Trincomalee line

Trincomalee line
Overview
Status	Functioning
Owner	Sri Lanka Railways
Termini	Gal Oya Junction Trincomalee
Stations	7
Service
Type	Regional rail
System	Sri Lanka Railways
Operator(s)	Sri Lanka Railways
History
Opened	1927; 97 years ago (1927)
Technical
Line length	70 km (43 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	No
Route map v t e Trincomalee Line Legend Trincomalee China Bay Thampalakamam Mullipothanai Ganthalawa Kanthalai Agbopura Aluth Oya Batticaloa Line to Batticaloa Gal Oya Junction Batticaloa Line to Colombo Fort

The Trincomalee line is a railway line in Sri Lanka. Branching off the Batticaloa line at Gal Oya Junction, the line heads north-east through North Central and Eastern provinces before terminating at the eastern city of Trincomalee. The line is 70 kilometres (43 mi) long and has nine stations.^[1] The line opened in 1927.^[2] The rail line was originally called the Batticaloa-Trincomalee Light Railway, as only locomotives with light axle loads were permitted. The circuitous route led to some rail employees wondering if the construction costs were paid on a mileage basis, with a manager stating "it followed the path of an intelligent cow". In the 1950s the route was deviated removing a number of sharp curves and steep gradients together with a switch to heavier rails to match the rest of the country's rail system.

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