Paranthan railway station
Paranthan railway station பரந்தன் පරන්තන්පරන්තන් දුම්රිය ස්ථානය | |||||||||||
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The station in December 2019 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Paranthan Sri Lanka | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 9°26′15.10″N 80°24′26.20″E / 9.4375278°N 80.4072778°E | ||||||||||
| System | Sri Lankan Railway Station | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Sri Lanka Railways | ||||||||||
| Line | Northern Line | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 4 March 2014 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | No | ||||||||||
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Paranthan railway station (Tamil: பரந்தன் தொடருந்து நிலையம் Parantaṉ toṭaruntu nilaiyam, Sinhala: පරන්තන් දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is a railway station located in the town of Paranthan in northern Sri Lanka. It is owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, and is part of the Northern Line, which connects the north of the country with the capital, Colombo. The popular Yarl Devi service stops at the station. The station was non-operational from 1990 and 2014 due to the Sri Lankan civil war. The Northern Line segment between Kilinochchi and Pallai, which includes Paranthan, was re-opened on 4 March 2014.[1][2]
References
- ^ "Yal Devi off to Palai". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 4 March 2014.
- ^ Mendis, B. D. Jude (4 March 2014). "New extended Northern Railway Line opens (Photos)". News First.