How many trains stop at Free Trade Zone Railway Station per day?

Around 43 trains call at Free Trade Zone Station on a typical day. This includes services running in both directions — northbound toward Negombo and Puttalam, and southbound toward Colombo Fort. The exact number varies slightly on weekends and public holidays.

What was Free Trade Zone Railway Station previously called?

The station was formerly known as Katunayake South before being renamed Free Trade Zone Railway Station to reflect its role serving the nearby Katunayake Export Processing Zone. Older timetables or maps may still reference the previous name.

Can I take a train from Colombo to the Katunayake Free Trade Zone?

Yes. Northbound trains on the Colombo Fort–Puttalam coastal line stop at Free Trade Zone Station in Katunayake. The journey from Colombo Fort typically takes under an hour depending on the service. Check the Sri Lanka Railways timetable for specific departure times.

Is Free Trade Zone Station near Colombo Airport?

The station is located in the Katunayake area, which is close to Bandaranaike International Airport. However, there is no direct rail connection into the airport terminal itself. A short taxi or tuk-tuk ride is needed to bridge the distance between the station and the airport.

Which province is Free Trade Zone Railway Station in?

It is located in the Western Province of Sri Lanka, within the Gampaha District. The station sits roughly 28 kilometres north of Colombo Fort along the main coastal railway line.

Is Free Trade Zone Station busy during peak hours?

Yes. The station primarily serves workers commuting to and from the Katunayake Export Processing Zone, so it can be very crowded during morning and evening factory shift changes. Travelling outside these windows — typically before 6 a.m. or after 7 p.m. — will generally be more comfortable.

Do trains from Free Trade Zone Station run on weekends?

A reduced number of services operate on weekends and public holidays compared to weekday schedules. It is recommended to check the current timetable directly with Sri Lanka Railways before planning a weekend journey through this station.

Free Trade Zone Railway Station

Free Trade Zone Railway Station is a station in the Western Province.

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

(formerly Katunayake South).

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

Free Trade Zone දුම්රිය ස්ථාන කාලසටහන

සාමාන්‍ය දිනක 43 දුම්රිය Free Trade Zone හි නතර වේ.

බස්නාහිර පළාත

පිටත්වීම	දෙසට	දුම්රිය	ධාවනය
05:07 am	Nooranagar		දෛනිකව
05:20 am	Maradana		දෛනිකව
05:59 am	Colombo Fort		සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
05:59 am	Maradana		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
06:07 am	Negombo		සතියේ දිනවල සහ සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
06:26 am	Panadura	Muthu Kumari	සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
06:41 am	Chilaw		දෛනිකව
07:04 am	Colombo Fort		සතියේ දිනවල සහ සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
07:28 am	Maradana		ඉරිදා පමණි
07:50 am	Colombo Fort		දෛනිකව
08:06 am	Negombo		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
08:58 am	Negombo		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
09:08 am	Puttalam		දෛනිකව
09:44 am	Colombo Fort		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
10:40 am	Colombo Fort		දෛනිකව
10:42 am	Chilaw		දෛනිකව
12:56 pm	Colombo Fort		සෙනසුරාදා සහ ඉරිදා පමණි
01:02 pm	Nooranagar		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
01:15 pm	Colombo Fort		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
02:14 pm	Colombo Fort		දෛනිකව
02:17 pm	Madampe		දෛනිකව
03:31 pm	Chilaw		දෛනිකව
04:47 pm	Chilaw		සෙනසුරාදා සහ ඉරිදා පමණි
05:09 pm	Colombo Fort		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
05:22 pm	Colombo Fort		දෛනිකව
05:44 pm	Chilaw		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
05:54 pm	Negombo		දෛනිකව
06:13 pm	Puttalam		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
06:14 pm	Puttalam		සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
06:27 pm	Puttalam		ඉරිදා පමණි
06:37 pm	Negombo		සතියේ දිනවල සහ සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
06:49 pm	Colombo Fort		දෛනිකව
07:02 pm	Colombo Fort		ඉරිදා පමණි
07:05 pm	Colombo Fort		සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
07:05 pm	Colombo Fort		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
07:12 pm	Chilaw		සෙනසුරාදා සහ ඉරිදා පමණි
07:13 pm	Chilaw		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
07:29 pm	Colombo Fort		සතියේ දිනවල සහ සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
08:12 pm	Chilaw		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
08:24 pm	Colombo Fort		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
08:31 pm	Colombo Fort		සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
08:31 pm	Colombo Fort		ඉරිදා පමණි
09:27 pm	Chilaw		දෛනිකව

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