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Northern line (Sri Lanka)

Index Northern line (Sri Lanka)

The northern line is a railway line in Sri Lanka. [1]

91 relations: ABC News, Al Jazeera, Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura railway station, Asian Tribune, Associated Press, Bank of Ceylon, Batticaloa, Batticaloa line, BBC News, Branch line, Chavakachcheri, Chundikkulam Lagoon, Colombo, Daily FT, Daily News (Sri Lanka), Eelam War II, Elephant Pass, Exim Bank (India), ExpoRail, Glossary of rail transport terms, Government of India, Government of Sri Lanka, Governors of British Ceylon, Indian Peace Keeping Force, Inter-city rail, Ircon International, Jaffna, Jaffna Peninsula, Jaffna railway station, Joseph West Ridgeway, Kankesanthurai, Kankesanthurai railway station, Kilinochchi railway station, Kurunegala, Legislative Council of Ceylon, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Maho,Sri Lanka, MailOnline, Main Line (Sri Lanka), Mannar line, Mannar, Sri Lanka, Medawachchiya, Mihintale, Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (Sri Lanka), Mullaitivu District, News First, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, ..., Omanthai, Omanthai railway station, Pallai, Pallai railway station, Polgahawela, Polonnaruwa, Puliyankulam, Rail freight transport, Railway signalling, Rajarata, Request for tender, Single-track railway, Soft loan, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Air Force, Sri Lanka Armed Forces, Sri Lanka Railways, Sri Lankan Civil War, Sri Lankan rupee, Sri Lankan Tamil militant groups, Surveying, Talaimannar, Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization, Tellippalai, Thandikulam railway station, The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka), The Hindu, The Island (Sri Lanka), The Nation (Sri Lanka), The New Indian Express, The Sunday Leader, The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), Train station, Trincomalee, Udaya Devi, United States dollar, University Teachers for Human Rights, Vavuniya, Vavuniya railway station, Yal Devi, 5 ft 6 in gauge railway. Expand index (41 more) »

ABC News

ABC News is the news division of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), owned by the Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company.

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Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera (translit,, literally "The Island", though referring to the Arabian Peninsula in context), also known as JSC (Jazeera Satellite Channel), is a state-funded broadcaster in Doha, Qatar, owned by the Al Jazeera Media Network.

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Anuradhapura

Anuradhapura (අනුරාධපුරය; Tamil: அனுராதபுரம்) is a major city in Sri Lanka.

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Anuradhapura railway station

Anuradhapura Railway Station is a railway station in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.

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Asian Tribune

The Asian Tribune is an online newspaper that provides news and editorial on the current affairs of Asia, with a special emphasis on South Asia but mostly concentrates its news on the current Civil conflict in Sri Lanka.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Bank of Ceylon

Bank of Ceylon (Sinhala: ලංකා බැංකුව Lanka Bænkuwa) (also popularly abbreviated as: BOC) is a government-owned, major commercial bank in Sri Lanka.

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Batticaloa

Batticaloa (மட்டக்களப்பு, Maṭṭakkaḷappu; මඩකලපුව, Madakalapuwa) is a major city in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, and its former capital.

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Batticaloa line

The Batticaloa line is a railway line in Sri Lanka.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs.

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Branch line

A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line.

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Chavakachcheri

Chavakachcheri (சாவகச்சேரி Cāvakaccēri, ජාවකච්චේරි Jāvakachchēri) is a large town in the Jaffna peninsula of Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka.

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Chundikkulam Lagoon

Chundikkulam Lagoon (சுண்டிக்குளம் கடல் நீரேரி, කුම්බවැව Kumbavæwa) is a lagoon in Jaffna District and Kilinochchi District, north-east Sri Lanka.

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Colombo

Colombo (translit,; translit) is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.

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Daily FT

The Daily FT or the Daily Financial Times is a daily English-language newspaper published in Colombo, Sri Lanka, by Wijeya Newspapers.

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Daily News (Sri Lanka)

The Daily News is an English-language newspaper in Sri Lanka.

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Eelam War II

Eelam War II is the name given to the second phase of armed conflict between Sri Lankan military and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

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Elephant Pass

Elephant Pass, (අලිමංකඩ Alimankada) Northern Province, Sri Lanka is located in the gateway of Jaffna Peninsula.

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Exim Bank (India)

Export–Import Bank of India is the premier export finance institution in India, established in 1982 under Export-Import Bank of India Act 1981.

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ExpoRail

ExpoRail (currently not in operation according to its official Facebook page) was a train service provider in Sri Lanka.

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Glossary of rail transport terms

Rail terminology is a form of technical terminology.

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Government of India

The Government of India (IAST), often abbreviated as GoI, is the union government created by the constitution of India as the legislative, executive and judicial authority of the union of 29 states and seven union territories of a constitutionally democratic republic.

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Government of Sri Lanka

The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා රජය Śrī Laṃkā Rajaya) is a semi-presidential system determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution.

