Maho railway station

Maho Junction
Sri Lankan Railway Station
Location Maho, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Coordinates 7°49′23″N 80°16′30″E / 7.8231°N 80.2751°E / 7.8231; 80.2751Coordinates: 7°49′23″N 80°16′30″E / 7.8231°N 80.2751°E / 7.8231; 80.2751
Owned by Sri Lanka Railways
Line(s) Northern Line
Connections Batticaloa line
Other information
Status functioning
Station code MHO
Electrified no

Maho Junction Railway Station [1](also known as Mahawa railway station) is a junction railway station in the town of Mahawa. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Northern line which links north of the country with the capital Colombo.

The station is the 46th station and is located 136.68 km (84.93 mi) from Colombo Fort, 65 km (40 mi) from Polgahawela and situated 92.07 m (302.1 ft) above sea level. The station opened in 1903 when the Northern line was extended from Kurunegala to Anuradhapura. In 1926 the station became a junction station, following the completion of the Batticaloa line.[2][3]

Continuity

Preceding station   Sri Lanka Railways   Following station
Thimbiriyagedara   Northern Line   Randenigama
Terminus   Batticaloa line   Yapahuwa

References

  1. ↑ "Maho Divisional Secretariat - Railway Stations". maho.ds.gov.lk. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Maho Junction Railway Station". podimenike.blogspot.com. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Dr David Hyatt (2000). "Railways of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Comrac. ISBN 0-9537304-0-9.


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