How far is Hikkaduwa Railway Station from Colombo Fort?

Hikkaduwa Railway Station is approximately 95.1 km from Colombo Fort along the Coast Line. The journey by intercity train typically takes around two to two-and-a-half hours depending on the service.

How many trains stop at Hikkaduwa per day?

Around 41 train services call at Hikkaduwa on a typical day, covering both northbound and southbound directions. The exact number can vary by day of the week and season.

Which stations are next to Hikkaduwa on the Coast Line?

Seenigama is the next station toward Colombo, and Thiranagama is the next station toward Galle and Matara. Both are small stops serving local coastal communities.

Do I need to book a train ticket in advance to Hikkaduwa?

Unreserved third-class seats do not require advance booking and can be purchased at the station on the day. However, reserved first- and second-class seats on intercity services can sell out quickly during public holidays and peak tourist season, so early booking is recommended.

Is the Hikkaduwa train journey scenic?

Yes, particularly in the second half of the journey from Colombo. The track runs very close to the ocean south of Kalutara, offering open sea views that are difficult to replicate by road. The stretch approaching Hikkaduwa from Ambalangoda is especially picturesque.

What is the station telephone number for Hikkaduwa Railway Station?

The listed contact number for Hikkaduwa Railway Station is 091-2277271. This can be useful for confirming local platform or schedule information.

How do I get from Hikkaduwa Railway Station to the beach?

The station exits directly onto the main coastal road, and the beach is only a short walk from the platform. Tuk-tuks are also available outside the station for transfers to hotels further along the coast.

Hikkaduwa Railway Station

Hikkaduwa Railway Station is a station on the Coast Line of Sri Lanka Railways, in the Galle District, Southern Province. It lies 95.1 km from Colombo Fort along the line.

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

Neighbouring stations on the Coast Line: Seenigama (towards Colombo) and Thiranagama.

Station telephone: 091-2277271.

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

Hikkaduwa දුම්රිය ස්ථාන කාලසටහන

සාමාන්‍ය දිනක 41 දුම්රිය Hikkaduwa හි නතර වේ.

වෙරළ මාර්ගය · Colombo Fort සිට 95.1 කි.මී. · දකුණු පළාත

ස්ථාන දුරකථනය: 091-2277271

පිටත්වීම	දෙසට	දුම්රිය	ධාවනය
03:49 am	Maradana	Night Mail	සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
04:43 am	Ambalangoda		දෛනිකව
04:48 am	Aluthgama		දෛනිකව
04:55 am	Maradana		දෛනිකව
05:12 am	Maradana		සෙනසුරාදා සහ ඉරිදා පමණි
05:25 am	Maradana · මෙහිදී ආරම්භ වේ		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
05:33 am	Maradana	Samudra Devi	ඉරිදා පමණි
05:33 am	Maradana	Samudra Devi	සතියේ දිනවල සහ සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
05:54 am	Mount Lavinia		දෛනිකව
05:56 am	Galle		දෛනිකව
06:14 am	Maradana	Sagarika	සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
06:22 am	Maradana		සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
07:21 am	Galle		දෛනිකව
07:22 am	Maradana	Ruhunu Kumari	දෛනිකව
07:45 am	Beliaththa		සෙනසුරාදා සහ ඉරිදා පමණි
07:45 am	Maradana	Galu Kumari	දෛනිකව
09:00 am	Beliaththa		දෛනිකව
09:33 am	Colombo Fort		සතියේ දිනවල සහ සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
10:30 am	Matara		දෛනිකව
10:45 am	Colombo Fort		දෛනිකව
12:23 pm	Beliaththa		දෛනිකව
02:28 pm	Aluthgama		දෛනිකව
02:32 pm	Galle		දෛනිකව
03:06 pm	Colombo Fort		දෛනිකව
03:56 pm	Maradana		දෛනිකව
04:22 pm	Beliaththa	Galu Kumari	දෛනිකව
04:28 pm	Beliaththa		දෛනිකව
05:20 pm	Matara	Ruhunu Kumari	දෛනිකව
05:21 pm	Maradana		සෙනසුරාදා සහ ඉරිදා පමණි
05:38 pm	Aluthgama		දෛනිකව
06:15 pm	Beliaththa		ඉරිදා පමණි
06:30 pm	Beliaththa	Sagarika	සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
07:00 pm	මෙහිදී අවසන් වේ · Maradana සිට		ඉරිදා පමණි
07:04 pm	මෙහිදී අවසන් වේ · Maradana සිට
07:16 pm	Galle	Samudra Devi	සෙනසුරාදා සහ ඉරිදා පමණි
07:37 pm	Galle	Samudra Devi	සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
08:10 pm	Galle		සතියේ දිනවල සහ ඉරිදා පමණි
08:18 pm	Galle		සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
08:19 pm	Beliaththa		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
08:48 pm	Galle		දෛනිකව
10:33 pm	Galle	Night Mail	දෛනිකව

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