The largest investment has been made for the development of Northern railway track which was abandoned for decades. At the beginning the Government decided to implement the project with local funds. Accordingly the Uthuru Mithuru Fund was launched to obtain public support. It was successful to some extent and Rs. 40 million was collected and [...]
Wijesekara said that the phase I of the construction of the Southern railway track has also been commenced and materials have been transported to the site.
The construction of the track between Galle and Matara will be started soon and the train service between Galle and Matara will be fully terminated until the completion of [...]
Meanwhile,CGR has invested heavily on improving the rolling stock. New power sets will be deployed for long distance trains, Wijesekara said. Earlier power sets were used for short distance regional services. We tested power sets for long distance services from Matara and Colombo and it was successful. Now we expect to deploy especially designed power [...]
General Manager Railways, V. P. Wijesekera, said yesterday that the Government would resume the provision of overnight accommodation to commuters at railway stations.
Rooms could be reserved initially at Anuradhapura, Galle, Kandy and subsequently at Batticaloa and Trincomalee, he said.
All rooms had been repaired and refurbished and reservations could be made through Commercial Manager, Railways on [...]
The decision taken by the Government to transport cargo using the railway system is timely and important. It is a milestone in the transport and logistic industry and would provide impetus for industrial growth, National Chamber of Commerce Sri Lanka Shipping, Ports and Aviation Committee Chairman Sujeiva Samaraweera told Daily News Business.
“The rail transport [...]
The Sri Lanka Transport Board has decided to expand the joint railway-bus services, said the Chief Superintendent of Operations N. K. A. W. Gunawardene.
He also noted that at present a special bus service was available from 10pm daily from the Matara railway station.
Based on the success of the current service, the Sri Lanka Transport [...]
The transport of containers via the railways has resumed. The service has resumed after a lapse of many years.
A special train carrying containers left the Colombo Fort Railway Station this morning to Thandikulam. The main Control Room of the Railways said the use of containers for the transport of food and other goods, is a [...]
Train services have been temporarily suspended between Kottawa and Avissawella. The Commercial Superintendent of Railways Wijaya Samarasinghe said that due to the renovation of the rail track the services were suspended yesterday morning until 4.10 today evening.
During this period train services will be available from Fort to Kottawa on the Kelani-weli line.
Source: SLR
