How far is Maho from Colombo by train?

Maho Railway Station is 138.6 km from Colombo Fort along the Northern Line. Most intercity express services cover the journey in roughly two and a half to three hours, while slower stopping trains take longer. Around 36 trains call at Maho on a typical day, so there are options throughout the morning and afternoon.

Which trains stop at Maho Station?

Maho is served by intercity expresses and stopping trains on the Northern Line running between Colombo Fort and destinations including Anuradhapura, Vavuniya, and Jaffna. Puttalam-branch services also pass through the station. It is a junction stop, so connections are generally available in multiple directions.

What is near Maho Railway Station to visit?

The most significant nearby attraction is Yapahuwa Rock Fortress, a 13th-century medieval capital roughly 12 km from the station. Wilpattu National Park is accessible by road in about an hour to the west, and Arankele forest monastery is within the broader region. The area also offers easy access to Ridi Viharaya cave temple.

Can I get to Wilpattu National Park from Maho Station?

Yes, Maho is one of the most convenient rail access points for Wilpattu. There is no direct public bus to the park gate, so you will need a private transfer or an organised safari pickup from the station. Several Wilpattu camps offer transfers directly from Maho.

What are the neighbouring stations to Maho on the Northern Line?

In the direction of Colombo, the neighbouring station is Timbiriyagedara. Toward Anuradhapura, the next station is Randenigama. Maho itself is also the junction where the Puttalam branch line diverges from the main Northern Line.

Is there accommodation near Maho Railway Station?

Accommodation options in Maho town are limited. Most visitors base themselves at safari lodges near Wilpattu, or in Kurunegala town further south. There is at least one guesthouse-style property in the immediate Maho area catering to travellers exploring Yapahuwa and the surrounding heritage sites.

How do I contact Maho Railway Station?

The station can be reached by telephone on 037-2275271. For timetable and booking queries, Sri Lanka Railways' main booking offices in Colombo Fort or the online reservation system are also available for advance seat reservations on intercity services.

What is Yapahuwa and how do I get there from Maho?

Yapahuwa is a 13th-century fortified rock capital located approximately 12 km from Maho station. It was briefly used as the royal capital and served as a repository for the Tooth Relic of the Buddha. From Maho station, a three-wheeler or taxi is the easiest way to reach the site, as public bus services are infrequent.

Maho Railway Station

Maho Railway Station is a station on the Northern Line of Sri Lanka Railways, in the Kurunegala District, North Western Province. It lies 138.6 km from Colombo Fort along the line.

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

Neighbouring stations on the Northern Line: Timbiriyagedara (towards Colombo) and Randenigama.

Station telephone: 037-2275271.

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

Maho දුම්රිය ස්ථාන කාලසටහන

සාමාන්‍ය දිනක 36 දුම්රිය Maho හි නතර වේ.

උතුරු මාර්ගය · Colombo Fort සිට 138.6 කි.මී. · වයඹ පළාත

ස්ථාන දුරකථනය: 037-2275271

පිටත්වීම	දෙසට	දුම්රිය	ධාවනය
12:00 am (Next day)	Colombo Fort	Night Mail	දෛනිකව
12:53 am	Colombo Fort	Night Mail	දෛනිකව
12:55 am	Trincomalee	Night Mail	දෛනිකව
02:00 am	Colombo Fort	Night Mail	දෛනිකව
04:45 am	Colombo Fort · මෙහිදී ආරම්භ වේ		සෙනසුරාදා සහ ඉරිදා පමණි
04:45 am	Maradana · මෙහිදී ආරම්භ වේ		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
05:10 am	Kurunegala · මෙහිදී ආරම්භ වේ		දෛනිකව
05:20 am	Colombo Fort · මෙහිදී ආරම්භ වේ		සතියේ දිනවල සහ සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
06:12 am	Batticaloa · මෙහිදී ආරම්භ වේ		දෛනිකව
06:16 am	Colombo Fort	Pulathisi	දෛනිකව
06:43 am	Colombo Fort		දෛනිකව
07:50 am	මෙහිදී අවසන් වේ · Polgahawela සිට		දෛනිකව
09:15 am	Batticaloa	Udaya Devi	දෛනිකව
09:18 am	Kankesanthurai	Yal Devi	දෛනිකව
10:25 am	මෙහිදී අවසන් වේ · Kurunegala සිට		දෛනිකව
10:32 am	Colombo Fort	Uttara Devi	දෛනිකව
10:50 am	Kurunegala · මෙහිදී ආරම්භ වේ		දෛනිකව
11:55 am	Colombo Fort	Udaya Devi	දෛනිකව
12:02 pm	Anuradhapura	Intercity	සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
01:45 pm	Polgahawela · මෙහිදී ආරම්භ වේ		දෛනිකව
02:16 pm	Kankesanthurai	Uttara Devi	දෛනිකව
03:29 pm	මෙහිදී අවසන් වේ · Kurunegala සිට		සතියේ දිනවල සහ සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
03:35 pm	Mount Lavinia	Yal Devi	දෛනිකව
04:29 pm	මෙහිදී අවසන් වේ · Kurunegala සිට		දෛනිකව
04:38 pm	Vavuniya		දෛනිකව
04:40 pm	Kurunegala · මෙහිදී ආරම්භ වේ		දෛනිකව
05:20 pm	Batticaloa	Pulathisi	දෛනිකව
06:34 pm	Colombo Fort		ඉරිදා පමණි
06:36 pm	මෙහිදී අවසන් වේ · Batticaloa සිට		දෛනිකව
07:40 pm	මෙහිදී අවසන් වේ · Polgahawela සිට		සෙනසුරාදා සහ ඉරිදා පමණි
08:03 pm	මෙහිදී අවසන් වේ · Kurunegala සිට		සෙනසුරාදා සහ ඉරිදා පමණි
08:28 pm	මෙහිදී අවසන් වේ · Kurunegala සිට		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
08:45 pm	මෙහිදී අවසන් වේ · Colombo Fort සිට		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
09:19 pm	මෙහිදී අවසන් වේ · Polgahawela සිට		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
10:10 pm	Batticaloa	Night Mail	දෛනිකව
10:50 pm	Kankesanthurai	Mail	දෛනිකව

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