India’s External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on today unveiled the first phase of a railway project in southern Sri Lanka being built with financial aid from the Indian government. Krishna, on a four-day visit to Sri Lanka since Monday, launched the 50 km rail track from Galle to Induruwa at a function at the Galle [...]
The Government of India has agreed to provide a loan of US$ 382.37 million for the restoration of Northern Railway Service, the government announced Friday. Sri Lanka’s cabinet has granted approval to a proposal put forward by the President, in his capacity as a Minister of Finance and Planning to enter into a credit agreement [...]
The coastal railway line between Aluthgama and Kalutara will be closed from January 1 for two months. The rail track will be closed for upgrading under the third phase of the high-speed southern railway project, a Sri Lanka Railways spokesman said. He said that the upgraded railway line from Aluthgama to Kalutara will be reopened [...]