Omanthai railway station

Railway station in Omanthai, Sri Lanka
8°52′13.80″N 80°30′03.50″E / 8.8705000°N 80.5009722°E / 8.8705000; 80.5009722Owned bySri Lanka RailwaysLine(s)Northern LineOther informationStatusFunctioningHistoryRebuilt27 May 2011ElectrifiedNoServices
Preceding station   Sri Lanka Railways   Following station
Thandikulam
toward Colombo Fort
  Yarl Devi
Northern Line
  Puliyankulam
toward Kankesanthurai

Omanthai railway station (Tamil: ஓமந்தை தொடருந்து நிலையம் Ōmantai toṭaruntu nilaiyam, Sinhala: ඕමන්ත දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is a railway station in the town of Omanthai 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 2009 due to the civil war. It was re-opened on 27 May 2011.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Thandikulam to Omanthai railway operational". Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 27 May 2011.
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