The Department of Railways has decided to temporarily stop train services between Galle and Kalutara South from July 1 for a period of seven months, a Railway Spokesman said. This was necessary in order to facilitate the implementing of the second phase of converting the Coastal Railway Services into a High Speed Railway, Planning Director- [...]
The Intercity Express train from Colombo Fort to Vavuniya was delayed Wednesday night due to a herd of wild elephants on the track at Srawasthipura in Anuradhapura, railway officials said. An certain accident that could have been caused by the herd of wild elephants at the White Bridge in Srawasthipura.was averted due to the vigilance [...]
The Sri Lankan government has revoked the suspension imposed on the import of S-11 Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) from India after the government’s concerns were addressed, Indian media reported. Sri Lanka Minister of Transport Kumar Welgama suspended the import of 17 remaining DMUs out of an order for 20 units after defects were reported when [...]
Transport Minister Kumara Welgama paid a surprise visit to the Kandy railway station last Monday morning and ordered the Station Master and other officials to have the station and its surroundings cleaned up. Minister Welgama said he was disappointed to find the station unclean. The Minister then boarded the Matara bound train from the Kandy [...]