Kottawa railway station

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Kottawa Railway Station
General information
Coordinates6°50′38″N 79°58′05″E / 6.843763°N 79.968114°E / 6.843763; 79.968114
Owned bySri Lanka Railways
Line(s)Kelani Valley Line
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeKOT
History
Opened1912
Rebuilt1992
Electrifiedno
Services
Intermediate stop at Kottawa:
Commuter Rail - Kaleni Valley line

Kottawa Railway Station is a railway station near Kottawa, Sri Lanka, which is a suburb city of Colombo. This station serves the Kaleni Valley Line and services are provided by Sri Lanka Railways.

History[edit]

Kottawa railway station was rebuilt in a new location during the Broad-gauge project of the Kelani Valley line.

Location[edit]

Kottawa Station is 500m north of Kottawa along the Athurugiriya road. The station is 21.31 kilometres (13.24 mi) from the Colombo Fort station

Services[edit]

The station is served by the Kelani Valley Line, which connects Colombo to Avissawella.

Preceding station Sri Lanka Railways Following station
Pannipitiya   Commuter Rail   Malapalla

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