Mallakam railway station

Mallakam railway station

மல்லாகம்
මල්ලකම් දුම්රිය ස්ථානය
General information
LocationMallakam
Sri Lanka
Coordinates9°45′46.50″N 80°01′57.00″E / 9.7629167°N 80.0325000°E / 9.7629167; 80.0325000
SystemSri Lankan Railway Station
Owned bySri Lanka Railways
LineNorthern Line
Other information
StatusFunctioning
History
Rebuilt2 January 2015
ElectrifiedNo
Location

Mallakam railway station (Tamil: மல்லாகம் தொடருந்து நிலையம் Mallākam toṭaruntu nilaiyam, Sinhala: මල්ලකම් දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is a railway station in the town of Mallakam in northern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Northern Line which links the north with the capital Colombo. The station was not functioning between 1990 and 2015 due to the civil war. The Northern Line between Jaffna and Kankesanthurai was re-opened on 2 January 2015.