page_title: Puttalam line
section_title: Route definition
hierarchical_section_title: Puttalam line / Route definition
caption_attribution_description: English: Ragama railway station at night
context_page_description: The Puttalam line is a 5 ft 6 in broad gauge railway line in the rail network of Sri Lanka. The 133 km railway line begins at Ragama junction and runs through the major towns along the north-west coast of the country, through to Periyanagavillu. It has forty two stations along its length.
context_section_description: The line starts from Ragama and runs through the  towns of Kandana, Ja-Ela, Seeduwa,  Katunayake, Negombo City, Lunuwila, Naththandiya, Madampe, Chilaw, Bangadeniya, Mundel and ends at Puttalam.
  The passenger trains by Sri Lanka Railways are operated up to Noor Nagar station beyond the Puttalam station and railway section beyond Noor Nagar station is used by Holcim Sri Lanka Limited for the transportation of raw materials from quarry to the factory at Puttalam.
  This line is also used for the transportation of oil by trains to the Colombo International Airport.
caption: Puttalam line starts at Ragama station
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