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Ambepussa

Field	Value
official_name	Ambepussa
other_name	අඹේපුස්ස
settlement_type	Town
pushpin_map	Sri Lanka
coordinates
pushpin_label_position	bottom
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Sri Lanka
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Sabaragamuwa
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Kegalle
unit_pref	Metric
area_total_km2	4.078
population_as_of	2015
population_total	4,742
timezone	Sri Lanka Standard Time
utc_offset	+5:30
postal_code_type	Sri Lanka Post
postal_code	11212
area_code	035

Ambepussa is a town in the Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.

History

The Ambepussa railway station, was the terminus station for the first rail passenger service, a ten-carriage train which departed Colombo Fort railway station on 22 October 1865. The first train however arrived at the station on 27 December 1864.

Ambepussa is the site of the Heritage Ambepussa Hotel, previously the Ambepussa Resthouse, which is the country's oldest purpose built hostelry. Built in 1822 as the residence for the Public Works Department Executive Engineer, when the Colombo to Kandy road was being constructed. It was converted into a resthouse in 1828 and comprises a single-storey, seven room, Dutch-style bungalow with white circular columns.

The town is also known for the Government Agricultural Farm, which is located on the bank of Maha Oya.

Geography

Ambepussa is 59 km northwest of Colombo and in the western part of the island. It is about 57 km east of Kandy, 34 km northeast of Kurunegala and 18 km away from Kegalle.

Transport

Ambepussa is situated at the junction of the A1 (Colombo - Kandy) highway and the A6 (Ambepussa - Trincomalee) road.

Ambepussa Railway station is located 7 km to the northeast, in the Gampaha District.

Maps

Detailed map of Ambepussa vicinity and Sri Lanka

References

Ratnasinghe, Aryadasa. (3 January 1999). "A historic journey in 1864". [[Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
Ellis, Royston. (7 November 2010). "Stopping over at the resthouses of yesteryear". [[Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
Jansz, Beverley. (12 November 2006). "Ambepussa Rest House: A blend of Dutch and Sri Lankan architecture". [[Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka).

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