Gal Oya Junction
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Coordinates8°08′16″N 80°51′57″E / 8.1378°N 80.8657°E
Owned bySri Lanka Railways
Line(s)Batticaloa line / Trincomalee line
StatusFunctioning
Gal Oya Junction ගල් ඔය හන්දිය | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Coordinates | 8°08′16″N 80°51′57″E / 8.1378°N 80.8657°E | ||||
| Owned by | Sri Lanka Railways | ||||
| Line(s) | Batticaloa line / Trincomalee line | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | GOA | ||||
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| Electrified | no | ||||
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Gal Oya Junction (Sinhala: ගල් ඔය හන්දිය) is a railway station in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka.
The station is a junction station, where the Trincomalee line branches off from the Batticaloa line. It is owned and operated by Sri Lanka Railways.
It is 227 km (141 mi) away from Colombo Fort Railway Station,[1] at an elevation of about 87 m (285 ft) metres above sea level. Usually over 24 trains run weekly.[2][3]
