Pallai railway station

Railway station in northern Sri Lanka
9°36′28.80″N 80°19′46.70″E / 9.6080000°N 80.3296389°E / 9.6080000; 80.3296389Owned bySri Lanka RailwaysLine(s)Northern LineOther informationStatusFunctioningHistoryRebuilt4 March 2014ElectrifiedNoServices
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

  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.
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