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Ruhunu Kumari (Sinhala: රුහුණු කුමාරි, Princess of "Ruhuna" - southern province) (Tamil: உருகுண இளவரசி) is a daytime passenger train that runs between Colombo and Matara in Sri Lanka. The train runs from matara to Maradana in the morning and from Maradana to Matara in the evening. The Matara-bound ...
Matara railway station is a station in Matara, Sri Lanka. It is owned and operated by Sri Lanka Railways . Matara railway station opened on 17 December 1895 as the terminus of the Coastal Line .
The coastal line (sometimes referred to as the coast line or the southern line) is a major railway line in Sri Lanka, running between Colombo Fort and Beliatta, via Galle and Matara. Operated by Sri Lanka Railways, the line includes some of the busiest rail services in the country.
The Colombo–Matara Expressway is a 126-kilometre-long (78 mi) motorway linking Colombo, Galle and Matara which was built in 2011 to develop the economy of the Southern Province. The Colombo–Katunayake Expressway , Colombo-Kandy Expressway and Outer Circular Expressway (Colombo bypass road) are under construction, and a Colombo–Padeniya ...
"Code for Trade and Transport Locations (UN/LOCODE)". United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. "Search for Locations – country:LK". Great Circle Mapper. "Airports in Sri Lanka". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. "Airports in Sri Lanka". Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited.
Code District Elevation m Distance between Colombo Fort Km; Colombo Fort: FOT Colombo: 4.87 0 Maradana: MDA Colombo: 5.46 2.08 Dematagoda: DAG Colombo: 3.05 4.54 Kelaniya: KLA Gampaha: 3.96 7.72 Wanawasala: WSL Gampaha: 3.25 9.42 Hunupitiya: HUN Gampaha: 3.04 10.84 Ederamulla: EDM Gampaha: 3.18 12.58 Horape: HRP Gampaha: 3.52 14.98 Ragama ...
The expressway reduces the time taken to travel from Colombo to Galle (116 km (72 mi)) to one hour from three hours, and Colombo to Matara (29.3 km (18.2 mi)) to one and a half hours from four hours taken by the regular A2 highway. The extension of the expressway to Hambantota was inaugurated on 4 July 2015.
Matara Fort: Clocktower, merlons and bartizan. Matara (Sinhala: මාතර, romanized: Māthara; Tamil: மாத்தறை) is a major city in Sri Lanka, on the southern coast of Southern Province. It is the second largest city in Southern Province. It is 160 km (99 mi) from Colombo.