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Matara railway station is a station in Matara,
Matara station is served by the '' Ruhunu Kumari'', ''Galu Kumari'', '' Rajarata Rejini'' and ''Sagarika'' trains. Many other services also operate at Matara.http://www.infolanka.com/org/mrail/rroutes.html The Rail Routes of Sri Lanka Local trains within the Southern Province connect Matara with Galle, calling at local stations along the route.
Sri Lanka
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. It is owned and operated by Sri Lanka Railways
The Sri Lanka Railway Department (more commonly known as Sri Lanka Railways (SLR)) (Sinhala language, Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා දුම්රිය සේවය ''Śrī Laṃkā Dumriya Sēvaya''; Sri Lankan Tamil dialects, Tamil: ...
. Matara railway station opened on 17 December 1895 as the terminus of the Coastal Line.
Location
Matara station is located in the centre of the city, north of the Nilwala River.Layout
Matara railway station is designed as through station, despite it being the coastal line's current terminus.Services
Matara station is served by the '' Ruhunu Kumari'', ''Galu Kumari'', '' Rajarata Rejini'' and ''Sagarika'' trains. Many other services also operate at Matara.http://www.infolanka.com/org/mrail/rroutes.html The Rail Routes of Sri Lanka Local trains within the Southern Province connect Matara with Galle, calling at local stations along the route.
Inter-city trains
Local trains
Continuity
References
Railway stations in Matara, Sri Lanka Railway stations on the Coastal Line Railway stations in Sri Lanka opened in 1895 {{SriLanka-railstation-stub