Chunnakam railway station

Chunnakam
சுன்னாகம்
චුන්නාකම්
Sri Lankan Railway Station
Location Chunnakam
Sri Lanka
Coordinates 9°44′45.30″N 80°02′00.00″E / 9.7459167°N 80.0333333°E / 9.7459167; 80.0333333Coordinates: 9°44′45.30″N 80°02′00.00″E / 9.7459167°N 80.0333333°E / 9.7459167; 80.0333333
Owned by Sri Lanka Railways
Line(s) Northern Line
Other information
Status Functioning
History
Rebuilt 2 January 2015
Electrified No

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]

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.
  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.
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