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Kankesanthurai Intercity Express

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⚡ Intercity Express•⏱️ 6h 59m•🚉 17 Stops

About Kankesanthurai Intercity Express

Kankesanthurai Intercity Express (Train #4021) is an operational ⚡ Intercity Express passenger service connecting Mount Lavinia (MLV) with Kankesanthurai (KKS) along Sri Lanka's historic Coastal Line. With 17 scheduled passenger halts, the service completes its journey in approximately 6h 59m.

The Kankesanthurai Intercity Express is a premier high-speed intercity service on the Northern Line, running all the way past Jaffna to Kankesanthurai (KKS), the northernmost railway terminus in Sri Lanka. Cruising comfortably at up to 100 km/h on the rehabilitated modern broad-gauge track, it links Colombo to Jaffna in under 6 hours before continuing on to Kankesanthurai.

Train Details

Train Number#4021Service NameKankesanthurai Intercity Express
Railway Line
🏖️Coastal Line👑Main Line🏛️Northern Line
Service Type⚡Intercity Express
Route CorridorMount Lavinia (MLV) ➔ Kankesanthurai (KKS)Schedule and Duration05:15 ➔ 12:14 (6h 59m)
Operating DaysDaily
Buffet Car / CateringStation Vendors OnlyObservation SaloonNot Attached
Sleeping BerthsDay Seating Only

Route Stopping Schedule

05:15
Departure
05:19
Arrival
1 min wait
05:20
Departure
05:25
Arrival
1 min wait
05:26
Departure
05:30
Arrival
1 min wait
05:31
Departure
05:39
Arrival
6 min wait
05:45
Departure
06:14
Arrival
1 min wait
06:15
Departure
06:24
Arrival
1 min wait
06:25
Departure
06:58
Arrival
1 min wait
06:59
Departure
07:22
Arrival
1 min wait
07:23
Departure
09:18
Arrival
7 min wait
09:25
Departure
10:02
Arrival
2 min wait
10:04
Departure
10:59
Arrival
1 min wait
11:00
Departure
11:31
Arrival
1 min wait
11:32
Departure
11:50
Arrival
6 min wait
11:56
Departure
12:00
Arrival
1 min wait
12:01
Departure
12:06
Arrival
1 min wait
12:07
Departure
17KankesanthuraiTerminus
12:14
Arrival