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Pattipola railway station

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Location
  
Sri Lanka

Line(s)
  
Main line

Opened
  
1893

Operated by
  
Sri Lanka Railways

Station code
  
PPL

Platforms in use
  
1

Pattipola railway station

Distance
  
224 km (139.2 mi) from Colombo

Address
  
Horton Plains National Park, World's End Rd, Pattipola, Sri Lanka

Similar
  
Nanu Oya railway station, Galway's Land National, Nuwara Eliya Golf Club, Hakgala Botanical Garden, Demodara railway station

Pattipola railway station


Pattipola railway station is the 62nd station on the Main Line, and is 224 km (139 mi) away from Colombo. It is the highest railway station in Sri Lanka with an elevation of 1,897.5 m (6,225 ft) high above mean sea level. The station has one platform with a second track as a siding loop. All the trains that run on the Main Line, including the Podi Menike and Udarata Menike express trains stop at the station.

References

Pattipola railway station Wikipedia