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Bandarawela railway station

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Location
  
Sri Lanka

Line(s)
  
Main line

Address
  
Bandarawela, Sri Lanka

Platforms in use
  
2

Operated by
  
Sri Lanka Railways

Station code
  
BDA

Opened
  
1893

Bandarawela railway station

Distance
  
258.72 km (160.8 mi) from Colombo

Similar
  
Pattipola railway station, Bandarawela Hotel, Nine Arches Bridge - D, Little Adam's Peak, Demodara railway station

Bandarawela railway station is the eighth last station on the Main Line, and is 258.72 km (160.76 mi) away from Colombo. It is located 1,225.5 m (4,021 ft) above mean sea level and 8 km (5.0 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 railway line between Haputale and Bandarawela commenced in 1887 but it wasn't until 1893 that work on the line was completed. Bandarawela was the terminus of the Main Line until the line was extended to Badulla in 1924.

References

Bandarawela railway station Wikipedia