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Maradana, Colombo — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Maradana is a Colombo suburb built around Maradana Railway Station, one of the primary rail hubs of Sri Lanka, with the Lotus Tower alongside.
About Maradana
Where to stay in Maradana
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
Trains define the address. Maradana Railway Station sits at the centre of the suburb, handling intercity and commuter services, so a bed here suits anyone starting early for another part of Sri Lanka rather than staying put in Colombo. Railway yards and running sheds fill the rest.
All Saints' Church and the Lotus Tower give the working district its two fixed points above the tracks.
About Maradana
What are the main landmarks in Maradana?
The station is the monument. Maradana Railway Station serves intercity and commuter traffic as one of the primary railway hubs in the country, and the yards and running sheds behind it are as much a part of the suburb as any building. All Saints' Church stands nearby.
The Lotus Tower rises from the same district, and a technical college, several national schools and a set of business institutions fill the streets between them.
What is the history of Maradana?
Dates are missing from the record. What it holds for Maradana is functional: a railway station that became one of the primary hubs in Sri Lanka, with railway yards and running sheds spreading out behind it across the suburb. Institutions gathered on the remaining ground.
A technical college, a number of national schools, business institutions and All Saints' Church took the space the tracks left, and the Lotus Tower now stands over the whole of Colombo's rail quarter.
Where is Maradana?
Maradana occupies a working stretch of Colombo, in Sri Lanka, with railway yards and running sheds cutting across the suburb.
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Updated September 2026