Puliyankulam railway station (Tamil: புளியங்குளம் தொடருந்து நிலையம் Puḷiyaṅkuḷam toṭaruntu nilaiyam, Sinhala: පුලියන්කුලම් දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is a railway station in the town of Puliyankulam 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 2013 due to the civil war. The Northern Line between Omanthai and Kilinochchi, which includes Puliyankulam, was re-opened on 14 September 2013.[1][2]
Puliyankulam railway station புளியங்குளம் පුලියන්කුලම් දුම්රිය ස්ථානය | |||||||||||
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| Sri Lankan Railway Station | |||||||||||
 The station in December 2019 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Puliyankulam Sri Lanka | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Sri Lanka Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Northern Line | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | 14 September 2013 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | No | ||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "'Yal Devi' reaches Kilinochchi". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 14 September 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ "Train service up to Sri Lanka's former rebel capital resumes after 23 years". Colombo Page. 14 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
