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Paranthan railway station

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Location
  
Paranthan Sri Lanka

Line(s)
  
Northern Line

Electrified
  
No

Rebuilt
  
4 March 2014

Owned by
  
Sri Lanka Railways

Status
  
Functioning

Owner
  
Sri Lanka Railways

Similar
  
Mankulam railway station, Inuvil railway station, Chunnakam railway station, Elephant Pass railway st, Tellippalai railway station

Paranthan railway station (Tamil: பரந்தன் தொடருந்து நிலையம் Parantaṉ toṭaruntu nilaiyam) is a railway station in the town of Paranthan 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 2014 due to the civil war. The Northern Line between Kilinochchi and Pallai, which includes Paranthan, was re-opened on 4 March 2014.

Map of Paranthan Railway Station, Kandy - Jaffna Hwy, Parantan, Sri Lanka

References

Paranthan railway station Wikipedia