How far is Baseline Road Railway Station from Colombo Fort?

Baseline Road Railway Station is approximately 3.8 km from Colombo Fort along the Kelani Valley (KV) Line. By train, the journey takes only a few minutes. By road, the distance is similar and can be covered quickly by taxi or tuk-tuk, though traffic conditions in Colombo vary significantly by time of day.

How many trains run through Baseline Road station daily?

Around 26 trains call at Baseline Road on a typical day. Services are spread across morning, midday, and evening windows, with more frequent departures during peak commuting hours. Timetables can change seasonally, so it is best to confirm current schedules with Sri Lanka Railways or by calling the station directly on 011-3071057.

What line does Baseline Road Railway Station serve?

Baseline Road station is on the Kelani Valley (KV) Line of Sri Lanka Railways. This line runs from Colombo Fort through the western suburbs and inland along the Kelani Valley towards the hill country. It is primarily a commuter and heritage rail route.

What is the nearest railway station to Baseline Road?

The immediately neighbouring station on the KV Line is Cotta Road. Colombo Fort, the main rail hub for all Sri Lanka Railways routes, is roughly 3.8 km further along the line and is the best station for onward connections to Kandy, Galle, or Ella.

Can tourists use Baseline Road station to travel around Sri Lanka?

Baseline Road is a suburban halt suited mainly for travel within the Colombo metro area. For intercity journeys to destinations like Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, or Galle, travellers should head to Colombo Fort station, where reserved-seat bookings and major route departures are handled. Baseline Road is a convenient option if you are staying near the Borella or Cotta Road areas of Colombo.

What is the phone number for Baseline Road Railway Station?

The station telephone number is 011-3071057. Staff can provide basic information about the day's timetable and platform arrangements. For ticket bookings and reservations on long-distance routes, contacting Colombo Fort station or the Sri Lanka Railways central office is recommended.

Is there parking available at Baseline Road Railway Station?

As a small suburban halt, Baseline Road station has limited dedicated parking. Most passengers arrive on foot, by bus along Baseline Road, or by tuk-tuk. If you plan to drive, roadside parking near the station can be found, but availability depends on the time of day and local traffic conditions.

Baseline Road Railway Station

Baseline Road Railway Station is a station on the KV Line of Sri Lanka Railways, in the Colombo District, Western Province. It lies 3.8 km from Colombo Fort along the line.

26 trains call at Baseline Road on a typical day. The full timetable — departure time, destination and which days each service runs — is listed below.

Neighbouring stations on the KV Line: Cotta Road.

Station telephone: 011-3071057.

See the whole network on the Sri Lanka railway station list or the railway map.

Baseline Road දුම්රිය ස්ථාන කාලසටහන

සාමාන්‍ය දිනක 26 දුම්රිය Baseline Road හි නතර වේ.

KV මාර්ගය · Colombo Fort සිට 3.8 කි.මී. · බස්නාහිර පළාත

ස්ථාන දුරකථනය: 011-3071057

පිටත්වීම	දෙසට	ධාවනය
06:30 am	Colombo Fort	දෛනිකව
06:51 am	Colombo Fort	සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
07:04 am	Colombo Fort	දෛනිකව
07:26 am	Colombo Fort	සතියේ දිනවල සහ සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
07:37 am	Colombo Fort	දෛනිකව
08:01 am	Colombo Fort	දෛනිකව
08:17 am	Colombo Fort	සතියේ දිනවල සහ සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
08:56 am	Colombo Fort	දෛනිකව
09:08 am	Colombo Fort	සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
02:06 pm	Padukka	සතියේ දිනවල සහ සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
03:19 pm	Colombo Fort	දෛනිකව
04:28 pm	Avissawella	සතියේ දිනවල සහ ඉරිදා පමණි
04:38 pm	Avissawella	සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
04:53 pm	Avissawella	සතියේ දිනවල සහ ඉරිදා පමණි
05:04 pm	Colombo Fort	සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
05:14 pm	Colombo Fort	සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
05:28 pm	Kosgama	සතියේ දිනවල සහ ඉරිදා පමණි
05:43 pm	Avissawella	දෛනිකව
06:03 pm	Padukka	සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
06:23 pm	Homagama	සතියේ දිනවල සහ ඉරිදා පමණි
06:43 pm	Kosgama	දෛනිකව
07:28 pm	Padukka	සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
08:13 pm	Avissawella	දෛනිකව
08:51 pm	Maradana	දෛනිකව
09:43 pm	Maradana	දෛනිකව
10:16 pm	Maradana

ශ්‍රී ලංකා දුම්රිය සේවය විසින් ප්‍රකාශිත කාලසටහන් වලින් පිළිබිඹු කරන ලද කාලසටහන, අවසන් වරට 2026-09-14 දින පරීක්ෂා කරන ලදී. වේලාවන් දැනුම් දීමකින් තොරව වෙනස් විය හැක — ගමන් කිරීමට පෙර දුම්රිය ස්ථානය සමඟ තහවුරු කරගන්න. සමස්ත ජාලය ශ්‍රී ලංකා දුම්රිය ස්ථාන ලැයිස්තුව හි බලන්න.

Nearby places

8 places within about 25 km, nearest first.

Royal Colombo Golf Clubunder 1 km
Cotta Road Railway Stationunder 1 km
Borellaunder 1 km
Saints Church Borellaunder 1 km
Laksalaunder 1 km
Sri Lanka Cricket Museumunder 1 km
Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall1 km
Arcade Independence Square1 km

Baseline Road Railway Station

Baseline Road දුම්රිය ස්ථාන කාලසටහන

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