Emergency telephone numbers have been announced by the Railway Department for the train commuters to use during difficulties to call for assistance, the Railway Department revealed. The Railway Department has announced several phone numbers to be used in case of emergencies in trains or in railways premises. Accordingly 011-3135202 is the hotline be used in [...]
A technical college student who signalled the Rambukkana bound train at Ragama Railway station before the guard waved the green flag was sentenced to a three months imprisonment suspended for five years and a fine of Rs. 3,000 imposed by Gampaha Additional Magistrate Indika Attanayake. This student who was on board the train had waved [...]
The luxury express train will operate between Airport Station (BIA, Katunayake) and Colombo Secretariat Station (Near Colombo Hilton) There will be a shuttle bus operating every fifteen minutes between the Airport Terminal and the Katunayaka Train Station. A service has been made available at both locations (terminal and the station) to load and unload the [...]
A special Train service will operate for the benefit of Buddhist devotees during the Poson Seasn . According to the Railways Department the service will operate from the Colombo Fort to Anuradhapura and Mihintale which are two places Buddhists visit during Poson. Accordingly the train service will function from the 23rd to the 27th of [...]
The Department of Railways has requested the public to be vigilant on protecting train property during the Poson season. Commercial Superintendent of Railways, Wijeya Samarasinghe said that in the recent past several incidents had been reported where thieves under the guise of passengers, had stolen train property. Samarasinghe requested passengers if such incidents take place [...]
The Railway Department urged the public not to use mobile phones while walking along railway tracks since there has been an increase in the number of deaths of mobile phone users along rail tracks after being knocked down by trains. At least 15 people using their mobile telephones while walking on railway tracks have died [...]
The Railway Department will begin reconstruction of the Madu-Talaimannar railway line shortly. IRCON International Limited (Ministry of Railways, India) has undertaken the contract to reconstruct the section between Madu and Talaimannar which was signed during the President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s official visit to India recently. A Sri Lanka Railways spokesman said the total estimated cost for [...]
All railway crossings will be equipped with modern railway gates that are being used by developed countries by next year, Deputy Transport Minister Rohana Dissanayake said. More than 20 people have died and 83 critically injured while crossing unsafe railway gates during this year, he said. President Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed officials to take all [...]