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Although three years have elapsed since the tsunami hit the country, the ruins of the disaster in several areas are yet to be removed.
The classic example of this situation is the wreckage of the ill-fated Matara bound Samudradevi express train, which was ruined with more than 1200 passengers on board at Peraliya. The wreckage has [...]
The Railway Security Force took steps to remove the unauthorized constructions along the main rail-line that stood blocking the new Kelani rail bridge. Railway authorities had taken steps to obtain even a Court Order to remove these unauthorized constructions.
Plans are already drawn to construct another rail-line over this new bridge which was constructed at a [...]
The Ministry of Transport has finalised negotiations with Rites of India Ltd., a subsidiary of the Indian Railway Department to obtain a US $ 170 million loan to upgrade the Southern railway line up to Matara.
The project which will be implemented in two stages is scheduled to be completed by the end of next year. [...]
Secretary, All Ceylon Railway Employees General Union, Sumathipala Manawadu said his union plans to strike in 2008 as the government has failed to meet their demands.
“We haven’t set a date for our strikes yet as we are still discussing the issues that we face with our members. But we plan to have many strikes in [...]
The Colombo-Trincomalee night mail train is the common mode of transport of the residents of Trincomalee .
On December 18, Tigers targeted the Trincomalee Night Mail and exploded a claymore bomb within 800 metres of the Kantale Railway station, ripping apart the engine though none of the passengers were injured.
Meanwhile, Kantale police station is situated in [...]
The 13:15 express train from Matara to Kandy derailed at Kataluwa, Koggala today. No casualties have been reported so far due to this train derailment.
The derailment has caused severe damages to the tracks and due to this the express has been cancelled today and other trains are expected to take care of the passengers between [...]
Seven out of the ten class M9 Alstom railway engines that the Sri Lanka Railway (SLR) bought in 1997 from France are now out of order and the SLR lacks funds to repair and put them back into use.
SLR bought these railway engines at Rs. 20 million each amidst criticism from engineers. The engines cost [...]
