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Kankesanthurai Intercity Express

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Intercity Express⏱️ 7h 8m🚉 18 Stops

About Kankesanthurai Intercity Express

Kankesanthurai Intercity Express (Train #4022) is an operational Intercity Express passenger service connecting Kankesanthurai (KKS) with Mount Lavinia (MLV) along Sri Lanka's historic Northern Line. With 18 scheduled passenger halts, the service completes its journey in approximately 7h 8m.

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#4022Service NameKankesanthurai Intercity Express
Railway Line
🏛️Northern Line👑Main Line🏖️Coastal Line
Service TypeIntercity Express
Route CorridorKankesanthurai (KKS) ➔ Mount Lavinia (MLV)Schedule and Duration13:50 20:58 (7h 8m)
Operating DaysFri, Holiday, Mon, Poya, Sat, Sun, Thu, Tue, Wed
Buffet Car / CateringStation Vendors OnlyObservation SaloonNot Attached
Sleeping BerthsDay Seating Only

Route Stopping Schedule

StopStationArr. TimeDep. TimeHalt
0113:5013:50
0213:5713:581 min
0314:0314:041 min
0414:0814:157 min
0514:3414:351 min
0615:0715:081 min
0716:0416:051 min
0816:4317:0017 min
0918:5018:511 min
1019:1319:152 min
1119:4719:481 min
1219:5819:591 min
1320:2720:281 min
1420:3320:341 min
1520:4220:431 min
1620:4720:481 min
1720:5320:541 min
1820:5820:58