The Yaazh Devi express train that presently runs between Colombo and Vavuniya is to be extended to Omanthai. The decision to extend the service to Omanthai was taken by the Railways Department recently.
In line with the decision, a Railways Engineers gang was send to Omanthai to survey the current situation. The Railway Engineers who went [...]
Running on a similar track to the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) expansion project, the Sri Lanka Railways Department is making plans to construct an Internal Container Terminal (ICT) close to the commercial hub of Sri Lanka for the first time in the country’s history.
“We have already chosen Veyangoda, Ratmalana or Sapugaskanda to go ahead [...]
Update: According to the GMR, the tomorrows trial run have been cancelled.
The Sri Lanka Railways will conduct trial runs from Colombo to Anuradhapura on January 16 to test whether the journey could be completed in three hours.
Speaking to the Daily News, Railway Transport Superintendent, Vijaya Samarasinghe said the Department has already conducted two trial runs from [...]
The Government is to commence an intercity train service between Colombo Fort and Anuradhapura with a maximum travel time of three hours.
Sri Lanka Railways Department said a rehearsal run will be held tonight to ensure the shortened travel time.If successful the Railway Department hopes to commence this special train service from next month.
Currently the time [...]
A transit shelter to house stranded passengers in the city of Colombo at night is a timely act of the Government. A Colombo University survey has revealed that over 100 passengers get stranded daily in Colombo at night.
Transport Minister Dallas Alahapperuma who laid the foundation stone for the first transit centre, named Colombagedera, quite rightly [...]
Colombo to Anuradhapura in three hours
The Railway Department has successfully trial run a Class S10 DMU between Colombo Fort and Anuradhapura in just three hours. The trail run that was conducted on the 17th of December was intended to test the railway tracks that were renovated from the fifth to the 15th of this month. [...]
The train service between Colombo Fort and Vavunia will resume tomorrow (Dec. 16), says the Railway Control Room at Anuradhapura.
This service was suspended some 10 months ago. Railways authorities say that initially a single train will leave Colombo Fort. Accordingly, the ‘Yarl Devi’ which leaves Colombo Fort at 5.45 am will be extended up to [...]
Schedules of some trains have been altered due to repairs on the tracks between Pothuhera and Kurunegala from December 02 to December 15, say Sri Lanka Railways.
The train leaving Colombo Fort to Anuradhapura at 10.40 am will leave at 12.00 noon.
The train leaving Anuradhapura to Colombo Fort at 8.40 am will leave at 11.40 am.
The [...]
