| 词条 | Veyangoda railway station |
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| style= | name= Veyangoda Railway Station | image= UG-LK Photowalk - 2018-03-24 - Veyangoda Railway Station (1).jpg | image_size= | image_caption= | address=Ruwanwella Road, Veyangoda | country =Sri Lanka | coordinates={{coord|07|09|9.6282|N|80|03|30.3282|E|display=inline,title}} | line=Main Line | other= | platform=three | tracks=two | parking= | bicycle= | passengers= | pass_year= | pass_percent= | opened={{start date|1864|12|27|df=y}} | rebuilt= | electrified=No | baggage_check= | code=VGD | owned=Sri Lanka Railways | zone= | services= | mpassengers= }} Veyangoda railway station is a railway station in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways, which is the state-run railway operator. LocationVeyangoda railway station is located in the centre of the town of Veyangoda. It is the 20th station on the Main Line and {{convert|37.48|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the Colombo Fort railway station[1] at an elevation of {{convert|18.59|m|ft|abbr=on}} above mean sea level.[2] Veyangoda railway station is one of the busiest stations in the Gampaha District, with most of the trains excluding intercity express stopping at the station. Next to station, there is road crossing, which has the highest number of crossings in Sri Lanka. The station has three platforms and one siding line with crossing loop and functions as a commuter rail terminus. HistoryThe station is one of the first five railway stations constructed in Sri Lanka. The original station was opened on 27 December 1864, when the first passenger train, carrying the Duke of Brabant, Leopold II, and operated by Guilford Lindsey Molesworth (Chief Railway Engineer), ran from Veyangoda to Ambepussa and returned to Colombo.[3][4] The line however wasn't officially opened for traffic until 2 October 1865 and the Veyangoda station wasn't completed until 1866. In 2016 the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, Nimal Siripala de Silva, announced that the government would be electrifying the railway line from Veyangoda to Panadura over the next three years.[5][6] Continuity{{s-start|noclear=y}}{{s-rail|title=Sri Lanka Railways}}{{rail line |previous=Heendeniya Pattiyagoda |next=Wadurawa |route=Main Line |col=A52A2A }}{{s-end}}See also
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.railway.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=166%3Amain-line&catid=49%3Astation-details-&lang=en|title=Main Line|publisher=Sri Lanka Railways|accessdate=9 August 2018}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Veyangoda railway station|url=http://podimenike.blogspot.com/2012/12/veyangoda-railway-station.html|publisher=podimenike|accessdate=9 August 2018}} 3. ^{{cite book|title=Ceylon Government Railway: One Hundred Years, 1864-1964|publisher=Ceylon Government Railways|date=1964|page=8}} 4. ^{{cite book|title=The Ceylon Railway: The Story of Its Inception and Progress|author=Perera, G. F.|publisher=Sunday Observer|date=1925|page=78}} 5. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2016/11/10/local/98733|title=Electric train service from Veyangoda to Panadura will start soon: Nimal Siripala|newspaper=The Daily News|date=10 November 2016|accessdate=9 August 2018}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.railway.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=126&Itemid=180&lang=en#Electrification|title=Future Plans|publisher=Sri Lanka Railways|accessdate=9 August 2018}} External links
3 : Railway stations in Gampaha District|Railway stations on the Main Line (Sri Lanka)|Railway stations opened in 1864 |
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