Where is Bolawatte Railway Station?

Bolawatte Railway Station is located in the Puttalam District, North Western Province of Sri Lanka. It lies approximately 48.9 km from Colombo Fort along the Puttalam Line, between Waikkala Station (toward Colombo) and Borelessa Station (toward Puttalam).

How many trains stop at Bolawatte Station per day?

Around 38 train services call at Bolawatte on a typical operating day, running in both directions along the Puttalam Line. Services are distributed across the day, with peak frequency in the early morning and late afternoon to serve local commuters.

How long does the train journey from Colombo Fort to Bolawatte take?

The train journey from Colombo Fort to Bolawatte typically takes between one and one-and-a-half hours, covering around 48.9 km. Journey time varies depending on the type of service and the number of intermediate stops.

What are the neighbouring stations to Bolawatte on the Puttalam Line?

Waikkala Station lies to the south of Bolawatte in the direction of Colombo, while Borelessa Station lies to the north in the direction of Puttalam. Both are relatively small halts on the same single-track line.

Is Wilpattu National Park accessible from Bolawatte or the Puttalam area?

Yes. Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka's largest national park by area, is accessible by road from the Puttalam area. Most visitors arrange a vehicle from Puttalam town or directly from Colombo or Negombo, as there is no direct rail link to the park entrance.

What is the Puttalam Line used for?

The Puttalam Line primarily serves commuters, fishing communities, and agricultural workers along Sri Lanka's North Western coastline. It runs from a junction near Colombo northward through Negombo and Chilaw to Puttalam, passing through coconut-growing lowlands and coastal wetland areas.

Are there any attractions near Bolawatte Station worth visiting?

The surrounding Puttalam District offers lagoon scenery, the Iranawila Rajamaha Viharaya temple, and road access to Wilpattu National Park. Negombo, a short train ride south, has a Dutch colonial fort, a working fishing harbour, and easy connections to Bandaranaike International Airport.

Can I buy a train ticket to Bolawatte online?

Sri Lanka Railways has expanded its online ticketing in recent years, and tickets for Puttalam Line services may be available through the official Sri Lanka Railways website or app. For most services on this line, seating is unreserved, so purchasing a ticket at Colombo Fort Station on the day of travel is also a common and straightforward option.

Bolawatte Railway Station

Bolawatte Railway Station is a station on the Puttalam Line of Sri Lanka Railways, in the Puttalam District, North Western Province. It lies 48.9 km from Colombo Fort along the line.

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

Neighbouring stations on the Puttalam Line: Waikkala (towards Colombo) and Borelessa.

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

Bolawatte දුම්රිය ස්ථාන කාලසටහන

සාමාන්‍ය දිනක 38 දුම්රිය Bolawatte හි නතර වේ.

Puttalam මාර්ගය · Colombo Fort සිට 48.9 කි.මී. · වයඹ පළාත

පිටත්වීම	දෙසට	දුම්රිය	ධාවනය
04:48 am	Maradana		දෛනිකව
05:18 am	Colombo Fort		සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
05:18 am	Maradana		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
05:49 am	Panadura	Muthu Kumari	සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
05:51 am	Nooranagar		දෛනිකව
06:16 am	Colombo Fort		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
06:51 am	Maradana		ඉරිදා පමණි
06:51 am	Mount Lavinia		සතියේ දිනවල සහ සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
07:10 am	Colombo Fort		දෛනිකව
07:31 am	Chilaw		දෛනිකව
10:08 am	Colombo Fort		දෛනිකව
10:10 am	Puttalam		දෛනිකව
11:14 am	Chilaw		දෛනිකව
12:24 pm	Colombo Fort		සෙනසුරාදා සහ ඉරිදා පමණි
12:24 pm	Colombo Fort		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
01:38 pm	Colombo Fort		දෛනිකව
01:40 pm	Nooranagar		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
02:49 pm	Madampe		දෛනිකව
04:03 pm	Chilaw		දෛනිකව
04:28 pm	Colombo Fort		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
04:52 pm	Colombo Fort		දෛනිකව
05:22 pm	Colombo Fort		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
05:30 pm	Chilaw		සෙනසුරාදා සහ ඉරිදා පමණි
05:57 pm	Chilaw		ඉරිදා පමණි
06:00 pm	Chilaw		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
06:20 pm	Colombo Fort		සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
06:24 pm	Chilaw		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
06:27 pm	Colombo Fort		ඉරිදා පමණි
06:47 pm	Puttalam		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
06:47 pm	Puttalam		සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
07:06 pm	Puttalam		ඉරිදා පමණි
07:44 pm	Chilaw		සෙනසුරාදා සහ ඉරිදා පමණි
07:50 pm	Chilaw		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
07:50 pm	Colombo Fort		සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
07:50 pm	Colombo Fort		ඉරිදා පමණි
07:52 pm	Colombo Fort		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
08:44 pm	Chilaw		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
09:59 pm	Chilaw		දෛනිකව

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