Kokuvil railway station

Kokuvil
கொக்குவில்
කොක්කුවිල්
Sri Lankan Railway Station
Location Kokuvil
Sri Lanka
Owned by Sri Lanka Railways
Line(s) Northern Line
Other information
Status Functioning
History
Rebuilt 2 January 2015
Electrified No

Kokuvil railway station (Tamil: கொக்குவில் தொடருந்து நிலையம் Kokkuvil toṭaruntu nilaiyam) is a railway station in the town of Kokuvil 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 2015 due to the civil war. The Northern Line between Jaffna and Kankesanthurai was re-opened on 2 January 2015.[1][2]

Services

The following train services are available from/to the station:[3]

←Service→
Kondavil
from Chunnakam		   4002
Yarl Devi		   Jaffna
toward Colombo Fort
Jaffna
from Colombo Fort		   4017
Intercity		   Kondavil
toward Kankesanthurai
Kondavil
from Kankesanthurai		   4018
Intercity		   Jaffna
toward Colombo Fort
Kondavil
from Chunnakam		   4090
Night Mail		   Jaffna
toward Colombo Fort
Jaffna   4442
Local		   Kondavil
toward Kankesanthurai
Kondavil
from Kankesanthurai		   4882
Local		   Jaffna

References

  1. ↑ "Jaffna-KKS railway track roars again". Daily FT. 3 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Balachandran, P. K. (3 January 2015). "Busy Rajapaksa Skips Maiden Run on India-built Jaffna Track". The New Indian Express.
  3. ↑ "Search Train". Sri Lanka Railways.

Coordinates: 9°47′06″N 80°02′07″E / 9.7850°N 80.0353°E / 9.7850; 80.0353

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