Murukandy railway station

முறிகண்டி
මුරුකන්ඩි දුම්රිය ස්ථානය
Sri Lankan Railway Station
The station in December 2019
General information
LocationMurukandy
Sri Lanka
Coordinates9°18′15.60″N 80°24′25.00″E / 9.3043333°N 80.4069444°E / 9.3043333; 80.4069444
Owned bySri Lanka Railways
Line(s)Northern Line
Other information
StatusFunctioning
History
Rebuilt14 September 2013
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station   Sri Lanka Railways   Following station
Mankulam
toward Colombo Fort		   Yal Devi
Northern Line		   Kilinochchi
toward Kankesanthurai

Murukandy railway station (Tamil: முறிகண்டி தொடருந்து நிலையம் Muṟikaṇṭi toṭaruntu nilaiyam, Sinhala: මුරුකන්ඩි දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is a railway station in the town of Murukandy 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 Murukandy, 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.
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