How far is Waikkala Railway Station from Colombo?

Waikkala is approximately 46.6 km from Colombo Fort along the Puttalam Line. Journey times vary by service but express trains typically cover the distance in roughly one to one-and-a-half hours.

Which stations are next to Waikkala on the Puttalam Line?

The station immediately before Waikkala on the way to Colombo is Kochchikade, and the next station toward Puttalam is Bolawatte. Both are small stops serving the North Western Province coastal corridor.

How many trains stop at Waikkala per day?

Around 35 trains call at Waikkala on a typical day, covering both directions along the Puttalam Line. The exact number can vary on public holidays or during engineering works.

What province is Waikkala Railway Station in?

Waikkala station is in the Puttalam District of Sri Lanka's North Western Province. The broader area is characterised by coconut estates and small fishing communities.

Can I reach Wilpattu National Park from Waikkala by train?

Wilpattu National Park is in the Puttalam District but cannot be reached directly by rail. Continuing on the Puttalam Line toward Puttalam town and then arranging road transport is the most practical approach.

Is Waikkala Railway Station good for visiting Negombo?

Kochchikade station, one stop toward Colombo from Waikkala, is the closest rail point to Negombo town. Waikkala itself is slightly further north; a tuk-tuk from either station can connect you to Negombo's beach and lagoon areas.

What class of travel is available on the Puttalam Line?

The Puttalam Line generally operates second-class and third-class carriages. It does not run the observation or first-class cars found on the hill-country routes, making it a straightforward commuter and regional service.

Waikkala Railway Station

Waikkala Railway Station is a station on the Puttalam Line of Sri Lanka Railways, in the Puttalam District, North Western Province. It lies 46.6 km from Colombo Fort along the line.

35 trains call at Waikkala 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: Kochchikade (towards Colombo) and Bolawatte.

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

Waikkala දුම්රිය ස්ථාන කාලසටහන

සාමාන්‍ය දිනක 35 දුම්රිය Waikkala හි නතර වේ.

Puttalam මාර්ගය · Colombo Fort සිට 46.6 කි.මී. · වයඹ පළාත

පිටත්වීම	දෙසට	දුම්රිය	ධාවනය
04:52 am	Maradana		දෛනිකව
05:22 am	Colombo Fort		සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
05:22 am	Maradana		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
05:35 am	Nooranagar		දෛනිකව
05:54 am	Panadura	Muthu Kumari	සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
06:56 am	Maradana		ඉරිදා පමණි
06:56 am	Mount Lavinia		සතියේ දිනවල සහ සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
07:15 am	Colombo Fort		දෛනිකව
07:27 am	Chilaw		දෛනිකව
09:52 am	Puttalam		දෛනිකව
10:12 am	Colombo Fort		දෛනිකව
11:10 am	Chilaw		දෛනිකව
11:28 am	Colombo Fort		සෙනසුරාදා සහ ඉරිදා පමණි
12:28 pm	Colombo Fort		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
01:30 pm	Nooranagar		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
01:42 pm	Colombo Fort		දෛනිකව
02:45 pm	Madampe		දෛනිකව
03:59 pm	Chilaw		දෛනිකව
04:32 pm	Colombo Fort		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
04:56 pm	Colombo Fort		දෛනිකව
05:26 pm	Chilaw		සෙනසුරාදා සහ ඉරිදා පමණි
06:13 pm	Chilaw		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
06:24 pm	Colombo Fort		සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
06:26 pm	Colombo Fort		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
06:31 pm	Colombo Fort		ඉරිදා පමණි
06:42 pm	Puttalam		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
06:42 pm	Puttalam		සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
07:02 pm	Puttalam		ඉරිදා පමණි
07:40 pm	Chilaw		සෙනසුරාදා සහ ඉරිදා පමණි
07:45 pm	Chilaw		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
07:54 pm	Colombo Fort		සෙනසුරාදා පමණි
07:54 pm	Colombo Fort		ඉරිදා පමණි
07:56 pm	Colombo Fort		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
08:40 pm	Chilaw		සතියේ දිනවල පමණි
09:55 pm	Chilaw		දෛනිකව

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.

Waikkala Railway Station

Waikkala දුම්රිය ස්ථාන කාලසටහන

Nearby places

Lakpura® සමඟ මෙම නිෂ්පාදන මිලදී ගන්න

Ceylon Railway Heritage

Narrow Gauge Railways of Ceylon