Named with grim irony Samudradevi, or Queen of the Sea, the train that left Colombo Fort station shortly after 6am on Sunday for its regular run to the southern city of Galle was full even by Sri Lankan standards. As many as 1,700 passengers crammed its carriages or hung from the sides. It was a [...]
The Sagarika Express Train which was travelling from Matara to Matale through Colombo Fort derailed today at Polkotuwa, Beruwala. Due to the derailment all trains between Colombo Fort and Matara will be significently delayed. Only the locomotive of the Sagarika train had jumped the tracks and no persons were injured due to the derailment and [...]
The Indian Railways recently signed an inter-governmental agreement on Trans Asian Railway Network (TARN). This agreement on TARN has been approved under the aegis of the United National Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (UNESCAP). This dream project is likely to cost about Rs 3,000 crore to the Indian Railways in particular. According to [...]
A large number of motor cyclists, who attempted to cross the railway crossing at Kandegoda on the Ambalangoda-Elpitiya Road when the gates were closed for the trains to pass, were arrested by the Sgt. Susantha (58470) and PC Wipula (59566) of the Ambalangoda police and were fined on the spot. The police were on alert [...]
An efficient transport service is one of the pre conditions for economical and social development in a country. In this context, transport can play a vital role in achieving an annual economic growth from 8 percent to 10percent, minimizing regional economic disparities and reducing poverty. It is not possible to achieve economic and social development [...]
While Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma recently laid the foundation stone for the proposed dormitory for train and bus commuters in Colombo, the pro – JVP Railway Trade Unions want the sanitation facilities at the Fort Railway Station, presently controlled by a private company, to be taken back by the Railway Department, as commuters had to [...]
While the rail engine (591) severely damaged by the Tsunami four years ago had been re-deployed on Friday (26), after extensive repairs, railway trade unions said that an engine sent for repairs to DIMO Ltd., hadn’t been repaired due to negligence on the part of the administration. For want of payment, it had been left [...]
Millions of commuters will be stranded at railway stations tomorrow as Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters’ Union (SLRSMU) goes on strike, crippling the train services from midnight today. The SLRSMU claimed that over 1,000 station masters around the island will take part in the strike. “All the unions have offered their support for our cause [...]