Puliyankulam railway station

Puliyankulam railway station

புளியங்குளம்
පුලියන්කුලම් දුම්රිය ස්ථානය
Sri Lankan Railway Station
The station in December 2019
General information
LocationPuliyankulam
Sri Lanka
Owned bySri Lanka Railways
Line(s)Northern Line
Other information
StatusFunctioning
History
Rebuilt14 September 2013
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station   Sri Lanka Railways   Following station
Omanthai
toward Colombo Fort
  Yal Devi
Northern Line
  Mankulam
toward Kankesanthurai

Puliyankulam railway station (Tamil: புளியங்குளம் தொடருந்து நிலையம் Puḷiyaṅkuḷam toṭaruntu nilaiyam, Sinhala: පුලියන්කුලම් දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is a railway station in the town of Puliyankulam 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. The popular Yarl Devi service calls at the station. The station was not functioning between 1990 and 2013 due to the civil war. The Northern Line between Omanthai and Kilinochchi, which includes Puliyankulam, was re-opened on 14 September 2013.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "'Yal Devi' reaches Kilinochchi". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 14 September 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Train service up to Sri Lanka's former rebel capital resumes after 23 years". Colombo Page. 14 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.