Mallakam railway station

Mallakam மல்லாகம்
Sri Lankan Railway Station
Location	Mallakam Sri Lanka
Coordinates	9°45′46.50″N 80°01′57.00″E / 9.7629167°N 80.0325000°ECoordinates: 9°45′46.50″N 80°01′57.00″E / 9.7629167°N 80.0325000°E
Owned by	Sri Lanka Railways
Line(s)	Northern Line
Other information
Status	Functioning
History
Rebuilt	2 January 2015
Electrified	No
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Mallakam railway station (Tamil: மல்லாகம் தொடருந்து நிலையம் Mallākam toṭaruntu nilaiyam) is a railway station in the village of Mallakam 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 station was not functioning between 1990 and 2015 due to the civil war. The Northern Line between Jaffna and Kankesanthurai was re-opened on 2 January 2015.^[1][2]

Services

The following train services are available from/to the station:^[3]

«		Service		»
Chunnakam from Colombo Fort		4017 Intercity		Tellippalai toward Kankesanthurai
Tellippalai from Kankesanthurai		4018 Intercity		Chunnakam toward Colombo Fort
Chunnakam from Jaffna		4442 Local		Tellippalai toward Kankesanthurai
Tellippalai from Kankesanthurai		4882 Local		Chunnakam toward Jaffna

References

1. "Jaffna-KKS railway track roars again". Daily FT. 3 January 2015.
2. Balachandran, P. K. (3 January 2015). "Busy Rajapaksa Skips Maiden Run on India-built Jaffna Track". The New Indian Express.
3. "Search Train". Sri Lanka Railways.