Chunnakam railway station

Chunnakam railway station (Tamil: சுன்னாகம் தொடருந்து நிலையம் Cuṉṉākam toṭaruntu nilaiyam) is a railway station in the town of Chunnakam 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 2015 due to the civil war. The Northern Line between Jaffna and Kankesanthurai was re-opened on 2 January 2015.[1][2]

Chunnakam சுன்னாகம் චුන්නාකම්
Sri Lankan Railway Station
Location	Chunnakam Sri Lanka
Coordinates	9°44′45.30″N 80°02′00.00″E
Owned by	Sri Lanka Railways
Line(s)	Northern Line
Other information
Status	Functioning
History
Rebuilt	2 January 2015
Electrified	No
Route map Northern Line Kankesanthurai Maviddapuram Tellippalai Mallakam Chunnakam Inuvil Kondavil Kokuvil Jaffna Punkankulam Uppu Aru Lagoon Navatkuly Thachanthoppu Chavakachcheri Sankathanai Meesalai Kodikamam Mirusuvil Eluthumadduval Pallai Elephant Pass Chundikkulam Lagoon Paranthan Kilinochchi Murukandy Temple Murukandy Mankulam Puliyankulam Omanthai Thandikulam Vavuniya Iratperiyakulam Punewa Mannar Line to Talaimannar Medawachchiya Junction Medawachchiya Medagama Parasangahawewa Saliyapura Mihintale Branch Line to Mihintale Mihintale Junction Anuradhapura Anuradhapura New Town Malvathu River Sravasthipura Talawa Thambuttegama Senarathgama Galgamuwa Ambanpola Randenigama Maho Batticaloa Line to Batticaloa Maho Junction Thimbiriyagedara Nagollagama Hiriyala Ganewatta Deduru Oya Wellawa Mutttettugalla Kurunegala Nailiya Pothuhera Thallawattegedara Girambe Main Line to Badulla Polgahawela Junction Main Line to Colombo Fort

Services

The following train services are available from/to the station:[3]

←		Service		→
Kondavil from Colombo Fort		4001 Yarl Devi		Terminus
Terminus		4002 Yarl Devi		Inuvil toward Colombo Fort
Inuvil from Colombo Fort		4017 Intercity		Mallakam toward Kankesanthurai
Mallakam from Kankesanthurai		4018 Intercity		Inuvil toward Colombo Fort
Kondavil from Mount Lavinia via Colombo Fort		4021 Intercity (AC)		Kankesanthurai
Kankesanthurai		4022 Intercity (AC)		Kondavil toward Mount Lavinia via Colombo Fort
Kondavil from Colombo Fort		4089 Night Mail		Terminus
Terminus		4090 Night Mail		Inuvil toward Colombo Fort
Inuvil from Jaffna		4442 Local		Mallakam toward Kankesanthurai
Mallakam from Kankesanthurai		4882 Local		Inuvil toward Jaffna

References

1. "Jaffna-KKS railway track roars again". Daily FT. 3 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
2. Balachandran, P. K. (3 January 2015). "Busy Rajapaksa Skips Maiden Run on India-built Jaffna Track". The New Indian Express.
3. "Search Train". Sri Lanka Railways.