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Ella
Uva Province, Sri Lanka · Population 45,181
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The train after Cyclone Ditwah and when it crosses Nine Arches, how to reach Ella now, whether the roads are open, when to leave for the sunrise, who to call, and where to visit the tea.
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Is the Train Running?
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When the Train Crosses Nine Arches
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Sunrise & Sunset over Ella
Booking Your Train Seat
When your reserved seat opens for booking (with a countdown), the official face fares, and how not to overpay a scalper.
Getting to Ella
How to reach Ella now the Kandy scenic train is down — the road routes in, and how to catch the surviving train down from Nanu Oya.
Are the Roads Out of Ella Open?
A neighbour-reported board for the Ella Gap road, the Bandarawela road and the road to Badulla hospital — nobody publishes their status, so residents report it.
Ella's Rains & Landslide Season
Where the rainy season stands and what it means here — the heaviest rain and landslide risk come late in the year, not with the national monsoon.
Help & Emergencies in Ella
The numbers worth having on your phone in Ella — police, ambulance, the nearest hospital, and who to call about the landslide-prone Ella–Wellawaya road.
Tea Estates & Factories You Can Visit
The tea factories near Ella that welcome visitors — what a tour costs, how to get there, and how to make the visit fair to the people who pick the tea.
When to Visit Ella
What each month is really like in Ella — weather, prices and crowds — including the local seasons that don't match the rest of Sri Lanka.
Colombo Tea Auction — Weekly Prices
This week's Colombo tea auction averages by grade — the benchmark price Ella-area estates and factories sell into, straight from the broker's own published report.
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Changelog
- New toolShipped weekly Colombo tea auction prices
- UpdatedFixed a display glitch on the Nine Arches train page
- Two corrections on Ella's train and tea pages
- Are the Roads Out of Ella Open?
- When the Train Crosses Nine Arches
- New toolBooking Your Train Seat
- Town updateAdded a sketch of the Ella Gap
- New toolShipped a guide to getting to Ella now the train is down
- New toolAdded a guide to the tea factories you can visit
- New toolAdded a help & emergencies page for Ella
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