Mallakam railway station

Mallakam
மல்லாகம்
Sri Lankan Railway Station
Location Mallakam
Sri Lanka
Coordinates 9°45′46.50″N 80°01′57.00″E / 9.7629167°N 80.0325000°E / 9.7629167; 80.0325000Coordinates: 9°45′46.50″N 80°01′57.00″E / 9.7629167°N 80.0325000°E / 9.7629167; 80.0325000
Owned by Sri Lanka Railways
Line(s) Northern Line
Other information
Status Functioning
History
Rebuilt 2 January 2015
Electrified No

Mallakam railway station (Tamil: மல்லாகம் தொடருந்து நிலையம் Mallākam toṭaruntu nilaiyam) is a railway station in the village of Mallakam 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 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→
Chunnakam
from Colombo Fort		   4017
Intercity		   Tellippalai
toward Kankesanthurai
Tellippalai
from Kankesanthurai		   4018
Intercity		   Chunnakam
toward Colombo Fort
Chunnakam
from Jaffna		   4442
Local		   Tellippalai
toward Kankesanthurai
Tellippalai
from Kankesanthurai		   4882
Local		   Chunnakam
toward 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.
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