‘Fifteen of the 20 power sets ordered from India have already arrived and the rest will arrive in the country within the next three months,” an SLR spokesman told the Daily News. “Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) has ordered 20 power sets from India under the US $ 67.4 million credit line agreement. The SLR has [...]
Sri Lanka Railways has planned to construct a second railway line between Polgahawela and Maho junctions, two main junctions on the railway network . The development of the dual track line is aimed at easing the traffic on the Northern Line which is being extended up to Kankasanthurai in the Jaffna district. The Northern Line [...]
After a lapse of nearly two years, Southern Railway Lines will have trains operating on the normal schedule from today. Sections of the railway line were closed for services for modernization of the track under three stages to make it suitable for express trains. The modernization was carried out by the Indian railways company IRCON [...]
The Department of Railways has imported 15 Oil Tank carriages from Pakistan to expand transportation of fuel through the railways. These oil tank carriages have been imported under the Pakistani Aid Programme. Each tank has the capacity of storing eleven thousand gallons. The General Manager of Railways B A P Ariyarathna said that transport of [...]
Sri Lanka’s modernised coastal railway line from Kalutara South to Aluthgama was opened to the public yesterday with the participation of the visiting Indian delegation. Minister of Transport Kumara Welgama and Indian High Commissioner Ashok Kantha also attended the opening ceremony. The newly renovated Southern coastal line from Colombo to Matara. is the country’s first [...]
The Cabinet approved a proposal made by Mr.Kumara Welgama, Minister of Transport, for the construction of a new rail road from Embilipitiya to Batticaloa via Moneragala and Ampara. The Cabinet accordingly, decided to entrust the CECB to have a pre-feasibility study on this project. On an earlier decision a feasibility study is being conducted by [...]
China is to fund the 114.5 Km Matara-Kataragama Ralway line extension project. A high level team from the Ministry of Transport has visited the Chinese capital Beijing to discuss funding arrangements for this project via China’s Exim Bank. Sources from the Ministry of Transport said that the discussion by the team led by Secretary Dhammika [...]
Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) will launch an additional train service for commuters traveling to Anuradhapura for the Deyata Kirula national exhibition from February 4 to 10. Several special trains will operate between Colombo Fort and Anuradhapura during this period. SLR General Manager B A P Ariyaratne told a press-briefing at the Railway Headquarters, Maradana yesterday [...]