Galle railway station
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Galle railway station is a railway station in the southern city of Galle in Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-run railway operator, the station is part of the Coast Line, which links Sri Lanka's south coast with the Colombo.
Entrance porch to Galle railway station
A Class Y shunting locomotive at Galle
The solid massing and geometry of Galle station demonstrates the mid-twentieth-century International Style.
An old M4 locomotive at Galle Station
Coastal line (Sri Lanka)
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The coastal line is a major railway line in Sri Lanka, running between Colombo Fort and Beliatta, via Galle and Matara. Operated by Sri Lanka Railways, the line includes some of the busiest rail services in the country. The line has been extended to Beliatta on 8 April 2019 and is proposed to be extended to Kataragama, via Hambantota. With a designed maximum speed of 100 km/h (62 mph) between Kalutara and Matara, and a maximum speed of 120 km/h (75 mph) between Matara and Beliatta, the line is one of the fastest in Sri Lanka.
A train running on the coastal line
Halting place Secretariat Halt in Colombo
Intercity train at Galle Station