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Nallur Kandasamy Temple is one of the popular places in Jaffna where lot of people visit here daily for to offer prayers to Lord Muruga.
Nainatheevu is an Island with worshiping places which were built in the ancient times. It is called Nagadeepa in Sinhala.
5:39 AM 8/20/2025
3rd Class seat Reservation is to be discontinued for the Sri Lanka Trains. CGR had decided to discontinue this Third Class Seat reservation on Thalaimannar 3:45 pm train from 10th March 2025 This action is to accomodate more passengers in this Colombo bound train.
Colombo Fort to Talaimannar train leaves at 4:15 pm evning from Colombo Fort Railway Station.
Thalaimannar to Colombo Fort train will start it journey by 10:15 am in the morning from Mannar Railway Station.
Please Check with the nearest Railway Station Master for Ticket Price and Train Schedule.
Online seat Reservation facility for the Colombo - Mannar
Trainservice
Train seat reservation is fully carried out only through CGR website and Computarised Train Stations within 30 days of journey.
Distance between Colombo Fort station to Mannar Railway Station: 310 Km.
Colombo to Mannar train service is provided on daily basis from Colombo and from Mannar. These train service operating to and from Thalaimannar railway station and Colombo Fort railway Station. Morover it used to stop in Anuradhapura and Medawachchi train stations on its journey. Travelers can make advance train seat booking by visiting the railway stations, mobile phones, SLT land line and CGR Online portal.There used to be complete packed train service during the Madu Church Festival season. During the festival season it is better to book your train seat early with the authorities or you have to take the Bus service from Colombo or from Mannar. In the meantime special trains used to operate on this route during the Madhu Shrine festival season.
Most of the travelers from Jaffna to Mannar used to travel by busses. As this is cheap and easy yo use during the Temple and Churchfestival days.
This Mannar district is popular for the ancient Thiruketheeswaram Temple of Hindu Lord Siva, and Madu Shrine, where the Shrine of Our Lady of Madu, a Roman Catholic Marian shrine. Mannar is located by the sea. Mannar Pier is used to operate ferry service between Sri Lanka and India. Currently there are no ferry service is being operated between these countries. Both Governments are in the process of starting the ferry serviceback again to transport passengers and small parcels between the two countries..
Mannar Night Mail.
1st Class A/C Ticket Price: Rs 1,800/-
2nd Class Ticket Price: Rs 1,100/-
3rd Class Ticket Price: Rs 800/-
* There may cancellation of train services and train ricket price hike may apply.
Madu Church Video. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eik06MrxFtU)
