词条 | Gampaha railway station |
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| style= | name= Gampaha Railway Station | image= | image_size= | image_caption= | address=Gampaha | country =Sri Lanka | coordinates={{coord|07|05|36.8|N|79|59|37.3|E|display=inline,title}} | line=Main Line | other= | platform= | tracks= | parking= | bicycle= | passengers= | pass_year= | pass_percent= | opened= | rebuilt= | electrified=No | baggage_check= | code= | owned=Sri Lanka Railways | zone= | services= | mpassengers= }} Gampaha railway station is a railway station in the western city of Gampaha in Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways, which is the state-run railway operator. LocationGampaha railway station is located in the centre of Gampaha and is located next to the Henarathgoda Botanical Garden. Also Bandaranaike International Airport and Colombo Fort Station are about 15 and 28 kilometres away from Gampaha railway station respectively. It is the 15th station on the Main Line from Colombo Fort railway station with elevation of 10.97m high above mean sea level.[1] Station has three platforms and one siding line with crossing loop and it is designed as a commuter rail terminus. HistoryIn 1864, British colonists built this station as Henarathgoda railway station to facilitate the transportation of Tea and Coffee from the hill country to Colombo.[2] In 1926, the station upgraded with double rail line and became a main railway station in the country. Later, the original station abandoned and it moved to current location with its present name, Gampaha railway station. But old Henarathgoda station is still visible on the line approximately 100 m away from the present station.[1] Currently this old Henarathgoda Railway Station Building serve as the Department of Archaeology Gampaha regional office.[3] Continuity{{s-start|noclear=y}}{{s-rail|title=Sri Lanka Railways}}{{rail line |previous=Daraluwa |next=Yagoda |route=Main Line |col=A52A2A }}{{s-end}}See also
References1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Gampaha Railway Station|url=http://podimenike.blogspot.com/2012/10/gampaha-railway-station.html|publisher=podimenike|accessdate=28 March 2015}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Henarathgoda Old Railway Station |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/160522/funday-times/many-sites-of-gampaha-194378.html|publisher=Wijeya Newspapers|newspaper=The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|date=22 May 2016|accessdate=3 September 2017}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Henarathgoda old railway station|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2009/06/05/pol02.asp|publisher=Daily news|date=5 June 2009|accessdate=28 March 2015}} External links
3 : Railway stations in Gampaha District|Railway stations on the Main Line (Sri Lanka)|Archaeological protected monuments in Gampaha District |
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