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Uttara Devi උත්තර දේවි உத்தர தேவி

Uttara Devi intercity express train at Kurunegala railway station, hauled by a S13 DMU
Overview
Service type	Intercity Express Train
Status	In service
Locale	Sri Lanka
Current operator(s)	Sri Lanka Railways
Former operator(s)	Ceylon Government Railway
Route
Termini	Colombo Fort Kankesanturai
Distance travelled	410 km
Average journey time	7 Hours
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	4017 (Colombo Fort-Kankesanthurai) 4018 (Kankesanthurai-Colombo Fort)
Technical
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Route map v t e Northern Line Legend Kankesanthurai Maviddapuram Tellippalai Mallakam Chunnakam Inuvil Kondavil Kokuvil Jaffna Punkankulam Uppu Aru Lagoon Navatkuly Thachanthoppu Chavakachcheri Sankathanai Meesalai Kodikamam Mirusuvil Eluthumadduval Pallai Elephant Pass Chundikkulam Lagoon Paranthan Kilinochchi Ariviya Nagar Murukandy Mankulam Puliyankulam Omanthai Thandikulam Vavuniya Eratperiyakulam Poonewa Mannar Line to Talaimannar Medawachchiya Junction Medawachchiya Junction Siyambalagahawewa Medagama Parasangahawewa Saliyapura Mihintale Ashokapura Samagipura Branch Line to Mihintale Mihintale Junction Anuradhapura Anuradhapura New Town Malvathu River Sravasthipura Talawa Thambuttegama Kala Oya Senarathgama Galgamuwa Ambanpola Randenigama Maho Junction Batticaloa Line to Batticaloa Maho Junction Thimbiriyagedara Nagollagama Hiriyala Kimbulwana Oya Ganewatta Deduru Oya Pinnagolla Wellawa Mutttettugalla  E04  Central Expressway Kurunegala  E04  Central Expressway Nailiya Maguru Oya Pothuhera Thallawattegedara Girambe Main Line to Badulla Polgahawela Junction Main Line to Colombo Fort

Uttara Devi (Sinhala: උත්තර දේවී, Princess/Queen of the North Tamil: உத்தர தேவி) is an Intercity Express train that runs between Colombo, the nation's commercial hub, with the northern cities of Jaffna and Kankesanturai.

History

The Uttara Devi train was introduced as Deyata Kirula on 11 September 2011. Then its name was changed to Uttara Devi in mid-2015.

Services

The Uttara Devi offers three classes of travel.

• 1st class offers Air conditioning and charging facilities.
• 2nd class.
• 3rd class typically gets very crowded and carries only basic facilities.

Route

The train begins its northbound journey at Colombo Fort. It stops only at Gampaha, then reaches Polgahawela, the train branches off the Main Line, moving towards Kankesanturai, following Northern Line. It passes Kurunegala, the capital of North Western Province, and Maho, before continuing to the historic cultural and religious center of Anuradhapura, the island's ancient capital around the 4th century BCE and home to many sites of religious and archaeological interest. The train continues towards Jaffna, passing Vavuniya, Kilinochchi, Palai and Kodikamamam. Jaffna is the main cultural centre of the north of Sri Lanka. From here, the Northern Line extended to Kankesanturai, a port city. From Jaffna to Kankesanturai, Uttara Devi stops at every station.

Rolling Stock

The service was run by the S11 DMU, but was replaced by the new S13 sets in January 2019.

See also

• Sri Lanka Railways
• List of named passenger trains of Sri Lanka

References

1. "Rail Road Distance in Sri Lanka". podimenike.blogspot.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
2. ^ "Train Schedule North". dialog.lk. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
3. "JAFFNA to COLOMBO FORT Time". Jaffna Visit. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
4. "seat61.com".
5. "SL Railway Forum".

External links

• Uthuru Mithuru: Rebuilding the Yal Devi Friendship Track

• Named passenger trains of Sri Lanka
• Rail transport in Northern Province, Sri Lanka