Thandikulam railway station

Thandikulam
தாண்டிக்குளம்

Sri Lankan Railway Station

Location

Thandikulam
Sri Lanka

Coordinates

8°46′41.90″N 80°29′05.80″E / 8.7783056°N 80.4849444°ECoordinates: 8°46′41.90″N 80°29′05.80″E / 8.7783056°N 80.4849444°E

Owned by

Sri Lanka Railways

Line(s)

Northern Line

Other information

Status

Functioning

History

Rebuilt

6 June 2009

Electrified

Services

Preceding station		Sri Lanka Railways		Following station
Vavuniya toward Colombo Fort		Yarl Devi Northern Line		Omanthai toward Kankesanthurai

Thandikulam railway station (Tamil: தாண்டிக்குளம் தொடருந்து நிலையம் Tāṇṭikkuḷam toṭaruntu nilaiyam) is a railway station in the town of Thandikulam 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 6 June 2009.^[1]

References

↑ Ranasinghe, Shiran (30 May 2009). "Northern train to extend to Thandikulam". The Island (Sri Lanka).

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