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Badulla railway station

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Location
  
Sri Lanka

Line(s)
  
Main line

Address
  
Badulla, Sri Lanka

Phone
  
+94 71 895 9679

Operated by
  
Sri Lanka Railways

Station code
  
BAD

Opened
  
1924

Platforms in use
  
4

Badulla railway station

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.

References

Badulla railway station Wikipedia