Murukandy railway station
Murukandy railway station முறிகண்டி මුරුකන්ඩි දුම්රිය ස්ථානය | |||||||||||
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| Sri Lankan Railway Station | |||||||||||
The station in December 2019 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Murukandy Sri Lanka | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 9°18′15.60″N 80°24′25.00″E / 9.3043333°N 80.4069444°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Sri Lanka Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Northern Line | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 14 September 2013 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | No | ||||||||||
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Murukandy railway station (Tamil: முறிகண்டி தொடருந்து நிலையம் Muṟikaṇṭi toṭaruntu nilaiyam, Sinhala: මුරුකන්ඩි දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is a railway station in the town of Murukandy in northern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Northern Line which links the north with the capital Colombo. The popular Yarl Devi service calls at the station. The station was not functioning between 1990 and 2013 due to the civil war. The Northern Line between Omanthai and Kilinochchi, which includes Murukandy, was re-opened on 14 September 2013.