Nine Arch Bridge, a colonial-era railway bridge in Demodara
DEMODARA, ELLAPhoto from Unsplash1km from Ella town

LANDMARK

Where the Train Curves Through Jungle

Nine Arch Bridge · Hill Country

Built

1921

Visit

30 min

Best

Train times

Region

Hill Country

Trains crossing the bridge are the draw — timetables are widely shared online so visitors can line up to watch one pass through.

A 91-metre colonial-era stone and concrete railway bridge curving through dense jungle between Ella and Demodara stations. Built in 1921, it is still part of the active Kandy–Badulla line.

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