Rambukkana railway station
Rambukkana Railway Station (Sinhala: රඹුක්කන දුම්රිය ස්ථානය, Tamil: ரம்புக்கனா ரயில் நிலையம்) is a railway station in the Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways, which is the state-run railway operator.
Rambukkana Railway Station රඹුක්කන දුම්රිය ස්ථානය ரம்புக்கனை புகையிரத நிலையம் | |
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 View from Rambukkana Railway Station | |
| Location | Railway Station Road, Rambukkana-Katupitiya Road, Rambukkana Sri Lanka |
| Owned by | Sri Lanka Railways |
| Line(s) | Main Line |
| Platforms | Two side platform |
| Tracks | six |
| Connections | Via SLTB Central Bus Stand and Private Bus Stand |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | functioning |
| Station code | RBK |
| History | |
| Opened | 1867 |
| Electrified | No |
The station is located 114 kilometres (71 mi) from Colombo Fort railway station and 116.82 m (383.3 ft) above sea level. It is the start of the steepest incline along the Colombo - Kandy railway line, between Rambukkana and Kadigamuwa,[1] a climb of 430 m (1,410 ft) over 21 km (13 mi), with the gradient reaching a 1 in 44 slope, and curves of 201 m (659 ft) in radius.[2]
The line was originally double-tracked from Colombo to Rambukkana in 1933 however the section between Polgahawela and Rambukkana was reduced to a single track in 1940 after a bridge on the line was washed away.[2] This section was only re-instated as double track in 1998, as a result of an increasing numbers of passengers alighting at the station to visit the nearby Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage.[3]
See also
References
- Lelwela, D. C. (14 November 2012). "Rules ignored causing worst ever accident - The Kandy-Colombo Intercity Train follows Newton's Law of Gravity". The Island. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- Dr David Hyatt (2000). "Railways of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Comrac. ISBN 0-9537304-0-9.
- Antony, J (12 September 2006). "Up Country railway line extended, but shortcomings remain". The Island. Retrieved 19 June 2017.