Murukandy railway station

Railway station in northern Sri Lanka

9°18′15.60″N 80°24′25.00″E / 9.3043333°N 80.4069444°E / 9.3043333; 80.4069444Owned bySri Lanka RailwaysLine(s)Northern LineOther informationStatusFunctioningHistoryRebuilt14 September 2013ElectrifiedNoServices

Preceding station		Sri Lanka Railways		Following station
Mankulam toward Colombo Fort		Yal Devi Northern Line		Kilinochchi toward Kankesanthurai

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.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "'Yal Devi' reaches Kilinochchi". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 14 September 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
^ "Train service up to Sri Lanka's former rebel capital resumes after 23 years". Colombo Page. 14 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.