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Governors of British Ceylon

The Governor of Ceylon was the representative in Ceylon of the British Crown from 1795 to 1948.

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Indian Peace Keeping Force

Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) was the Indian military contingent performing a peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka between 1987 and 1990.

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Inter-city rail

Inter-city rail services are express passenger train services that cover longer distances than commuter or regional trains.

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Ircon International

Ircon International Limited, formerly Indian Railway Construction Company Limited (IRCON), is an engineering and construction, specialized in transport infrastructure.

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Jaffna

Jaffna is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.

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Jaffna Peninsula

Jaffna Peninsula (யாழ்ப்பாணக் குடாநாடு, Yāḻppāṇa kuṭānāṭu) or (யாழ் குடாநாடு, Yāḻ kuṭānāṭu) is an area in Northern Province, Sri Lanka.

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Jaffna railway station

Jaffna railway station (யாழ்ப்பாணம் புகையிரத நிலையம்) is a railway station in the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka.

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Joseph West Ridgeway

Colonel Sir Joseph West Ridgeway, (16 May 1844 – 16 April 1930) was a British civil servant and colonial governor.

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Kankesanthurai

Kankesanthurai or KKS, is a port suburb, fishing division and resort hub of the Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka.

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Kankesanthurai railway station

Kankesanthurai railway station (காங்கேசன்துறை தொடருந்து நிலையம் Kāṅkēcaṉtuṟai toṭaruntu nilaiyam) is a railway station in the town of Kankesanthurai in northern Sri Lanka.

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Kilinochchi railway station

Kilinochchi railway station (கிளிநொச்சி தொடருந்து நிலையம் Kiḷinocci toṭaruntu nilaiyam) is a railway station in the town of Kilinochchi in northern Sri Lanka.

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Kurunegala

Kurunegala (කුරුණෑගල, குருணாகல்) is a major city in Sri Lanka.

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Legislative Council of Ceylon

The Legislative Council of Ceylon was the legislative body of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) established in 1833, along with the Executive Council of Ceylon, on the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission.

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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (translit, translit, commonly known as the LTTE or the Tamil Tigers) was a Tamil militant organization that was based in northeastern Sri Lanka.

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Maho,Sri Lanka

Mahawa (also known as Maho) (මහව) is a town in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka.

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MailOnline

MailOnline (also known as dailymail.co.uk) is the website of the Daily Mail, a newspaper in the United Kingdom, and of its sister paper The Mail on Sunday.

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Main Line (Sri Lanka)

The Main Line is a major railway line in the rail network of Sri Lanka.

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Mannar line

The Mannar line is a railway line in Sri Lanka.

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Mannar, Sri Lanka

Mannar (மன்னார், මන්නාරම), formerly spelled Manar, is a large town and the main town of Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka.

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Medawachchiya

Medawachchiya is a town in the Anuradhapura District, North Central Province of Sri Lanka.

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Mihintale

Mihintale is a mountain peak near Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka.

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Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (Sri Lanka)

The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for transport.

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Mullaitivu District

Mullaitivu District (முல்லைத்தீவு மாவட்டம் Mullaittīvu Māvaṭṭam; මුලතිවු දිස්ත්‍රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country.

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News First

News First or News 1st is a Sri Lankan news network owned by the Capital Maharaja Organization Ltd.

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North Central Province, Sri Lanka

North Central Province (උතුරු මැද පළාත Uturumeda Palata, வட மத்திய மாகாணம் Wada Maththiya Maakaanam) is a province of Sri Lanka.

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North Western Province, Sri Lanka

North Western Province (වයඹ පළාත Wayamba Palata, வட மேல் மாகாணம் Vada Mael Maakaanam) is a province of Sri Lanka.

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Northern Province, Sri Lanka

The Northern Province (வட மாகாணம் Vaṭa Mākāṇam; උතුරු පළාත Uturu Paḷāta) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country.

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Omanthai

Omanthai is a little town in North Sri Lankan district of Vavuniya.

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Omanthai railway station

Omanthai railway station (ஓமந்தை தொடருந்து நிலையம் Ōmantai toṭaruntu nilaiyam) is a railway station in the town of Omanthai in northern Sri Lanka.

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Pallai

Pallai is a small town in Northern Sri Lanka.

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Pallai railway station

Pallai railway station (பளை தொடருந்து நிலையம் Paḷai toṭaruntu nilaiyam) is a railway station in the town of Pallai in northern Sri Lanka.

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Polgahawela

Polgahawela is a town located in north western Sri Lanka.

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Polonnaruwa

Poḷonnaruwa (Sinhalese: පොළොන්නරුව, Poḷonnaruwa or Puḷattipura, Tamil: பொலன்னறுவை, Polaṉṉaṟuvai or Puḷatti nakaram) is the main town of Polonnaruwa District in North Central Province, Sri Lanka.

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Puliyankulam

Puliyankulam is a town in Vavuniya District, Sri Lanka.

