Uda Pussellawa Railway (UPR) or Udupussallawa Railway (Sinhala: උඩුපුස්සැල්ලාව දුම්රිය මාර්ගය Uḍupussællāwa Dumriya Mārgaya) was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm)...
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journey on Main Line. At 9:45 pm, it reaches Rambukkana railway station, where the double line railway from Colombo Fort Station ends. From Rambukkana, it...
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Junction to Batticaloa The line from Colombo Fort to Beliatta List of railway stations in Sri Lanka Road Map of Sri Lanka, published by Survey department...
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the railways were developed during the British colonial period, with the first line (from Colombo to Kandy) opening on 26 April 1867. The railway was...
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Government Railways in 1931. It was used in mixed traffic working on the Uda Pussellawa railway. Until the 1960s, the locomotive was occasionally operated on the...
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CGR class H1 (category Railway locomotives introduced in 1930)
working passenger and freight services on the narrow gauge (2 ft 6in) Uda Pussellawa Railway (UPR) between Nanu Oya and Ragala, via Nuwara Eliya. No. 293 met...
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'Up-Country Maiden') is a daytime passenger train operated by the Sri Lanka Railways that runs between Colombo and Badulla in the Highlands. Introduced in 1956...
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only basic facilities. The Podi Menike travels the length of Sri Lanka Railways' Main Line through the hill country. The Podi Menike begins its eastbound...
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List of railway stations in Sri Lanka, in alphabetical order, are as follows: Abanpola, North Western Province Agbopura, Eastern Province Ahangama, Southern...
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National railway museum is the national railway museum of Sri Lanka, located in Kadugannawa. The railway museum is owned by Sri Lanka Railways. The museum...
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This is a list of notable railway track gauge conversions, railway lines where the distance between the rails is broadened or narrowed. Conversions to...
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Plantations Ltd Pussallawa Plantations Ltd Talawakelle Plantation Ltd Uda Pussellawa Plantations Ltd Alexandria International (Pvt) Ltd Acland Insurance...
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- Upcot 12.71 B331 Nuwara Eliya Town Road 2.41 B332 Nuwara Eliya - Uda Pussellawa 46.00 B333 Oddamavadi - Vahaneri 9.25 B334 Oddusudan - Nedunkerny 10...
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office building bearing Assessment No. 50 Nuwara Eliya railway station (closed) Uda-Pussellawa Road, Nuwara Eliya No. 535-B Nuwara Eliya Centre Nuwara...
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the only American Indian place name in Sri Lanka is Rappahannock, in Uda Pussellawa. It comes from the Rappahannock River in Virginia, itself originating...
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