Trincomalee line

Trincomalee line
Overview
Type Regional rail
System Sri Lanka Railways
Status Functioning
Termini Gal Oya Junction
Trincomalee
Stations 7
Operation
Opened 1927
Owner Sri Lanka Railways
Operator(s) Sri Lanka Railways
Technical
Line length 70 km (43 mi)
Number of tracks 1
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification No
Route map

 Trincomalee
 China Bay
 Thampalakamam
 Ganthalawa
 Kanthalai
 Akbopura
 Batticaloa Line to Batticaloa
 Gal Oya Junction
 Batticaloa Line to Colombo Fort

The Trincomalee line is a railway line in Sri Lanka. Branching off the Batticaloa line at Gal Oya Junction, the line heads north-east through North Central and Eastern provinces before terminating at the eastern city of Trincomalee. The line is 70 kilometres (43 mi) long and has nine stations.[1] The line opened in 1927.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics – Sri Lanka Railways". Ministry of Transport, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28.
  2. ↑ "The Rail Routes of Sri Lanka". Infolanka.com.


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