This is a fantastic site. Excellent for keeping abreast with what is happening with the Sri Lankan Railways. I visit it almost daily. The site organisers are to be highly commended. Keep it going!!
This is a very good iniative. Please focus on ‘Travel Reservation’ side, then only users will get the real benifit. In some railway stations,, it’s hard to get tickets other than 3rd class.
Thanks for the slrfc web team. you are doing a great job. keep it up with latest railway news. I’m from University of Colombo and a son of former Railway Driver and really interested in browsing this SLR site. I’ll be sending you rare SLR photos soon. Thanks.
Great site. You should consider creating a Twitter profile as well to publish your updates. Also, please check out our new Sri Lanka news site http://toplankanews.com.
Congratulations on an interesting and informative website. This is better than many other Sri Lankan websites. Just noticed in your timetables, however, that Matara is also entered under the Northern line, which seems to be incorrect, and it is also mentioned in the hill country schedule. Presume the reference should have been to Matale?
Sri Lanka Railway can contribute tourism industry (for Locals and Foreigners) in Sri Lanka in many ways. Your promotions in mass medias are not sufficient.
Also, if SLR could fix one LCD display in Hitachi Train compartments to see the view of the front track through a camera eye, that will give trmendous experiance to the travellers
I am wondering if someone could help me.
I am reseaching my family tree and my Great Grandfather William Parkins was a Foreman and laterly a Railway Inspector in the 1920′s in Ceylon.
My Grandfather William was born in Candy
I would like to get try and get more infomation on their lives.
I hope anyone visiting this site may provide further information.
Regards,
Dave
I am a train fan
like to travel, enjoy a train ride, take pics and play with models
I have made some simple model trains in my own way , and I play with a station and a train yard
Nicely constructed site, and hav some good pics if I can upload
Keep it up and like to KIT
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This article was published in the Island newspaper some years ago; as a result, some of the figures quoted in this article have changed during the intermediate period. Nevertheless, we republish this article since the content is still valid today as the day it was published.
The Railway is over 130 years old and when it [...]
I was ten years old then, and living with my parents in our ancestral village of Galwadugoda, Galle. Our house was situated besides the railway track – the Coast Line that ran from Colombo to Galle and Matara. As many a child of that age would do, I spent long hours of my leisure near [...]
December 28th, 2007 at 8:53 am
Very good site, keep it up!
June 9th, 2008 at 12:59 am
NICE SITE
July 8th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
Looks like a great place to visit! pooter2001@yahoo.com
November 15th, 2008 at 10:54 am
This is a fantastic site. Excellent for keeping abreast with what is happening with the Sri Lankan Railways. I visit it almost daily. The site organisers are to be highly commended. Keep it going!!
November 16th, 2008 at 3:31 am
Very good site. You may want to change the order of the options of the online poll as most people selecting ‘good’ may mean ‘excellent’!!!
December 1st, 2008 at 5:12 pm
This is a very good iniative. Please focus on ‘Travel Reservation’ side, then only users will get the real benifit. In some railway stations,, it’s hard to get tickets other than 3rd class.
February 17th, 2009 at 9:58 am
Love the site!
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February 25th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
This is most interesting way to travel.
Good to know about history also.
Take Care
May 12th, 2009 at 9:42 am
Thanks for the slrfc web team. you are doing a great job. keep it up with latest railway news. I’m from University of Colombo and a son of former Railway Driver and really interested in browsing this SLR site. I’ll be sending you rare SLR photos soon. Thanks.
May 13th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
good but you must improve this site.i usually browse this site.please enter some photoes about engines,stations,up country seens.
June 23rd, 2009 at 10:30 am
Great site. You should consider creating a Twitter profile as well to publish your updates. Also, please check out our new Sri Lanka news site http://toplankanews.com.
Thanks!
July 8th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Hey I have lot of rail photos, contact me, hi_dilshan@yahoo.com, 0777-003074
August 1st, 2009 at 10:12 am
Congratulations on an interesting and informative website. This is better than many other Sri Lankan websites. Just noticed in your timetables, however, that Matara is also entered under the Northern line, which seems to be incorrect, and it is also mentioned in the hill country schedule. Presume the reference should have been to Matale?
August 1st, 2009 at 10:39 pm
Dear Trevor,
There are direct train services from Matara (Coastal Line) to the Northern & Up Country Lines. That is why Matara is mentioned on these time tables.
Regards SLRF
February 28th, 2010 at 10:52 pm
Sri Lanka Railway can contribute tourism industry (for Locals and Foreigners) in Sri Lanka in many ways. Your promotions in mass medias are not sufficient.
Also, if SLR could fix one LCD display in Hitachi Train compartments to see the view of the front track through a camera eye, that will give trmendous experiance to the travellers
March 8th, 2010 at 3:42 am
I am wondering if someone could help me.
I am reseaching my family tree and my Great Grandfather William Parkins was a Foreman and laterly a Railway Inspector in the 1920′s in Ceylon.
My Grandfather William was born in Candy
I would like to get try and get more infomation on their lives.
I hope anyone visiting this site may provide further information.
Regards,
Dave
March 27th, 2010 at 6:50 pm
This is the time to start online checking of seat availability and reservation system to all long distance trains and intercity service.
May 12th, 2010 at 5:38 pm
Good work A Greate Place To Visit
June 14th, 2010 at 8:28 am
Hello,
This is a Test Message
June 25th, 2010 at 8:40 pm
Great work.
Keep it up..
September 20th, 2010 at 10:33 pm
Kalutara South Railway Station is the only station with Digital Time Table.
Didn’t you know about that?
December 19th, 2010 at 11:37 pm
Hay Amith , there is a another digital time table in Kelaniya Station .
January 24th, 2011 at 1:34 pm
SLRF is the best souce to obtain railway related news and information about Sri Lanka Railways.
February 3rd, 2011 at 1:24 pm
I am a train fan
like to travel, enjoy a train ride, take pics and play with models
I have made some simple model trains in my own way , and I play with a station and a train yard
Nicely constructed site, and hav some good pics if I can upload
Keep it up and like to KIT
September 28th, 2011 at 11:30 am
Train is the most import travel way,
This site is grate work
Keep it up