Bandarawela railway station

Railway station in Sri Lanka

6°49′44″N 80°59′15″E / 6.82889°N 80.98750°E / 6.82889; 80.98750Operated bySri Lanka RailwaysLine(s)Main lineDistance258.72 km (160.8 mi) from ColomboPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStation codeBDAHistoryOpened1893

Bandarawela railway station is the 71st and eighth last railway station on the Main Line, and is 258.72 km (160.76 mi) away from Colombo. It is located 1,225.5 m (4,021 ft) above mean sea level and 8 km (5.0 mi) from the centre of Badulla, the capital city of Uva Province. All the trains that run on the Main Line, including the Podi Menike and Udarata Menike express trains stop at the station.

The construction of the railway line between Haputale and Bandarawela commenced in 1887 but it wasn't until 1893 that work on the line was completed. The first train arriving at the station on 19 June 1893. Bandarawela was the terminus of the Main Line until the line was extended to Badulla in 1924.

The station has a G2 locomotive on permanent display at the station. The diesel shunter locomotive was built by the North British Locomotive Company and operated between 1951 and 1986 at Maligawatta and Thali Mannar. It was moved to Bandarawela on 16 August 2011 and put on display.