Those residing in railway track reservations between Pallai and Kankesanthurai have been ordered to vacate the railway properties before January next year. The Government Agent, Jaffna, has instructed Divisional Secretaries to take action to evict the trespassers on railway properties between Pallai and Kankesanthurai. There was no railway service during the past twenty years between [...]
Transport Minister of Sri Lanka Kumara Welgama says that vegetables and fruits would be sold to consumers at concessionary prices after transporting them in trains. Welgama says the programme would be implemented through the railway stations island wide for the convenience of the passengers. The Minister has said the country’s railway service would be upgraded [...]
Authorities have focused attention on the possibility of coordinating the proposed luxury bus service on the Southern Highway with the train service on the Kelani Valley line. Director, Operations of the Southern Highway, B. D. Bandara said a proposal had been made to prepare the time-table of the bus service in keeping with the time [...]
Sri Lanka Railway announced that the coastal railway line from Kalutara to Aluthgama will be closed from January 01st next year to upgrade the line. The segment to be closed is a part of the comprehensive project for upgrading the coastal railway line from Colombo to Matara. The train services on the coastal line will [...]
The Railway Department has decided to terminate express trains that travel on the North Eastern and the Colombo Kandy main lines at the Mirigama Railway Station. Thereby the 4001 Yaaldevi train that travels from Fort to Omanthai, and the 4002 Yaaldevi train that travels from Omanthai will terminated at the Mirigama Train Station on weekends [...]
A goods train transporting gasoline from Nawalapitiya to Kotagala derailed between Watawala and Galabodya causing damage to the railway line and a tank carrying 5200 litres of diesel. The train service on the main line was crippled and the up trains from Colombo were terminated at Nawalapitiya and the down trains from Badulla at Hatton. [...]