Location Sri Lanka Phone +94 71 895 9679 | Station code BAD Opened 1924 Platforms in use 4 | |
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Distance 292.3 km (181.6 mi) from Colombo Similar Vavuniya railway station, Peradeniya Junction railway st, Nanu Oya railway station, Anuradhapura railway station, Pattipola railway station | ||
Badulla railway station (බදුල්ල දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is the last station on the Main Line, and is 292.3 km (181.6 mi) away from Colombo. It is located 652.43 m (2,140.5 ft) above mean sea level and 1 km (0.62 mi) from Badulla, the capital city of Uva Province. All the trains that run on the Main Line, including the Podi Menike and Udarata Menike express trains stop at the station.
The construction of the line from Nanu Oya to Badulla was completed in 1924, with the passenger traffic first commencing on 5 February 1924, although the station wasn't officially opened until 5 April 1924.
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