Alawwa railway station

Alawwa Railway Station
Sri Lankan Railway Station
Rail crossing at Alawwa
General information
Location	Alawwa-Maharagama Road, Alawwa Sri Lanka
Coordinates	7°17′36″N 80°14′19″E / 7.2933°N 80.2386°E / 7.2933; 80.2386
Owned by	Sri Lanka Railways
Line(s)	Main Line
Platforms	two
Other information
Status	functioning
Station code	ALW
History
Opened	1866
Electrified	no

Alawwa Railway Station is a railway station in the town of Alawwa, which is located in the Kurunegala District of Sri Lanka. The station is owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Main line which links Badulla with the country's capital Colombo.

The station is the 32nd station and is 66.48 km (41.31 mi) from Colombo Fort, 8.9 km (5.5 mi) from Polgahawela and situated 63 m (207 ft) above sea level. The station opened in 1866 when the Main line was extended from Ambepussa to Polgahawela.^[1][2]

The Alawwa rail bridge, which crosses the Maha Oya, consists of three 30.5 m (100 ft) spans on masonry abutments and piers anchored into the bedrock.^[3]

In August 2001 thirteen people died in a train derailment near Alawwa.

In September 2011 five people were killed and over thirty injured when a passenger train collided with a stationary train at the station.^[4][5]

Continuity

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