Ahungalla - Galle (Coastal line, Sri Lanka)

The coastal line runs south from Colombo, following the Indian Ocean, with views of tropical beaches and coconut palm trees. It links the regional centres of Moratuwa, Panadura and Kalutara, and beach resorts at Aluthgama, Ambalangoda and Hikkaduwa. The line continues past Galle (known for its historic, preserved Dutch fort), ending in Beliatta. From 1895 to 2013, the line ended in Matara.[39] From 2013 to 2019, the China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation extended the line to Beliatta in phase one of the Southern Railway project;[40] it was the first new railway built in Sri Lanka since its independence from Great Britain in 1948.[41] Phase two will serve Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port in Hambantota, and phase three will reach Kataragama; in April 2019, they had not yet begun construction Прибрежная линия проходит на юг от Коломбо, вдоль Индийского океана, с видом на тропические пляжи и кокосовые пальмы. Линия связывает региональные центры Моратува, Панадура и Калутара, а также