Colombo to Badulla Night Mail Train | Sri Lanka

 

Colombo to Badulla Night Mail Train

Colombo to Badulla

Start Station: Colombo Fort Railway Station

Departure from Colombo Fort: 08:30 pm

End Station: Badulla Railway Station

Arrival to Badulla: 07:37 am

Run By: Daily

 

Badulla to Colombo

Start Station: Badulla Railway Station

Departure from Badulla: 05:50 pm

End Station: Colombo Fort Railway Station

Arrival to Colombo Fort: 05:16 am

Run By: Daily

Badulla Night Mail is a passenger and mail transport train service which is going from Colombo to Badulla. It runs from the main railway line through the hill country of Sri Lanka. Night Mail begins its journey from Colombo fort railway station at 08.30 pm every day. The train stops only at Ragama, Gampaha, Veyangoda and Polgahawela railway stations before Rambukkana. Polgahawela is a railway junction where the Northern railway line begins apart from main railway line.

Train continues its journey from main railway line to hill country from Polgahawela. At 10.11 pm, Night Mail reaches Rambukkana Railway Station. Rambukkana is the last railway station of main line where the double railway lines end.

The train starts to climb upcountry hills from Rambukkana railway station. Therefore, they connect another engine compartment to the rear end of the train at Rambukkana railway station. The train continues its journey to the next stop, Kadugannawa with the power of two engines. At Kadugannawa railway station, they disconnect rear engine and train continues for the next stop, Peradeniya junction railway station.

Rear mail carriage is disconnect from the train at Peradeniya junction railway station and it attached to another train, which is head to Kandy railway station.

Night mail train is not head for Kandy Railway Station, instead it heads Gampola from Peradeniya Junction.

Night mail heads to Gampola from Peradeniya junction at 11.30 pm. From Gampola railway station, they connect another engine compartment to the rear end of the train and the double engine compartments continue for Pattipola Railway Station.

Engine drivers change at Nawalapitiya Railway Station.

Night mail train which runs from Badulla to Colombo fort scheduled to meet this night mail train in Inguru Oya railway Station at 00:56. However, occasionally the trains arrive at their destinations after being delayed by at least an hour or an hour and a half instead of the schedule.

 

At 04:25 scheduled time, night mail reaches the highest railway station in Sri Lanka, Pattipola Railway Station, passing Hatton, Nanuoya (Nuwara Eliya) and Ambewela Railway Stations in the early morning.

In here, the rear engine compartment is disconnected from there and re-connected to the front. Then the two front engine compartments running to power the train.  

Between Pattipola and Ohiya Railway Stations, head to Badulla, there is a location known as ‘Summit Level’ which is the highest point of Sri Lankan rail roads.

Next Idalgashinna railway station, which is one of Sri Lanka’s most stunning stations. The route that leads to Idalgashinna camping site area is starting from here.  

While traveling from Nanuoya to Bandarawela railway stations, there are number of charming, agricultural and well-cultivated villages and farmlands indeed. Bandarawela is a well-developed city.

Then the night mail reaches Ella Railway Station at 06:35. Nearly 500 meters to Ella town from the railway station. Ella is one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Sri Lanka. Thousands of foreign people and locals are travelled through Ella. Ella Rock hike, Ravana falls and Nine-arch Bridge are stunning.

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The next key place is Demodara railway loop. Mr. D.J.Wimalasurendra who was the greatest Sri Lankan engineer, introduced the idea for this railway loop construction to achieve the level difference. The railway path from Ella to Demodara railway station is higher than Demodara to Badulla railway path. Therefore the purpose to maintain the level difference of 1:44, which is the maximum allowable gradient in Sri Lankan railways, introduced this railway loop. 

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Night Mail reaches Badulla, scheduled time 07:37 in the morning.   

These train stations are part of the journey.

• Colombo Fort
• Gampaha
• Polgahawela
• Rambukkana
• Balana
• Kadugannawa
• Peradeniya
• Gelioya
• Gampola
• Ulapane
• Nawalapitiya
• Galboda
• Watawala
• Rozella
• Hatton
• Kotagala
• Thalawakele
• Great Western
• Radella
• Nanuoya
• Ambewela
• Pattipola - Summit-Level Point Pattipola
• Ohiya
• Idalgashinna
• Haputale
• Diyathalawa
• Bandarawela
• Kithal Ella
• Ella - Nine Arch Bridge
• Demodara
• Uduwara
• Hali-ela
• Badulla