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    Talaimannar (Tamil: தலைமன்னார்; Sinhala: තලෙයිමන්නාරම) is a settlement in Sri Lanka located on the northwestern coast of Mannar Island. Sri Lanka's northern...
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    to be regular trains from Madras/Chennai to Dhanushkodi, a ferry to Talaimannar on Mannar Island, and then a train to Colombo. In 1964, a cyclone destroyed...
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    Dhanushkodi. A much shorter ferry service then took the passengers to Talaimannar in Ceylon, from where another train went to Colombo. The 35-kilometre...
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  • Polgahawela Junction to Kankesanthurai The line from Medawachchiya Junction to Talaimannar This line from Gal Oya Junction to Trincomalee The line from Maho Junction...
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    It is south-east of Pamban and is about 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of Talaimannar in Sri Lanka. The town was destroyed during the 1964 Rameswaram cyclone...
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    Strait between Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu (a state in Southern India) and Talaimannar on Mannar Island, an island off the northwestern coast of Sri Lanka....
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  • MN/52. Talaimannar is a surrounded by the Talaimannar South, Kaddukarankudiyiruppu, Talaimannar Pier East, Talaimannar North and Talaimannar Pier West...
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  • North Central and Northern provinces before terminating at the town of Talaimannar. The line is 106 kilometres (66 mi) long and has 11 stations. The line...
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    which leads across the bridge to mainland Sri Lanka.[citation needed] Talaimannar, on the north-western coast of the island, is the terminus for the Mannar...
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    Ramsetu bridge, that further continued to Dhanushkodi in Rameswaram till Talaimannar in Sri Lanka. According to another version, as quoted in Adhyatma Ramayana...
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    northern lines began. Track between Anuradhapura, Kankesanturai, and Talaimannar would have electronic signalling with centralised traffic control: an...
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  • connecting Thoothukudi and Colombo, and a second linking Rameswaram with Talaimannar. The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding for sea connectivity...
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  • the point of Talaimannar at around Sri Lankan local time 2 am. He reached Danushkodi and in vice versa he swam from Danushkodi to Talaimannar covering distance...
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  • da Foz A 14 highway (Sri Lanka), a road connecting Medawachchiya and Talaimannar A14 motorway (Switzerland), a road connecting Luzern and Cham A14 road...
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  • Sewanapitiya, North Central Province Slave Island, Western Province Talaimannar, Northern Province - terminus, ferry port Talpe, Southern Province Tellipalai...
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    pm 2.49 am Colombo Fort 4.53 am Intercity Express Train M4 Talaimannar Night Mail Talaimannar 9.40 pm 3.42 am Colombo Fort 6.00 am Night Mail Train M4 Ganewatte...
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    Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Jaffna, Kankesanturai. Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Talaimannar (presently just Madhu Road). Coastal Line – Colombo to Panadura; onwards...
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    Lanka border crossings Only land border India and Sri Lanka have is in Talaimannar on a Ram Sethu sand dune. In the past, ferry services for tourists have...
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    October to December, and the rest of the year is fairly dry. Manthai Talaimannar "Know the Etymology: 272 - Mannaar". TamilNet. 9 August 2013. Retrieved...
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    with a Deputy Superintendent stationed in Madras city. The Colombo-Talaimannar telegraph line established in 1858, was extended to Madras in 1882, thereby...
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    used for ballast trains in the construction work of the rail lines to Talaimannar and Kankesanthurai. Another 6 locomotives were imported in 2012 were...
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    national grids of India and Sri Lanka via Rameshwaram in south India and Talaimannar in north-west Sri Lanka. The project involves the construction of a HVDC...
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  • The road briefly ends at Rameswaram before starting in Sri Lanka at Talaimannar and passes through Mannar, Anuradhapura, Dambulla (AH44), Kurunegala...
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    Mannar Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Talaimannar on Mannar Island in northern Sri Lanka. Built in 1915, the 19 metres (62 ft) white lighthouse...
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    negotiations about ferry services between Colombo and Tuticorin and between Talaimannar and Rameshwaram began. There is also a proposal to operate a cruise/ferry...
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    Rama's Bridge, a shoal "connecting" (northwestern) Sri Lanka (Talaimannar on Mannar island in that district) and (southern) India (Dhanushkodi (extinct)/Rameswaram...
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    International Cooperation Agency. The bridge is part of the A14 Medawachchiya-Talaimannar highway. "A Bridge of Hope Spanning Conflict – Sri Lanka". Topics & Events...
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    between Vavuniya, Jaffna, and Kankesanthurai and between Medawachchiya and Talaimannar were destroyed during the civil war. For a time during reconstruction...
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    different for SLR. This class was used for the construction work of Talaimannar and Kankasanthurei railway lines. After extending the northern line to...
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  • structure. List of lighthouses in Sri Lanka "Mannar Island (Old)/Urumalai/Talaimannar (Old) Light". Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. "Lighthouse Explorer:...
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