 1 km northeast of Kandy railway station.

Pitch
Photo: Price Zero, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a multi-purpose stadium in , It is one of the oldest grounds in the country. Stadium is currently used mostly for Rugby matches and hosted the games of the Singer Sri Lankan Airlines Rugby 7's. It has a capacity of 30,000. is situated 360 metres east of Kandy railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kandy and Asgiriya.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is in the centre of 125 km away from Colombo and is generally recognised as the island nation's cultural capital. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Suburb
is a village in . It is located within . There is a village named in Gampaha district as well, off Gampaha town, in .

Suburb
is a village in . It is located within .

Kandy railway station

Latitude
7.28947° or 7° 17′ 22″ north
Longitude
80.63225° or 80° 37′ 56″ east
Open location code
6MV27JQJ+QV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 258496237
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q6361715
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Venetian—“Kandy railway station” goes by many names.
  • French: “gare de Kandy”
  • French: “Gare de Kandy”
  • French: “Kandy”
  • German: “Bahnhof Kandy”
  • Japanese: “キャンディ駅”
  • Sinhala: “මහනුවර දුම්රිය ස්ථානය”
  • Venetian: “stasion de Kandy”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Postal Complex and Sri Sambuddhaloka Samadhi Temple.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Chathura food Corner and Route 662.

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