Haputale railway station

Haputale Railway Station
හපුතලේ දුම්රිය ස්ථානය
Railway Station
Railway line near Haputale railway station (2010)
Location Station Road, Haputale
Sri Lanka
Coordinates 6°46′06″N 80°57′27″E / 6.7683°N 80.9576°E / 6.7683; 80.9576Coordinates: 6°46′06″N 80°57′27″E / 6.7683°N 80.9576°E / 6.7683; 80.9576
Owned by Sri Lanka Railways
Operated by Sri Lanka Railways
Line(s) Main Line
Distance 247.97 km (154.08 mi) (from Fort)[1]
Platforms 1
Tracks 2
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code HPT
History
Opened 19 June 1893 (1893-06-19)
Electrified No[2]

Haputale Railway Station (Sinhalese: හපුතලේ දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is the 69th station on the Main Line. The station is located between Idalgashinna and Diyatalawa railway stations in Badulla District, Uva Province. It is located 247.97 km (154.08 mi) from Colombo Fort railway station[1] at an elevation of 1,479.57 m (4,854.2 ft) above sea level.[3]

The station has one platform with a siding and all the trains that operate on the line stop at the station.[3] The station opened on 19 June 1893, following the extension of the main line from Nanu Oya railway station to Haputale.[4] In 1894 the rail line was extended from Haputale to Banderawela.[5]

Continuity

Preceding station   Sri Lanka Railways   Following station
Diyatalawa   Main Line   Idalgashinna

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Main Line". Sri Lanka Railways. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Daily News". IESL proposes railway electrification project. 25 December 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Haputale railway station". podimenike. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Wright, Arnold (Ed) (1999). Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources. Asian Educational Services. p. 89. ISBN 9788120613355.
  5. ↑ Mendis, G. C. (2005). Ceylon Under the British. Asian Educational Services. p. 158. ISBN 9788120619302.
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