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Hatton Railway Station 

Hatton Railway Station Telephone Number                     0512222271

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Hatton Station is a railway station on the Main (Colombo-Badulla) railway line in Sri Lanka. It is situated between Rozella and Kotagala railway stations. It is 173.06 kilometres (107.53 mi) along the railway line from the Colombo Fort Railway Station at an elevation of about 1,262.5 m (4,142 ft) above sea level.

The Hatton railway station was opened on 4 June 1884 when the main line was extended from Nawalapitiya to Hatton. The station was the terminus of the main line until the line was extended to Nanu-Oya on 20 May 1885.The station has a reservation and train enquiry section, ticket office, cloak room, waiting hall, book stall, tea stall, toilet blocks and catering area together with a public car parking area.

The railway station has four platforms but normally only three of the platforms serve rail passengers. Platform No. 1 caters for trains to Badulla that come from Colombo Fort or Kandy whilst platform No. 2 is used for down trains which is to Nawalapitiya, Kandy, and to Colombo Fort that trains come from Badulla or Haputale. All trains that run on the main line stop at Hatton and the station handles a total of twelve trains daily.

Hatton railway station is the busiest railway station in the Nuwara Eliya District and the second-busiest railway station in the Central Province. Approximately 1 million passengers use the station during the pilgrimage period to Adam's Peak (Sri Pada) (which begins in December and ends in May). The station provides a large waiting room, located outside of the station, especially for visitors/pilgrims to Adams Peak. This facility is only open during the pilgrimage season. The Sri Lanka Transport Board also manages a joint railway-bus service for pilgrims.

Adam's Peak

  Adam's Peak is a 2,243 m (7,359 ft) tall conical mountain located in central Sri Lanka. It is well known for the Sri Pada (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී පාද), i.e., "sacred footprint", a 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) rock formation near the summit, which in Buddhist tradition is held to be the footprint of the Buddha, in Hindu tradition that of Hanuman or Shiva (Tamil: சிவனொளிபாதமலை, lit. 'Sivanolipaathamalai'), i.e., "Mountain of Shiva's Light", and in some Islamic and Christian traditions that of Adam,

Access to the mountain is possible by 6 trails: Ratnapura-Palabaddala, Hatton-Nallathanni, Kuruwita-Erathna, Murraywatte, Mookuwatte and Malimboda. The Nallathanni and Palabaddala routes are most favored by those undertaking the climb, while the Kuruwita-Erathna trail is used less often. 

Pilgrimage season starts on Poya day (full moon day) in December and ends on a MayFull Moon Day).

The night walk is the best way to maximise your time on Adam's Peak, arriving in time for sunrise the views are simply breathtaking

Sri Lanka's Central Highlands, in which Adam's Peak stands, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2010 to protect the montane forests which are home to an extraordinary range of flora and fauna, including several endangered species such as the western-purple-faced langur, and the Sri Lankan leopard. The region is considered a super biodiversity hotspot.

Important Contact Numbers in Hatton

Contact numbers of Government Offices in Hatton

Police                              0512222222

Urban Council              0512 222 275

Electricity Board          0512 222 389                      

Water Board                  0522223171                          

Base Hospital Dickoya 0512222261  

Post Office                      0512222250

Railway Station             0512222271

Forest department        0512222580

MOH                               0522 277 586

Labour Office                  0512222585

Magistrate Courts          051-2225238

Ambulance Service        1990

Fire Brigade                    0512222275

CTB                                    0512222283

Area Names in Hatton

Ponnagar

Mendis Mawatha

Pansala Road

Pool Bank

Wilfred Town

Malliyappoo

Gamini pura

Samanala Gama

Dumburu giriya

Karuppaiah building

Dunbar road

Bandaranayake Town

Ijira pura

Weerathunga Pura

Children's Park

Main street

Side street

MR Town

Hatton House

Saibaba colony

Manikka pillayar kovil Road

Cheese Factory

Lothes

Kudaoya

Hatton,Sri Lanka

Hatton (Sinhala: හැටන්, Tamil: ஹட்டன்) is a major town in the Nuwara Eliya District of Central Province, Sri Lanka governed by the Hatton-Dickoya Urban Council. Hatton is a major centre of the Sri Lankan tea industry.

 Hatton is one of the busiest cities in the hill country of Sri Lanka and is colloquially known as the tea capital of the country, as it is the central point for most upcountry tea growing regions, such as Maskeliya, Talawakelle, Bogawantalawa and Dickoya.

 It is located approximately 112 km (70 mi) southeast of Colombo and 72 km (45 mi) south of Kandy, at an elevation of 1,271 m (4,170 ft) above sea level.

 Hatton was founded during the British colonial times in order to serve the coffee plantations and latter tea estates. The name of the town refers to the village in Aberdeen shire, Scotland. A number of the surrounding tea estates are also named after Scottish villages.

 Hatton serves as a gateway to Adam's Peak (Sri Pada) and Sinharaja Forest Reserve, but is better known for its Ceylon tea plantations.

 Hatton is the largest town in the Nuwara Eliya District. A number of major corporations have branch offices in Hatton, servicing industries including textiles, tea, furniture and information technology. The Hatton National Bank, the largest privately owned commercial bank in the country, and Brown & Co. Ltd, a leading engineering firm, were both founded in Hatton.There are more than one thousand shops situated in Hatton. Along with tea plantation Tourism is one of main sources of income in hatton where there are many hotels and restaurants situated in this city.

 There are many beautiful tourist attractions around Hatton, Sri lanka. There are beautiful waterfalls, mountains including famous Adams Peak and seven virgin hills, cliffs, Longest Railway tunnel etc…. are situated around Hatton City.