Polgahawela

Polgahawela පොල්ගහවෙල
Polgahawela Location within Sri Lanka
Coordinates:
Country	Sri Lanka
Time zone	Sri Lanka (UTC+05:30)
Website	www.polgahawelatown.com

Polgahawela is a small town located in north western Sri Lanka. It is most notable for being a major railway junction.

Polgahawela is situated in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka, and is located approximately 80 km (50 mi) north-east from the capital city of Colombo; 50 km (31 mi) from Kandy; 20 km (12 mi) from Kurunegala; and 65 km (40 mi) from Bandaranayake International Airport. It is the location of an important railway junction in Sri Lanka Railways' network, connecting the Main Line, which runs from Colombo to Badulla and the Northern Line, which runs through to the northern port of Kankesanthurai.

Railway station

A train at Polgahawela railway station.

Polgahawela's railway station is at the centre of the town and lies at the main junction that joins two railway lines; one coming from the upcountry of Sri Lanka and another from the northern part of the country.

• The Main Line connects with Kandy, Matale, Nawalapitiya and Badulla.
• The Northern Line connects with Anuradhapura, Jaffna, and Kankesanturai, and leads to all other lines in the North.

The town is notable for a major railway accident that occurred in 2005.

Neighbouring stations

Pothuhera Allawwa Polgahawela Panaliiya Thismalpola Rambukkana

Preceding station	Sri Lanka Railways			Following station
Veyangoda		Udarata Menike		Panaliya
		Podi Menike		Panaliya
		Tikiri Menike		Panaliya
		Senkadagala Menike		Panaliya
Veyangoda		Rajarata Rajina		Potuhara
Walakumbura		Commuter Rail		Terminus

Notable people

• Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo and a cardinal, was born here.
• Gregory Shantha Kumara Francis, the Bishop of Kurunegala, was born here

See also

• Transport in Sri Lanka
• Railway stations in Sri Lanka
• Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery (whose headquarters is located in: Waduwawa, Polgahawela)

External links

• MSN Map