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 [...]