Great Western

"Great Western" is a rural railway station in Sri Lanka at "Great Western" estate of "Nuwara Eliya" district. The station located in the "Great Western" mountain at 1455.48 m high above mean sea level and 199.30 km far from the Colombo Fort. This railway station is at between "Watagoda" and "Radella" railway stations. The train travels large number of meters above in "Thalawakele", "Watagoda" and "Great Western" area. Railway is like angle in this area. "Great Western" railway station has two platforms. It has only two railway lines. One and only railway station which has two platforms and only two railways of up country railway called "Great Western"  Sub platform is single one and there is no bridge or any thing to move each other. Several tea estates can be seen on "Great Western" railway station. Two way Signaling system is available at this railway station and a lot of tea estates can be seen on it. "Great Western" mountain is in Nuwara Eliya district in Central Province. The station offers a panoramic view of  large area than one can experience from any  railway station in the hill country.You can see spectacular, panoramic view over 100 km surrounding area  that south side of  Sri Lanka. Several television advertisements, teledramas and movies are captured at closed this railway station. Adams Peak can be seen very clear in this place.