Chunnakam railway station
Chunnakam railway station is a railway station in the town of Chunnakam 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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Uthuru Janani Power Station and Northern Power Station.
Uthuru Janani Power Station
Power station
The Uthuru Janani Power Station is a 24-megawatt thermal power station commissioned on 1 January 2013, in Chunnakam, Sri Lanka. The power station consists of three diesel-run generating units with a capacity of 8 MW each, producing 176 GWh annually. Uthuru Janani Power Station is situated 590 metres south of Chunnakam railway station.
Northern Power Station
Power station
The Northern Power Station, is a 36 MW fuel-oil burning power station built in Chunnakam, Jaffna District, in Sri Lanka. The power station was built after the Northern Power company won a Ceylon Electricity Board tender to urgently set up a power station in the region in response to the 1990s/2000s power crisis. Northern Power Station is situated 1 km south of Chunnakam railway station.
Mallakam railway station
Railway station
Mallakam railway station is a railway station in the town of Mallakam 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. Mallakam railway station is situated 1½ km north of Chunnakam railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chunnakam and Mallakam.
Chunnakam
Town
Chunnakam is a town, located 9.7 km north of Jaffna. It is one of the important commercial centres in Jaffna. The original name of the town was Mayilani.
Mallakam
Village
Mallakam is a town in northern Sri Lanka located approximately 10 kilometres north of the city of Jaffna. The town is divided into three Village Officer Divisions whose combined population was 6,834 at the 2012 census.
Urumpirai
Village
Urumpirai is a town in Northern Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. It is located 9 km from Jaffna.
Chunnakam railway station
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Chunnakam, Sri Lanka
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Chunnakam Town East, Valikamam South Divisional Secretariat, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.74624° or 9° 44′ 47″ northLongitude
80.03338° or 80° 2′ 0″ eastOpen location code
6MX2P2WM+F9OpenStreetMap ID
way 808882888OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q18756196
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Satellite Map
Discover Chunnakam railway station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Burmese to Tamil—“Chunnakam railway station” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ချွန်နကမ်ဘူတာ”
- French: “Chunnakam”
- French: “gare de Chunnakam”
- Tamil: “சுன்னாகம் தொடருந்து நிலையம்”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Primary Medical Care Unit (PMCU) Chunnakam and Christ Seva Ashram.
Nearby Places
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