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Rail freight transport

Rail freight transport is the use of railroads and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human passengers.

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Railway signalling

Railway signalling is a system used to direct railway traffic and keep trains clear of each other at all times.

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Rajarata

Rajarata (Sinhala: රජරට) (Tamil: ரஜரட) was one of three historical regions of the island of Sri Lanka for about 1,700 years from the 6th century BCE to the early 13th century CE.

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Request for tender

A request for tenders (RFT) is a formal, structured invitation to suppliers to submit a bid to supply products or services.

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Single-track railway

A single-track railway is a railway where trains traveling in both directions share the same track.

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Soft loan

A soft loan is a loan with a below-market rate of interest.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා; Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea.

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Sri Lanka Air Force

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) (Śrī Laṃkā guwan hamudāva; Ilaṅkai vimāṉappaṭai) is the air arm and the youngest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces.

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Sri Lanka Armed Forces

The Sri Lanka Armed Forces is the overall unified military of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka encompassing the Sri Lanka Army, the Sri Lanka Navy,and the Sri Lanka Air Force; they are governed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

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Sri Lanka Railways

The Sri Lanka Railway Department (more commonly known as Sri Lanka Railways (SLR)) (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා දුම්රිය සේවය Śrī Laṃkā Dumriya Sēvaya; Tamil: இலங்கை புகையிரத சேவைகள்) is Sri Lanka's railway owner and primary operator.

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Sri Lankan Civil War

The Sri Lankan Civil War was an armed conflict fought on the island of Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lankan rupee

The rupee (රුපියල්, ரூபாய்) (signs: රු, ரூ, Rs; code: LKR) is the currency of Sri Lanka, divided into 100 cents.

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Sri Lankan Tamil militant groups

Sri Lankan Tamil militant groups rose to prominence in the 1970s to fight the state of Sri Lanka in order to create an independent Tamil Eelam in the north of Sri Lanka.

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Surveying

Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, and science of determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them.

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Talaimannar

Talaimannar (தலைமன்னார்; තලෙයිමන්නාරම) is a settlement in Sri Lanka located on the northwestern coast of Mannar Island.

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Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization

The Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) is an Eelam Tamil organisation campaigning for the establishment of an independent Tamil Eelam in the northeast of Sri Lanka.

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Tellippalai

Tellippalai or Thellippalai (தெல்லிப்பழை Tellippaḻai, Tamilnet) is a small town in the northern Jaffna District of Sri Lanka.

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Thandikulam railway station

Thandikulam railway station (தாண்டிக்குளம் தொடருந்து நிலையம் Tāṇṭikkuḷam toṭaruntu nilaiyam) is a railway station in the town of Thandikulam in northern Sri Lanka.

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The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

The Daily Mirror is a daily English-language newspaper published in Colombo, Sri Lanka, by Wijeya Newspapers.

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The Hindu

The Hindu is an Indian daily newspaper, headquartered at Chennai.

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The Island (Sri Lanka)

The Island is a daily English-language newspaper in Sri Lanka.

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The Nation (Sri Lanka)

The Nation is a weekly English-language newspaper in Sri Lanka.

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The New Indian Express

The New Indian Express is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications.

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The Sunday Leader

The Sunday Leader is an English-language Sri Lankan weekly newspaper published by Leader Publications (Private) Limited.

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The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

The Sunday Times is a weekly Sri Lankan broadsheet initially published by the now defunct Times Group, until 1991, when it was taken over by Wijeya Newspapers.

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Train station

A train station, railway station, railroad station, or depot (see below) is a railway facility or area where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers or freight.

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Trincomalee

Trincomalee (திருகோணமலை Tirukōṇamalai; ත්‍රිකුණාමළය Trikuṇāmalaya) also known as Gokanna, is the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee District and major resort port city of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.

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Udaya Devi

Udaya Devi (උදය දේවි, Princess/Queen of the Rise/Morning) is a Express train that runs between Colombo Fort and Batticaloa in Sri Lanka.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (sign: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ and referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, or American dollar) is the official currency of the United States and its insular territories per the United States Constitution since 1792.

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University Teachers for Human Rights

*For the figure in Norse mythology, see Urðr The University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna) or UTHR(J) was formed in 1988 at the University of Jaffna, Jaffna in Sri Lanka as part of the national organization University Teachers for Human Rights.

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Vavuniya

Vavuniya (translit) is a large town in the Northern Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council.

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Vavuniya railway station

Vavuniya railway station (வவுனியா தொடருந்து நிலையம் Vavuṉiyā toṭaruntu nilaiyam) is a railway station in the city of Vavuniya in northern Sri Lanka.

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Yal Devi

Yal Devi (யாழ் தேவி; යාල් දේවී) is a major express train in Sri Lanka.

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5 ft 6 in gauge railway

is the size of a broad track gauge commonly used in India, Pakistan, western Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Chile, and on the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_line_(Sri_Lanka)

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