Northern Line (Sri Lanka)
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The Northern Line (Sri Lanka) is a major railway route that connects Colombo with the northern regions of Sri Lanka, including the city of Jaffna, serving as a key corridor for passenger and freight transport.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway line
ⓘ
railway route ⓘ |
| category | Railway lines in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Colombo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jaffna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
North Western Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsToLine |
Coastal Line (Sri Lanka)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Main Line (Sri Lanka) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsToPort | Colombo Port (via network) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| gauge | broad gauge ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
northern sections were reconstructed and reopened in the 2010s
ⓘ
sections were damaged and closed during the Sri Lankan Civil War ⓘ |
| importance | major rail corridor between Colombo and northern Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | heavy rail ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Sinhala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Sri Lanka Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Sri Lanka Railways network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThroughCity |
Anuradhapura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jaffna NERFINISHED ⓘ Kilinochchi NERFINISHED ⓘ Vavuniya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| reconstructionSupport | funding and technical assistance from India for post-war rebuilding ⓘ |
| role | key link between northern Sri Lanka and the capital Colombo ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Colombo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jaffna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesProvince |
North Western Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
commuter trains
ⓘ
express trains ⓘ intercity trains ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| terminus |
Colombo Fort railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kankesanthurai railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1,676 mm ⓘ |
| trackType | single track on most sections ⓘ |
| usedFor |
transport of agricultural products
ⓘ
transport of general freight ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.