Podi manike is a train that runs from Colombo to Badulla and from Badulla to Colombo. Podi Manike means the Kandian Lady in Sinhala . The ride takes approximately 10 hours to complete the journey and roughly 300 km .
Train Time table of Podimanike
Colombo to Badulla
- Train Number: 1005
- Run by – Daily
- Class – 1,2,3
| Station name (code) | Arrival | Departure | Stop time |
| Colombo Fort | 05:55 am | ||
| Ragama | 06:16 am | 06:18 am | 2 minutes |
| Gampaha | 06:30 am | 06:31 am | 1 minute |
| Veyangoda | 06:41 am | 06:43 am | 2 minutes |
| Mirigama | 06:54 am | 06:55 am | 1 minute |
| Polgahawela | 07:15 am | 07:17 am | 2 minutes |
| Rambukkana | 07:28 am | 07:31 am | 3 minutes |
| Kadigamuwa | 07:42 am | 07:43 am | 1 minute |
| Ihalakotte | 07:53 am | 07:54 am | 1 minute |
| Balana | 08:04 am | 08:05 am | 1 minute |
| Kadugannawa | 08:13 am | 08:14 am | 1 minute |
| Pilimatalawa | 08:20 am | 08:25 am | 5 minutes |
| Kandy | 08:46 am | 08:55 am | 9 minutes |
| Peradeniya | 08:56 am | 08:57 am | am1 minute |
| Sarasaviuyana | 09:02 am am | 09:03 am | 1 minute |
| Gelioya | 09:14 am | 09:15 am | 1 minute |
| Gampola | 09:27 am | 09:39 am | 12 minutes |
| Tembligala | 09:45 am | 09:46 am | 1 minute |
| Ulapane | 09:53 am | 09:54 am | 1 minute |
| Nawalapitiya | 10:08 am | 10:12 am | 4 minutes |
| Inguruoya | 10:23 am | 10:24 am | 1 minute |
| Galaboda | 10:35 am | 10:36 am | 1 minute |
| Watawala | 10:53 am | 10:54 am | 1 minute |
| Ihalawatawala | 10:59 am | 11:00 am | 1 minute |
| Rosella | 11:08 am | 11:09 am | 1 minute |
| Hatton | 11:23 am | 11:25 am | 2 minutes |
| Kotagala | 11:35 am | 11:36 am | 1 minute |
| Talawakele | 11:50 am | 11:52 am | am2 minutes |
| Wanawasala | 11:55 am | 11:56 am | 1 minute |
| Watagoda | 12:06 pm | 12:07 pm | 1 minute |
| Great Western | 12:17 pm | 12:22 pm | 5 minutes |
| Radella | 12:30 pm | 12:31 pm | 1 minute |
| Nanuoya | 12:39 pm | 12:45 pm | 6 minutes |
| Perakumpura | 12:56 pm | 12:57 pm | 1 minute |
| Ambewela | 13:16 pm | 13:17 pm | 1 minute |
| Pattipola | 13:24 pm | 13:25 pm | 1 minute |
| Ohiya | 13:38 pm | 13:39 pm | 1 minute |
| Idalgasinna | 13:56 pm | 14:07 pm | 11 minutes |
| Haputale | 14:21 pm | 14:22 pm | 1 minute |
| Diyatalawa | 14:32 pm | 14:34 pm | 2 minutes |
| Bandarawela | 14:46 pm | 14:48 pm | 2 minutes |
| Kinigama | 14:53 pm | 14:54 pm | 1 minute |
| Heel Oya | 15:03 pm | ||
| Kital Elle | 15:11 pm | 15:12 pm | 1 minute |
| Elle | 15:17 pm | 15:19 pm | 2 minutes |
| Demodara | 15:32 pm | 15:33 pm | 1 minute |
| Uduwara | 15:41 pm | 15:42 pm | 1 minute |
| Haliela | 15:50 pm | 15:51 pm | 1 minute |
| Badulla | 16:06 pm |
Train Time table of Podimanike – Badulla to Colombo
- Train Number: 1006
- Run by – Daily
- Class – 1,2,3
| Station name (code) | Arrival | Departure | Stop time |
| Badulla | 08:30 am | ||
| Haliela | 08:45 am | 08:46 am | 1 minute |
| Uduwara | 08:54 am | 08:55 am | 1 minute |
| Demodara | 09:08 am | 09:09 am | 1 minute |
| Elle | 09:23 am | 09:24 am | 1 minute |
| Kital Elle | 09:29 am | 09:30 am | 1 minute |
| Heel Oya | 09:38 am | 09:39 am | 1 minute |
| Kinigama | 09:48 am | 09:49 am | 1 minute |
| Bandarawela | 09:55 am | 09:57 am | 2 minutes |
| Diyatalawa | 10:11 am | 10:12 am | 1 minute |
| Haputale | 10:24 am | 10:26 am | 2 minutes |
| Idalgasinna | 10:43 am | 10:44 am | 1 minute |
| Ohiya | 11:03 am | 11:04 am | 1 minute |
| Pattipola | 11:19 am | 11:20 am | 1 minute |
| Ambewela | 11:27 am | 11:28 am | 1 minute |
| Perakumpura | 11:47 am | 11:48 am | 1 minute |
| Nanuoya | 11:58 am | 12:03 pm | 5 minutes |
| Radella | 12:11 pm | 12:12 | 1 minute |
| Great Western | 12:20 pm | 12:21 pm | 1 minute |
| Watagoda | 12:31 pm | 12:32 pm | 1 minute |
| Talawakele | 12:46 pm | 12:48 pm | 2 minutes |
| Kotagala | 13:02 pm | 13:03 pm | 1 minute |
| Hatton | 13:13 pm | 13:24 pm | 11 minutes |
| Rosella | 13:38 pm | 13:39 pm | 1 minute |
| Ihalawatawala | 13:48 pm | 13:49 pm | 1 minute |
| Watawala | 13:54 pm | 14:10 pm | 16 minutes |
| Galaboda | 14:27 pm | 14:28 pm | 1 minute |
| Inguruoya | 14:39 pm | 14:40 pm | 1 minute |
| Nawalapitiya | 14:51 pm | 14:55 pm | 4 minutes |
| Ulapane | 15:07 pm | 15:08 pm | 1 minute |
| Tembligala | 15:14 pm | 15:15 pm | 1 minute |
| Gampola | 15:22 pm | 15:23 pm | 1 minute |
| Gelioya | 15:34 pm | 15:35 pm | 1 minute |
| Kandy | 15:53 pm | 16:00 pm | 7 minutes |
| Sarasaviuyana | 16:07 pm | 16:08 pm | 1 minute |
| Peradeniya | 16:15 pm | 16:16 pm | 1 minute |
| Pilimatalawa | 16:19 pm | 16:20 pm | 1 minute |
| Kadugannawa | 16:27 pm | 16:28 pm | 1 minute |
| Balana | 16:36 pm | 16:40 pm | 4 minutes |
| Ihalakotte | 16:50 pm | 16:51 pm | 1 minute |
| Kadigamuwa | 17:02 pm | 17:12 pm | 10 minutes |
| Rambukkana | 17:23 pm | 17:26 pm | 3 minutes |
| Polgahawela | 17:37 pm | 17:39 pm | 2 minutes |
| Veyangoda | 18:10 pm | 18:11 pm | 1 minute |
| Gampaha | 18:22 pm | 18:23 pm | 1 minute |
| Ragama | 18:34 pm | 18:35 pm | 1 minute |
| Colombo Fort | 18:57 pm |
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