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The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways, with many inter-city and commuter trains entering each day.  Fort Station is the main rail gateway to central Colombo; it is the terminus of most intercity trains in the country.[3]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsHistory[edit]Location[edit]Transport connections[edit]Services[edit]Inter-city trains[edit]Commuter and local trains[8][edit]Continuity[edit]Station layout[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]History[edit]  Fort Station is significant for its Victorian-era architectureWhen the railways first opened in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in 1864, trains terminated at Colombo Terminus Station, a now-retired station near Maradana.  The earliest station to be called Fort was a small station, built in 1877 when the Coast Line was built.  This original station sat on the site of present-day Secretariat Halt just west of today’s Fort Station.[4]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The present Fort Station was opened in 1917, as a new central station for Colombo. This has been constructed similar to Manchester Victoria station.[5] The station was built on land reclaimed from the Beira Lake.  This project was part of a scheme started in 1906 to reorganize the railway within Colombo, where Colombo Terminus Station was closed and replaced by the new Maradana Station. This was ceremonially opened by G.P. Green who was the General Manager at CGR.[5] Fort was added in 1917 to serve the city centre.[4]The station was bombed by the LTTE in 2008.Location[edit]  Passengers and trains at rail platformsFort Station is in the heart of the city, located next to Colombo Fort and Pettah and close to the meeting points of the A1 and A4 highways.  The station provides access to businesses and offices in Colombo Fort, as well as the markets at Pettah.Fort Station is a couple kilometres away from Maradana Station, the other major rail station in Colombo.Transport connections[edit]In addition to providing connection between the many trains that serve the station, Fort Station also provides connections to bus services through the Central Bus Stand in Pettah.  Colombo Secretariat Station, the city terminus for the Airport Express, is located to the west of the station, with no direct pedestrian connection.Services[edit]    Passengers embarking and alighting at FortThe station is served from the east by the Main line, which leads to several other major routes in Sri Lanka’s railway network.  Most of these trains terminate at Fort Station.  The station is served to the south-west by the Coastal line, leading to Galle and Matara.Fort station is also a hub for commuter rail within the Colombo metropolis.Inter-city trains[edit]Commuter and local trains[8][edit]RouteFrequencyTowards Panadura25Towards Veyangoda39Towards Ja Ela14Kelani Valley Line8Continuity[edit]Preceding stationSri Lanka Railways[3]Following stationTerminus\u00a0Yal Devi\u00a0Vavuniya\u00a0Udaya Devi\u00a0Batticaloa\u00a0Unnamed intercity expresses\u00a0Kandy, Batticaloa, Vavuniya, GalleTerminus\u00a0Udarata Menike\u00a0Maradana\u00a0Podi Menike\u00a0Maradana\u00a0Tikiri Menike\u00a0Maradana\u00a0Senkadagala Menike\u00a0MaradanaTerminus\u00a0Muthu Kumari\u00a0MaradanaBambalapitiya\u00a0Rajarata Rajina\u00a0MaradanaBambalapitiya\u00a0Ruhunu Kumari\u00a0Maradana\u00a0Samudra Devi\u00a0Maradana\u00a0Galu Kumari\u00a0Maradana\u00a0Sagarika\u00a0MaradanaSlave Island\u00a0Commuter Rail\u00a0MaradanaStation layout[edit]The station has a through-station layout, despite being the terminus for many services.  This allows most platforms to serve both terminating and through trains.  The platforms are oriented east-west.  The ticket hall is to the north of the platforms.The station was used as a film location in the film A Common Man directed by Chandran Rutnam and starring Ben Cross and Ben Kingsley.See also[edit]References[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/fort-railway-station-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Fort railway station – Wikipedia"}}]}]