If one wishes to enjoy the vistas of unparal leled beauty of our island, he must travel buy train from Colombo to Badulla on the main line.
This journey covering a distance of 290 km., passes through 46 tunnels and 68 railway stations. The track was laid by the colonial rulers, in response to repeated requests [...]
A Ticket To Paradise – The olden day steam engines are still used for special trips
Taking a trip to the hill country or even travelling down south is always a beautiful experience in Sri Lanka.
The hill country is a picturesque carpet of tea bushes with majestic bungalows and quaint villages, while in the south one [...]
Work on the 170 metre Nilwala bridge, Sri Lanka’s longest railway bridge along the Matara-Kataragama railway line has been completed at a cost of Rs. 91 million, Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said.
He said under the first phase of the project, 27 kms of the railway line between Matara and Beliatta was set up using the [...]
The All Ceylon Railway Employees General Union complains that nearly 2,000 men recruited as temporary gate keepers to maintain unprotected level crossings in 1989 with bamboo barriers, though later absorbed to the Department of Railways still remain as temporary hands and were denied privileges and benefits enjoyed by other categories of temporary workers in the [...]
Tight summit security added to the confusion as Himal lay injured after a fall from the moving train
The SAARC summit of a fortnight ago was a high point for the country and the city of Colombo, with much to make its citizens feel proud and happy.
But for some, the very mention of SAARC will trigger [...]
JVP affiliated trade unions have alleged that the government has decided to close the coastal railway line for a period of six months following an agreement signed with India’s Rites Company.
The JVP affiliated All Ceylon Railway Employees General Union (ACREGU) states that following the agreement signed between the Sri Lankan government and the Indian company, [...]
Transport Minister Dallas Alahapperuma instructed authorities to expedite work on the coastal railway line initiated at Matara.
Accordingly, it has been decided to close the coastal railway line between Matara and Galle for four months, District Railway Engineer Priyantha Deegala, told the Daily News. Under the credit line of India, US $ 168 million would [...]
The SAARC traffic arrangement, that affected routine train stoppages and the concern of getting late to office, prompted a man to jump off a moving train, sustaining serious injuries resulting in the loss of his left foot.
An employee of a private firm at Union Place, 25 year-old M.G. de Silva, routinely got off at the [...]
