Maradana railway station

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Maradana railway station is a major railway hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka, serving as one of the city’s primary junctions connecting multiple key lines across the country.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Maradana railway station canonical 4

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf railway junction
railway station
connectedTo Fort railway station
connects multiple key railway lines across Sri Lanka
country Sri Lanka
hasFacility bus connections
parking area
restrooms
three-wheeler stand
ticket office
waiting area
hasFunction commuter rail hub
intercity rail hub
railway junction
hasLanguage English
Sinhala
Tamil
hasPlatformType island platforms
side platforms
hasStructureType at-grade
isMajorHubIn Sri Lanka Railways
surface form: Sri Lanka Railways network
isOneOf busiest railway stations in Sri Lanka
locatedIn Colombo
Colombo District
Western Province, Sri Lanka
locatedInNeighbourhood Maradana
near Maradana Junction (road)
Panchikawatte
Technical College Junction, Colombo
operator Sri Lanka Railways
ownedBy Sri Lanka Railways
partOf Colombo urban rail network
railwayLine Eastern Line (Sri Lanka)
surface form: Batticaloa Line

Coastal Line
Kelani Valley Line
Main Line (Sri Lanka)
Mannar Line
Matara Line
Northern Line (Sri Lanka)
Puttalam Line
Trincomalee Line
serves Colombo
servesAs primary junction in Colombo
status operational
usedFor long-distance passenger services
railway operations control in Colombo
suburban passenger services

How these facts were elicited

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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maradana railway station
Description of subject: Maradana railway station is a major railway hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka, serving as one of the city’s primary junctions connecting multiple key lines across the country.

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Colombo–Matara railway line hasStation Maradana railway station
Matara railway station connectsTo Maradana railway station
Sri Lanka Railways secondaryHub Maradana railway station
Galle railway station connectsTo Maradana railway station