INFORMATION FOR DAWSON TOWER
FOR KADUGANNAWA
The train after an hour of 1400 ft climb reaches Kadugannawa summit at 1690 above sea level. The station is located by the side of the Colombo-Kandy road which was completed in 1832, 30 years before the railway line was built. The historical land mark of Dawson Tower which was constructed in memory of Capt. Dawson, who successfully completed road construction, is seen through the train window. The train continues its final stretch from the Kadugannawa station from which the line drops gently to Peradeniya station at 1553 ft, passing the Mahaveli Ganga, Sri Lanka’s largest river. The line rises again to a height of 1602 ft at Kandy as the train completes its 72 mile journey.
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