Maradana
suburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka
Maradana is a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Maradana is the site of Maradana Railway Station, one of the primary railway hubs in the country, serving intercity rail and commuter rail. Maradana also has many railway yards and running sheds. A technical college, many national schools, the Lotus Tower, and business institutions are also located in the area.
A statue of Colonel Henry Steel Olcott, the founder of the Theosophical Society and the first well-known person of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism, is located in Maradana.
Schools
Ananda College
Asoka College
Nalanda College, Colombo
St. Joseph's College, Colombo
Zahira College, Colombo
Ananda Balika Vidyalaya
Gothami Balika Vidyalaya
Viharamahadevi Balika Vidyalaya
Brighton International School
Unique International School
Transport
Located next to the Elphinstone Theatre and near the Maradana Railway Yards, Maradana railway station is a major railway hub. Served by Sri Lanka Railways, it provides one of the two main rail gateways to Colombo. Colombo Fort Station is a couple kilometres away from Maradana Station. The station is served by the Main line, which leads to several other major routes in the railway network, the Kelani Valley Line, which connects Maradana with many other area of Colombo, and the Coastal line, leading to Galle and Matara.
The public source identifies “Maradana” as suburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Maradana, suburb and Western.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6754586. Authority coordinates are 6.928, 79.864. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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