General Manager of the Railway has proposed a threefold hike in the travel fare if the loss making Sri Lankan Railway is to be salvaged. The Railway incurs a loss of 42 cents for every passenger per kilometer. The Railway charges 48 cents from a passenger per kilometer. However, the General Manager of the Railway [...]
The government’s failure to improve the Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) is likely to cripple the almost limping service, claims SLR employees.
Secretary, All Ceylon Railway Employees General Union, Sumathipala Manawadu is of view that unless the government initiates a programme to develop the railway service immediately the fall of the SLR is imminent.
“The Railway Department has [...]
The Railway Department will increase train fares to offset an annual loss of Rs. 3,981 million as a result of the soaring world oil prices and an accumulated loss for the past three decades, a spokesman for the Railway Department told the Sunday Observer.
The annual loss the Railway Department has been increasing for the past [...]
