Kondavil railway station ( ''Kōṇṭāvil toṭaruntu nilaiyam'') () is a

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in the town of

Kondavil Kondavil (, ) is a suburb north of the Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. It is near many temples such as the Uppumada Pillaiyar Temple, Kondavil west Kali kovil,eelaththu Thillaiyampathy sivakami Amman temple part of the Jaffna Peninsula, it was one of t ...

in northern

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. Owned by

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, the

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railway operator, the station is part of the

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which links the

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with the capital

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. The popular Yarl Devi service calls at the station. The station was not functioning between 1990 and 2015 due to the

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. The Northern Line between

Jaffna Jaffna (, ; , ) is the capital city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka, Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a Jaffna Peninsula, peninsula of the same name. With a population o ...

and

Kankesanthurai Kankesanthurai (, , lit. ''Port Kankesan''), colloquially known as KKS, is a port suburb, fishing division and resort hub of the Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Formerly an electoral district, Kankesanthurai is home to the Kankesant ...

was re-opened on 2 January 2015.

Services

The following train services are available from/to the station:

References

Railway stations in Jaffna District Railway stations on the Northern Line (Sri Lanka) {{SriLanka-railstation-stub