Kelani Valley Line
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The Kelani Valley Line is a Sri Lankan railway line that runs from Colombo into the interior highlands, serving suburban and rural communities along the Kelani River basin.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport infrastructure
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| belongsToContinent | Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Colombo District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kegalle District NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabaragamuwa region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| endingPoint | Avissawella railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsRiverBasin | Kelani River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge |
broad gauge (converted sections)
ⓘ
narrow gauge (historical) ⓘ |
| hasIntermediateStation |
Homagama railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kosgama railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Nugegoda railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Padukka railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Waga railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLevelCrossings | yes ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
passenger transport
ⓘ
plantation transport ⓘ |
| languageOfOperations |
English
ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Sri Lanka island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedForTraffic | early 20th century ⓘ |
| operator | Sri Lanka Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | to serve rubber and tea plantations ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Sri Lanka Railways network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCityServed | Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionTypeServed | interior highlands ⓘ |
| safetySystem | manual signalling (traditional) ⓘ |
| serves |
rural communities
ⓘ
suburban communities ⓘ |
| servesArea | Kelani River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
commuter rail
ⓘ
regional rail ⓘ |
| startingPoint | Colombo Fort railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| terminus |
Avissawella railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colombo Fort railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single track ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily commuting to Colombo
ⓘ
goods transport (limited) ⓘ |
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