▁Thus ▁trains ▁have ▁to ▁back ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁station ▁to ▁continue ▁towards ▁Mat ara ▁and ▁Bel iat ta . ▁ ▁Bel iat ta ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁Coast ▁line , ▁though ▁extension ▁is ▁under ▁construction ▁to ▁Hamb ant ota ▁and ▁Kat ar ag ama . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁and ▁launch ▁ ▁This ▁line ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁railway ▁line ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁Const ruction ▁works ▁started ▁after ▁Col om bo – K andy – Bad ulla ▁Main ▁Line . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁first ▁train ▁up ▁to ▁Pan ad ura ▁was ▁comm enced . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁trains ▁ran ▁up ▁to ▁Kal ut ara ▁and ▁one ▁year ▁after ▁that ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁W ad du wa ▁Station ▁was ▁declared ▁open . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁inaug ural ▁opening ▁of ▁Kal ut ara ▁North ▁and ▁Kal ut ara ▁South ▁St ations ▁and ▁ran ▁first ▁train ▁to ▁Kal ut ara ▁South . ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁line ▁extended ▁to ▁Kal ut ara ▁South ▁to ▁Al uth g ama . ▁Then ▁up ▁to ▁Kos g oda ▁on ▁ 8 ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁and ▁Kos g oda ▁to ▁Am bal ang oda ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁British ▁government ▁completed ▁the ▁construction ▁works