Location Sri Lanka Platforms in use 2 | Station code BDA Opened 1893 | |
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.
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