Colombo–Matara railway line

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railway corridor railway line

The Colombo–Matara railway line is a coastal rail route in southwestern Sri Lanka that connects the capital region with major southern cities, including Galle and Matara.

Aliases (1)

Coastal Line (Sri Lanka) ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	railway corridor → railway line →
alsoUsedFor	freight transport →
connects	Colombo metropolitan region → Galle → Matara → Southern Province of Sri Lanka →
country	Sri Lanka →
electrification	not electrified →
followsFeature	Indian Ocean coastline → southwestern coast of Sri Lanka →
gauge	broad gauge →
hasStation	Aluthgama railway station → Bentota railway station → Colombo Fort railway station → Galle railway station → Hikkaduwa railway station → Kalutara South railway station → Maradana railway station → Matara railway station → Weligama railway station →
languageOfSignage	English → Sinhala → Tamil →
lineType	coastal rail route →
locatedIn	Southwestern Sri Lanka →
network	Sri Lanka Railways network →
notableFor	scenic coastal views →
numberOfTracks	double track (Colombo–Kalutara section) → single track (south of Kalutara) →
operator	Sri Lanka Railways →
owner	Sri Lanka Railways →
partOf	Coastal Line (Sri Lanka) →
passesThrough	Aluthgama → Ambalangoda → Bentota → Galle → Galle railway station → Hikkaduwa → Kalutara → Weligama →
primaryUse	passenger transport →
regionServed	Southern Province of Sri Lanka → Western Province of Sri Lanka →
serves	commuter traffic → long-distance passenger traffic →
terminus	Colombo Fort railway station → Matara railway station →
trackGauge	1676 mm → 5 ft 6 in →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Colombo–Matara railway line ("Coastal Line (Sri Lanka)") →	partOf
Galle →	transport