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Ganthalawa railway station (Sinhala: ගන්තලාව, Tamil: கந்தலவா) is a railway station in the town of Ganthalawa in eastern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Trincomalee Line, which links Trincomalee District with the capital Colombo.[2]

Ganthalawa ගන්තලාව கந்தலவா
Sri Lankan Railway Station
General information
Location	Ganthalawa Sri Lanka
Coordinates	8°25′02.04″N 81°02′13.74″E[1]
Owned by	Sri Lanka Railways
Line(s)	Trincomalee Line
Other information
Status	Functioning
History
Opened	5 May 2008 (2008-05-05)
Electrified	No

The station was officially opened on 5 May 2008 by the Minister of Transport, Dullas Alahapperuma,[2][3] as part of the government's "Eastern Reawakening" program.[4][5]

Services

Preceding station		Sri Lanka Railways		Following station
Kanthalai		Trincomalee Line		Thambalagamuwa

See also

• List of railway stations in Sri Lanka
• List of railway stations by line order in Sri Lanka

References

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