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Pallai railway station

Coordinates: 9°36′28.80″N 80°19′46.70″E / 9.6080000°N 80.3296389°E / 9.6080000; 80.3296389
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Pallai

பளை
පලාලි
Sri Lankan Railway Station
The station in December 2019
General information
LocationPallai
Sri Lanka
Coordinates9°36′28.80″N 80°19′46.70″E / 9.6080000°N 80.3296389°E / 9.6080000; 80.3296389
Owned bySri Lanka Railways
Line(s)Northern Line
Other information
StatusFunctioning
History
Rebuilt4 March 2014
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station   Sri Lanka Railways   Following station
Elephant Pass
toward Colombo Fort
  Yal Devi
Northern Line
  Eluthumadduval
toward Kankesanthurai

Pallai railway station (Tamil: பளை தொடருந்து நிலையம் Paḷai toṭaruntu nilaiyam) is a railway station in the town of Pallai 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 2014 due to the civil war. The Northern Line between Kilinochchi and Pallai was re-opened on 4 March 2014.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Yal Devi off to Palai". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 4 March 2014.
  2. ^ Mendis, B. D. Jude (4 March 2014). "New extended Northern Railway Line opens (Photos)". News First.