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Ceylon Government Railways
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Ceylon_Government_Railways
GPTKB entity
Statements (42)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:ceased_operations
1972
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Ceylon
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:firstLine
Colombo to Ambepussa
gptkbp:founded
1858
gptkbp:gauge
5 ft 6 in
broad gauge
gptkbp:headquarters_location
gptkb:Colombo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Ceylon Government Railways
gptkbp:introduced_diesel_locomotives
1953
gptkbp:introduced_steam_locomotives
1864
gptkbp:languageOfService
gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Sinhala
English
gptkbp:mainLine
gptkb:Northern_Line
gptkb:Main_Line
gptkb:Batticaloa_Line
gptkb:Kelani_Valley_Line
gptkb:Trincomalee_Line
gptkb:Coastal_Line
gptkb:Mannar_Line
gptkb:Puttalam_Line
gptkbp:network
over 1,500 km
gptkbp:notableStation
gptkb:Podi_Menike
gptkb:Ruhunu_Kumari
gptkb:Udarata_Menike
gptkb:Yal_Devi
gptkbp:opened
1864
gptkbp:operates
freight trains
passenger trains
gptkbp:ownedBy
gptkb:Government_of_Ceylon
gptkbp:purpose
passenger transport
transport of coffee
transport of tea
gptkbp:reorganizedAs
gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Railways
gptkbp:station
gptkb:Colombo_Fort_Railway_Station
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Railways
gptkbp:website
http://www.railway.gov.lk/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Y_class_steam_locomotive
gptkb:USATC_S118_Class_2-8-2_Mikado
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7