Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Talaimannar 1650 pier railway station and flagged off the Talaimannar- Medawachchiya train.
India was involved in the construction of the railway track.
Prime Minister Modi will also be laying the foundation stone for the iconic Jaffna Cultural Centre.
The Prime Minister is in Sri Lanka on the third and final leg of his five-day three-nation tour and is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Sri Lanka in 28 years.